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Provided by McCann FitzGerald LLP

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.

Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A - Ireland

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Band 1

What the Team is Known For

McCann FitzGerald is a standout law firm advising clients from a range of industries on M&A transactions and joint ventures. The team additionally handles corporate law mandates, including corporate governance and restructurings. It is highly experienced in cross-border deals, often collaborating with colleagues in the law firm's New York office. McCann FitzGerald also demonstrates top-tier expertise in equity capital markets mandates, possessing an impressive bench of highly regarded lawyers assisting with share placements, IPOs and delistings.

Work Highlights

  • McCann FitzGerald assisted WestRock with the Irish elements of its agreed combination with Smurfit Kappa to create Smurfit WestRock.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Ben Gaffikin
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Ben Gaffikin
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Band 1
Ben Gaffikin offers knowledge in private equity investments and cross-border M&A transactions. He has experience assisting clients with both the sell and buy sides of deals.

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
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Stephen FitzSimons
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Band 1
Stephen FitzSimons is a highly regarded ECM practitioner advising high-profile clients on listings, delistings and share placements. He frequently assists with complex cross-border transactions.

Stephen FitzSimons provides very clear and commercial advice.

Stephen FitzSimons is excellent on all fronts.

Gill Lohan
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Gill Lohan
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Band 2
Gill Lohan is praised by multiple sources for her impressive work ethic and noteworthy experience in share placements and issuances.

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

Alan Fuller
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Alan Fuller
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Band 3
Alan Fuller has experience acting on cross-border deals in the health, transport and insurance sectors.

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 Lydon
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David Lydon
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Band 3
David Lydon acts for international private equity houses on cross-border transactions.

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.

Ranked Lawyers at
McCann FitzGerald LLP

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Capital Markets: Equity

Stephen FitzSimons
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Stephen FitzSimons
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Band 1
Gill Lohan
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Gill Lohan
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Band 2
Corporate/M&A

Ben Gaffikin
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Ben Gaffikin
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Band 1
Alan Fuller
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Alan Fuller
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Band 3
David Lydon
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David Lydon
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Band 3