Myra Garrett

Partner

Myra is a Corporate Partner and former Managing Partner.

She has a broad corporate practice specialising in mergers & acquisitions, public takeovers, IPOs, capital market transactions and corporate restructurings. She advises companies and boards of directors on corporate governance and strategic issues.

Significant transactions include advising:

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice on its recommended takeover of UDG Healthcare plc
Amgen Inc, on its recommended takeover of Horizon Therapeutics plc
Sale of Cpl Resources plc to Japanese publicly listed company, Outsourcing Inc
Fenergo on its sale to Bridgepoint Advisers Limited, Astorg Asset Management S.à.r.l. and the management team
FINEOS Corporation Holding plc on its IPO on the Australian Securities Exchange
The Irish Times DAC in its acquisition of Landmark Media Group including the Examiner
Sale of Pomo Search (Holdings) Limited to Google
Skillsoft Group on its restructuring through US Chapter 11 proceedings.

Myra is on the Management Board of the International Bar Association, ‘the Global voice of the Legal Profession’.

Ranking & Recommendations

2024 Chambers Global

“She is a very able lawyer.” “Myra is a very hard worker.” “Myra is excellent. She is very personable and solution-focused.”

2023 Chambers Global

“Myra Garrett is a very strong leader, with deep expertise, commercial awareness and an incredible ability to both be engaged in the detail and command the bigger picture.” “She is an excellent lawyer who mixes legal and market knowledge with great client handling skills.”

2023 Legal 500 EMEA

Myra is ranked as a Leading Individual in Commercial, Corporate and M&A in Legal 500.

2023 Who's Who Legal

Myra is recommended as a Global Leader in M&A for WWL 2023.

2023 IFLR 1000

Myra is ranked as a Market Leader in IFLR 1000 and ranked as Women Leaders – the elite cohort of the leading female transactional experts in local markets globally.

Chambers Global

Described by market sources as "simply outstanding; she is an exceptionally talented lawyer and 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".