Maria O'Brien

Maria has a wealth of experience advising domestic and international clients across a variety of sectors on private M&A transactions. Maria’s experience also includes private equity and venture capital investments. She frequently advises corporates on company law matters and provides strategic advice to executive management teams and boards of directors.

Maria’s recent transactions include advising:

• Not a Hotel Venture Limited t/a Bob W on its Series B and B1 equity fundraising rounds *
• Ardonagh Group on its acquisition of the Assepro Group *
• Arachas Corporate Brokers Limited on its acquisition of Glennon Insurances and generally on its buy and build strategy since 2018 *
• MML Growth Capital Partners and shareholders on the sale of Eastland Engineering Supply Co Ltd to Vallen Distribution Inc, a portfolio company of Nautic Partners *
• Quasar Medical on its acquisition of Ridgeback Technologies *
• DCC plc group on its acquisition of Alternative Energy Ireland *
• Allied Irish Banks plc in connection with its investment in Johnson Hana *
• Solena Group on its acquisition of Rich Sauces *
• Shareholders of National Organic 160 Products Limited on its sale to Bellingham Capital *
• Donegal Investment Group on the sale of Nomadic Dairy Limited to BiaVest in partnership with Development Capital *

* work undertaken prior to joining William Fry