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The M&A practice at McCann FitzGerald LLP offers unrivalled depth and breadth in the Irish market. Our dedicated lawyers work alongside leading specialists in tax, employment, competition, IP, technology, regulation, property, banking and capital markets to deliver fully integrated advice on complex, high-value transactions. We are the adviser of choice for many of the largest and most sophisticated public and private deals, both domestic and cross-border.
We provide creative, market-driven solutions across joint ventures, reorganisations and takeovers, privatisations, and complex acquisitions of widely held companies. We advise buyers, sellers and financial advisers on public and private M&A, including private equity-backed transactions.
Highlights include advising WestRock on its $20bn combination with Smurfit Kappa; AbbVie on its $63bn acquisition of Allergan; Bain Capital on its $3.2bn acquisition of Diversey Care; Cardinal Health on its $6.1bn acquisition of Medtronic’s medical supplies business; and Amdocs on strategic Irish acquisitions. We have also acted on major transactions for Enterprise Holdings, Exponent Private Equity, GE Healthcare, Greencoat Capital, Horizon Pharma, I Squared Capital, the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund, Lakeland Dairies, Panda Waste, Pfizer and The Ascott Limited, among many others.
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McCann FitzGerald assisted WestRock with the Irish elements of its agreed combination with Smurfit Kappa to create Smurfit WestRock.
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The McCann FitzGerald team has an excellent combination of commercial and legal skills, with in-depth market knowledge of Irish M&A.
It is a very commercial and solution-driven firm.
The lawyers have a good understanding of wider context, needs and strategic rationale of their clients, and are good at finding solutions to bespoke or unique challenges and issues.
The lawyers are very good at helping with the wider commercial points.
McCann FitzGerald has a fairly large corporate team to assist with all types of transactions.
The McCann FitzGerald team has an excellent combination of commercial and legal skills, with in-depth market knowledge of Irish M&A.
It is a very commercial and solution-driven firm.
The lawyers have a good understanding of wider context, needs and strategic rationale of their clients, and are good at finding solutions to bespoke or unique challenges and issues.
The lawyers are very good at helping with the wider commercial points.
McCann FitzGerald has a fairly large corporate team to assist with all types of transactions.
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Ben is an experienced and detail-oriented lawyer with a steely determination and manner about him - exactly what a client needs.
Ben is just absolutely excellent. He's very calm in challenging situations and extreme time pressures. He is very pragmatic, commercial and adept at explaining complex legal matters to laypeople.
He is very commercially and legally savvy, and a great negotiator who is easy to work with.
He's always pragmatic, working with us to get to a solution and seeing the commercial side of things.
Ben Gaffikin is a top-class lawyer.

Stephen FitzSimons provides very clear and commercial advice.
Stephen FitzSimons is excellent on all fronts.

Gill Lohan is a solid, thoughtful and solution-oriented lawyer.

Alan is always very good at explaining things in a way you can understand.
Alan Fuller is a sound, practical lawyer who is accessible over the course of the project.
His legal advice is always structured, simple and pragmatic.
Alan Fuller is an invaluable partner.
He's very pragmatic, with good technical knowledge and a good manner for getting deals done.

David is an outstanding lawyer with great commercial insight. He is easy to work with and fully alive to the difference between the significant and insignificant.
David Lydon is very experienced and gives very sage advice on key areas.
David Lydon is very good to work with.



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