Mark Talbot

Partner

Mark is a Partner in William Fry’s Corporate Department specialising in public and private Mergers & Acquisitions and domestic and international 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:

Amgen on its US$27.8bn recommended acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics by scheme of arrangement
The Department of Finance on a number of equity capital markets mandates relating to the State’s investments in the Irish banking sector, including: the sell-down of part of the State’s shareholding in AIB Group through various book-built placings, a pre-arranged trading plan and directed buybacks; the sell-down of part of the State’s shareholding in permanentTSB through a book-built placing, raising proceeds of €55.2m; the sell-down of the State’s 13.9% shareholding in Bank of Ireland through a pre-arranged trading plan, raising proceeds of €841m; the €3.4bn IPO by the Minister for Finance of a 28.75% stake in AIB Group; and the 2015 capital restructuring of AIB Group
Yew Grove REIT on: the establishment of its 100m share issuance programme and subsequent equity fundraisings totalling €48m; its admission to trading on the regulated securities market of Euronext Dublin; and its €128m sale by scheme of arrangement to Slate Office REIT
Cpl Resources on its €317.8m sale by scheme of arrangement to OUTSOURCING Inc.
TrustStamp on its admission to the Euronext Growth market of Euronext Dublin
Uniphar on its €150m IPO and admission to the Euronext Growth and AIM markets of Euronext Dublin and the London Stock Exchange, respectively
Linde AG on the Irish aspects of its US$70bn merger with Praxair Inc. under a new Irish holding company, Linde plc
The underwriters/bookrunners on the IPOs of Glenveagh Properties, Greencoat Renewables and Dalata Hotel Group
The underwriters/bookrunners on various follow-on offerings by Greencoat Renewables, ENGAGE XR Holdings, Dalata Hotel Group, Glenveagh Properties, Malin Corporation and Green REIT

Ranking & Recommendations

2024 Chambers Global

“Mark Talbot is extremely knowledgeable in his area.” “He is very commercial and understands the points that are most important for the client and for the deal to go ahead.” “He provides measured and thoughtful advice throughout the process.” “Mark is very responsive, well prepared, very flexible and considers matters from a number of angles.”

2024 Legal 500 EMEA

"Mark Talbot is a pleasure to deal with, with a deep knowledge of the law and its application to our very specific situation. He provides excellent advice with a clear understanding of our requirements, and has an eye to future issues which may arise." "The team at William Fry are dedicated and willing to go the extra mile to get the result required for clients. Very personable team and easy to deal with. Their legal knowledge and expertise is second to none within the Irish market, Mark Talbot and Fiachra Cork’s knowledge and experience is always very helpful."