Corporate/M&A
Europe Guide 2024 : Ireland
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Provided by McCann FitzGerald LLP
Our corporate practice spans M&A and corporate governance advice. Our M&A lawyers have significant experience and are supported by specialists in tax, employment, environment, competition, intellectual property, information technology, regulation, insurance, commercial property, banking and capital markets. We advise on many of the most challenging, high-profile and significant M&A transactions that take place in Ireland.
We advise on joint ventures, reorganisations and major takeovers, privatisations of public companies and the structuring of complex acquisitions of widely-held private companies.
We advise on public and private M&As and advise private equity buyers on private equity financed deals.
We advise our clients in relation to all aspects of corporate strategy and governance. We advise directors, shareholders and companies on all aspects of company law, including directors’ responsibilities, governance, investor relations, activism and corporate social responsibility.
We counsel boards, directors and shareholders of listed, unlisted private and public sector companies on their obligations and rights under applicable governance regimes including the UK Corporate Governance Code. We also advise on related regulatory and company law requirements, including investor protection guidelines and stock exchange listing, market abuse and disclosure obligations. We work with clients on their establishment of robust and practical risk management and compliance programmes.
Chambers Review
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 Fulfil Nutrition with the sale of its businesses outside North America to The Ferrero Group.
Strengths
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"McCann FitzGerald offers excellent service and commercial, pragmatic advice."
"The lawyers are very straightforward and easy to work with."
"The team keep things very straightforward and clear, and don't waste time trying to score points."
"The lawyers are accessible and good listeners."
"It really is a leading M&A team."
"McCann FitzGerald offers excellent service and commercial, pragmatic advice."
"The lawyers are very straightforward and easy to work with."
"The team keep things very straightforward and clear, and don't waste time trying to score points."
"The lawyers are accessible and good listeners."
"It really is a leading M&A team."
Notable Practitioners
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 is fantastic - responsive, very commercial, and extremely reliable and accurate in the advice he gives."
"He is very responsive and always thinking two steps ahead."
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 excellent to work with. He is very attentive and understands the client's needs quickly."
"He is an excellent legal resource and leader of the team."
"He's fabulous: quite calm, pragmatic, understanding and very good on the commercial side of deals."
"He is very practical and stops us getting lost in legal jargon. He explains concepts in a very straightforward way and advises on what is less important and areas that can be compromised on."
Gill Lohan is praised by multiple sources for her impressive work ethic and noteworthy experience in share placements and issuances.
"Gill is super practical, really smart and reasonable to deal with. She has a really good way of working collaboratively."
Alan Fuller has experience acting on cross-border deals in the health, transport and insurance sectors.
"Alan has a unique and strong experience, with an unsurpassed commercial awareness and ability to advise across all M&A transaction aspects."
"He is very pragmatic and responsive. He is good at his job, nice to deal with and doesn't make mountains out of molehills. He is really good to work with."
David Lydon acts for international private equity houses on cross-border transactions.
"David is a very strong lawyer: very bright, proactive, excellent communication skills, very sound judgement and always practical in his advice. He is always ready with a solution and is an all-round pleasure to deal with."
"He's an exceptionally strong lawyer. He has a really deep understanding of corporate contracts and he works holistically with other departments."
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