Bryan Bourke

Consultant

Bryan was Managing Partner of William Fry from 2014 until November 2020. Prior to that he was Head of Corporate. He is now a Consultant with the Corporate and M&A Group, a CEDR accredited mediator and a senior member of our team.

Bryan Bourke

Bryan was named European Managing Partner 2018 at The Lawyer European Awards

Bryan has extensive experience in corporate transactional work, having advised on some of the largest public and private M&A/takeover deals in Ireland in recent years.  He also advises on joint ventures, fundraisings, restructurings and broader corporate governance issues.

Notable transactions Bryan has advised on include:

  • J&E Davy on the sale of its wealth management, capital markets and associated businesses to Bank of Ireland and on the sale of Davy Global Fund Management to IQ EQ, both in 2021.
  • Irish Residential Properties REIT plc on its internalisation of management of the REIT in 2021.
  • The Department of Finance on the €34bn IPO by the Minister of Finance in Allied Irish Banks plc in 2016.
  • Green Property REIT Ventures on its role as investment manager to Green REIT plc, in the REIT’s €300m IPO in 2013 and its subsequent €400m fundraising in 2014.
  • Allied Irish Banks plc on its sale of AIB Investment Managers to Prescient Holdings

 

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