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About

Provided by William Fry LLP

Corporate transactions have always been a core part of our practice at William Fry.


Our team has excellent credentials, a wealth of experience and impressive depth of expertise. We consistently have a central role in the most sophisticated and complex cross-border and domestic corporate transactions and advisory work in Ireland.


Our clients include leading Irish and international companies and institutions, private equity funds, public and private, as well as state and public sector bodies. We are also proud to have acted for many of Ireland’s most successful entrepreneurs.


We are consistently ranked in the top tier of Irish advisers for Corporate/M&A work by leading directories including Chambers Global, The Legal 500 and IFLR1000.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Capital Markets: Equity - Ireland

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Band 1

What the Team is Known For

William Fry garners accolades for its outstanding expertise in private and public M&A transactions, often involving foreign entities and international aspects. The law firm advises on a broad range of corporate and transactional activity, including restructurings and joint ventures, and has particular experience in private equity deals. William Fry also possesses impressive ECM capabilities, advising on a variety of high-value placements with cross-border elements.

Work Highlights

  • William Fry assisted the Irish Department of Finance with its sell-down of the state's shareholding in AIB Group plc.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

The team at William Fry works seamlessly to deliver cohesive, pragmatic advice.

Capital Markets: Equity respondent
Global

William Fry has an incredibly commercial team that is excellent at summarising complex legal issues and boiling them down into information on which we can make commercial decisions.

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Global

At William Fry, excellence isn’t just an aspiration – it’s the standard.

Capital Markets: Equity respondent
Global

The attention given at short notice to business-critical client matters and the high standard of output generated by William Fry is second to none.

Capital Markets: Equity respondent
Global

William Fry's client service and ability to make life easier for the client is second to none.

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Global

Notable Practitioners

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Stephen Keogh
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Stephen Keogh
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Eminent Practitioners

Stephen Keogh's practice covers both domestic and cross-border M&A transactions for a diverse client base. He is William Fry's managing partner.

Stephen Keogh has a wealth of M&A experience and is a consummate professional.

Stephen Keogh is good to work with.

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Mark Talbot
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Mark Talbot
1
Band 1
Mark Talbot offers clients a market-leading practice covering a plethora of high-value and cross-border ECM mandates, including cash box placings, migrations of listings and repurchase programmes.

Mark Talbot is a go-to name when seeking representation in ECM deals.

He is a good corporate lawyer who is very experienced and responsive.

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Myra Garrett
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Myra Garrett
1
Band 1
Myra Garrett's superb M&A practice is complemented by a strong offering in ECM mandates. She frequently assists clients with cross-border corporate transactions from the energy and pharmaceutical industries.

Myra Garrett is great. She is a real market leader and she is super experienced.

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Andrew McIntyre
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Andrew McIntyre
Head of Corporate/M&A
4
Band 4
Andrew McIntyre acts on cross-border M&A, including venture capital and private equity transactions. He also advises clients on corporate restructurings and governance matters.

Andrew McIntyre is a very strong negotiator with an ability to reduce complexity and talk through the legal implications really clearly.

Andrew is highly focused and consistently approaches challenges in a logical manner.

Andrew is very calm and measured under pressure.

Andrew’s ability to simplify and guide the process is invaluable and provides a real sense of trust.

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Gerard Ryan
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Gerard Ryan
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Band 4
Gerard Ryan handles a variety of transactions, including investments, fund-raisings and joint ventures.

He is superb at managing the client. He is experienced.

He provides excellent, pragmatic guidance.

When you add Gerard's practical customer focus to his ability to translate complex technical legal matters into layperson terms, he is simply superb.

Gerard Ryan is our trusted adviser with respect to a wide range of transactions given his commercial pragmatism and ability to bring complex transactions to swift execution.

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Gavin O'Flaherty
5
Gavin O'Flaherty
5
Band 5
Gavin O'Flaherty often handles M&A transactions with private equity elements. He also has experience acting for clients from the insurance sector.

Gavin's brilliant. He is super commercial and pleasant to work with.

Gavin O'Flaherty is commercially focused, highly responsive and engaged.

He is very easy to work with.

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Máire O'Neill
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Máire O'Neill
5
Band 5

Máire O'Neill acts for prominent investors on transactions in the healthcare and medical technology industries. She also acts for international corporate clients on strategic transactions.

Máire really understands our business and the types of deals we like to do.

She is a bright and knowledgeable lawyer who combines top-notch legal advice with a pragmatic approach.

Máire O'Neill is able to handle a range of transactions. She is an excellent M&A lawyer who gets deals done and over the line while navigating complicated issues.

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Mark Quealy
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Mark Quealy
5
Band 5
Mark Quealy handles a range of corporate and transactional mandates.

His knowledge is very helpful.

Mark Quealy provides very thoughtful and strategic advice.

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Ranked Lawyers at
William Fry LLP

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Capital Markets: Equity
Mark Talbot
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Mark Talbot
1
Band 1
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Myra Garrett SC
3
Myra Garrett SC
3
Band 3
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Corporate/M&A
Stephen Keogh
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Stephen Keogh
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Eminent Practitioners
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Myra Garrett SC
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Myra Garrett SC
1
Band 1
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Andrew McIntyre
4
Andrew McIntyre
Head of Corporate/M&A
4
Band 4
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Gerard Ryan
4
Gerard Ryan
4
Band 4
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Gavin O'Flaherty
5
Gavin O'Flaherty
5
Band 5
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Máire O'Neill
5
Máire O'Neill
5
Band 5
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Mark Quealy
5
Mark Quealy
5
Band 5
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Members

Provided by William Fry LLP

Andrew McIntyre

Andrew McIntyre

Head of Department

Barbara Kenny

Barry Conway

Carol Eager

Enda Newton

Fiachra Cork

Ivor Banim

Máire O'Neill

Ronan Shanahan

Clients

Provided by William Fry LLP

DCC plc

Gordon Brothers

J&E Davy

Premier Lotteries / Camalot

Smurfit Kappa Group plc

Tesco

The Irish TImes

Uniphar Group plc

Industries

Provided by William Fry LLP

Aerospace & Defence

Automobiles & Parts

Charities / Not for Profit

Construction & Materials

Consumer Product Manufacturing

Education

Financial Services

Financial Services

Food & Drink Producers

Forestry & Paper

Government

Health Care

Industrial Engineering

Media

Mining & Metals

Pharmaceuticals & Life Sciences

Private Clients / Individuals

Retail

Software & Computer Services

Sports

Telecommunications

Utilities