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 act across all industry sectors advising issuers, domestic and international investment banks, brokers and sponsors in Ireland, the UK, Europe and the United States on the full range of domestic and multi-jurisdictional equity capital markets transactions.

We act across all industry sectors advising issuers, domestic and international investment banks, brokers and sponsors in Ireland, the UK, Europe and the United States on the full range of domestic and multi-jurisdictional equity capital markets transactions.

We have extensive experience of initial public offerings (on the main markets in Dublin and London, the Euronext Growth Market in Dublin, the AIM Market in London and NASDAQ and the New York Stock Exchange), placings, secondary sales, rights issues, open offers, direct listings, reorganisations, reverse takeovers and listing rules transactions. 

Chambers Review

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Corporate/M&A - 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

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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 is good to work with.

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

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.

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

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

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.

Andrew McIntyre
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Andrew McIntyre
Head of Corporate/M&A
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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 is highly focused and consistently approaches challenges in a logical manner.

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

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.

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

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.

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

He provides excellent, pragmatic guidance.

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

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

He is very easy to work with.

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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.

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.

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

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

Mark Quealy provides very thoughtful and strategic advice.

His knowledge is very helpful.

Ranked Lawyers at
William Fry LLP

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Ireland

Capital Markets: Equity

Mark Talbot
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Mark Talbot
1
Band 1
Myra Garrett SC
3
Myra Garrett SC
3
Band 3
Corporate/M&A

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

Members

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Andrew McIntyre

Andrew McIntyre

Head of Department

Barbara Kenny

Barry Conway

Carol Eager

Enda Newton

Fiachra Cork

Ivor Banim

Maria O'Brien

Máire O'Neill

Ronan Shanahan

Clients

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Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners

DCC plc

Department of Finance

Domino's Pizza

Echelon Data Centres

Grant Thornton Advisors

Harvey Tool Company, LLC

MML Growth Capital Partners

Mitsubishi

Tines

Industries

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Aerospace & Defence

Automobiles & Parts

Charities / Not for Profit

Construction & Materials

Consumer Product Manufacturing

Education

Financial Services

Food & Drink Producers

Forestry & Paper

Government

Healthcare

Industrial Engineering

Media

Mining & Metals

Pharmaceuticals & Life Science

Private Clients / Individuals

Retail

Software & Computer Services

Sports

Telecommunications

Utilities