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Cian McCourt

Cian McCourt

Europe 2026

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Ranked in 2 practice areas

About

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Practice Areas

Cian is a partner and Head of the Corporate and M&A Group. Cian specialises in mergers and acquisitions, advising on public and private transactions as well as corporate finance and equity capital markets transactions.

Cian has experience advising on domestic and cross border transactions in a number of industries including the pharma/healthcare, financial services, energy and technology sectors as well as advising on corporate migrations, holding company structures, schemes of arrangement and cross border mergers. Cian has extensive experience in public M&A and has advised international clients and boards of directors on investing in Ireland and Irish based acquisitions including advising on some of the largest and most high profile public transactions in Irish corporate history. Prior to joining Arthur Cox Cian was a partner in another leading Irish law firm and spent a number of years based in London and New York.

For more, visit Cian's webpage here: https://www.arthurcox.com/people/cian-mccourt/

Chambers Review

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Chambers European Guide

Corporate/M&A - Ireland

Band 1
Band 1

Individual Editorial
Cian McCourt is a highly revered figure in the market, acting on high-end and multinational private and public M&A deals. He also possesses noteworthy expertise in multi-jurisdictional ECM transactions such as share repurchase programmes.

Capital Markets: Equity - Ireland

Band 3
Band 3

Individual Editorial
Cian McCourt is a highly revered figure in the market, acting on high-end and multinational private and public M&A deals. He also possesses noteworthy expertise in multi-jurisdictional ECM transactions such as share repurchase programmes.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

  • Cian is willing to get into the detail of the transaction terms and into the front line for negotiations.

    Corporate/M&AChambers European Guide
  • Cian McCourt is very commercial.

    Corporate/M&AChambers European Guide
  • Cian is a credible and pragmatic lawyer. I always feel confident he will achieve our priorities.

    Corporate/M&AChambers European Guide
  • Cian is an exceptional adviser, particularly in the M&A and corporate governance spheres.

    Corporate/M&AChambers European Guide
  • Cian is fantastic. He is the best corporate lawyer in Ireland.

    Corporate/M&AChambers European Guide

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