Mark is a Partner in William Fry’s Corporate Department specialising in public and private Mergers & Acquisitions and Equity Capital Markets transactions. Mark also advises on securities regulation under the Irish Market Abuse, Transparency and Prospectus regimes and on the Irish Takeover Rules, and has experience of advising clients in relation to the Central Bank of Ireland’s administrative sanctions procedures in the context of securities regulation.
Mark’s recent experience includes acting for:
- The Department of Finance on a number of capital markets mandates relating to the State's investments in the Irish banking sector, including the €3.4bn IPO by the Minister for Finance of a 28.75% stake in Allied Irish Banks (AIB), the Holdco reorganisations of AIB and Bank of Ireland and the 2015 capital restructuring of AIB
- Davy and Credit Suisse as joint global co-ordinators and bookrunners on Glenveagh Properties' €550m IPO and admission to the main securities markets of the Irish and London Stock Exchanges
- Davy and RBC Capital Markets as joint bookrunners and, in the case of Davy, as NOMAD and ESM Adviser on Greencoat Renewables' €270m capital raise and admission to the AIM and ESM markets of the London and Irish Stock Exchanges respectively
- King Digital Entertainment on its US$7.1bn listing on the New York Stock Exchange
- Davy as sole bookrunner, NOMAD, ESM Adviser and Sponsor on a number of equity capital markets transactions undertaken by Dalata Hotel Group, including various capital raisings totalling €475m, Dalata's initial admission to AIM and ESM, its €455m reverse takeover of the Moran Bewleys hotel group and its subsequent migration to the main securities markets of the Irish and London Stock Exchanges
- Hasbro on the acquisition of Dublin-based animation studio, Boulder Media
- Hasbro on the sale of its Irish manufacturing business to Cartamundi
According to clients in Chambers Global 2017, Mark "dealt with challenges well, and is very pragmatic and easy to deal with."
Mark is listed as a Leading Lawyer in IFLR 1000 2017 for M&A and Equity Capital Markets.
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