Myra is a Corporate Partner and former Managing Partner of the Firm. She has a broad corporate practice specialising in mergers & acquisitions, public takeovers, IPOs and capital market transactions. She has a particular expertise on advising technology companies on fundraising and exit strategies including trade sales. She also advises companies and boards of directors on corporate governance and general compliance/issues.
Significant transactions include advising on:
- the IPOs of IONA Technologies, Riverdeep, Esat, Baltimore Technologies, Norkom, CPL Resources, Smurfit Kappa and Dalata
- the Green REIT plc’s €400m placing and open offer
- the Now Factory on its sale to IBM
- Fenergo Group Shareholders on the disposal of controlling stake to Insight Venture and Aquiline Capital
- Guerbet Group on its acquisition of the CMDS business of Mallinckrodt
- Netwatch Holdings DAC on its global merger with Californian based National Monitoring Centre, CalAtlantic in Texas and UK based Onwatch Multifire in a deal funded by private equity firm Riverside.
Myra is a non-executive director of the University College Dublin Foundation and a council member of the Irish Institute of Chartered Accountants. She is co-chair of the Law Firm Management Committee of the International Bar Association.
Myra is consistently ranked as a leading lawyer by international legal directories.
Myra Garrett is a "very experienced and capable lawyer" who has "a great reputation in the market,"according to commentators. Clients say that Myra is "excellent because she is very deadline-oriented and very customer-friendly." She is well respected among peers and clients for her experience of assisting with M&A transactions, IPOs and public takeovers. Chambers Global 2018
Myra is recognised in Best Lawyers 2019 under 'The Best Lawyers in Ireland' for work in Capital Markets Law, Corporate Law and Mergers & Acquisition Law.
Chambers Global 2017 state Myra has a particular focus on advising technology companies on fund-raisings, particularly IPOs and open offers. Sources describe her as "hugely competent."
Chambers Global describes Myra as “simply outstanding; she is an exceptionally talented lawyer and a highly skilled deal broker.” She “has a commercial acumen and pragmatism that is unusual to find in a lawyer” and is “a tough negotiator, someone you definitely want in your corner rather than your opponent’s."
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