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Corporate transactions have always been a core part of our practice at William Fry.

Our team has excellent credentials, a wealth of experience and impressive depth of expertise. We consistently have a central role in the most sophisticated and complex cross-border and domestic corporate transactions and advisory work in Ireland.

Our clients include leading Irish and international companies and institutions, private equity funds, public and private, as well as state and public sector bodies. We are also proud to have acted for many of Ireland’s most successful entrepreneurs.

We are consistently ranked in the top tier of Irish advisers for Corporate/M&A work by leading directories including Chambers Global and Legal 500.

Experience

Recent work includes advising:

Amgen Inc on its proposed $28.3 billion acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics plc
the Department of Finance on the sell-downs of the State’s shareholding in AIB Group plc to approximately through an accelerated book-built transaction.
UKG Inc on the acquisition of global payroll software provider Immedis.
Midwestern Oil & Gas Company Limited on the consolidation of its interests in Midwestern Leon Petroleum Limited and Energy Link Infrastructure (Malta) Limited into San Leon plc
Davy, RBC and BNP as joint bookrunners, and Davy and RBC as global co-ordinators in connection with the €281.5 million oversubscribed equity placing by Greencoat Renewables under its €400 million share issuance programme.
Partners Group Holding AG on its acquisition of Version 1 Holdings Limited / Version 1 Group
Clean Earth Acquisitions Corporation on its merger with Alternaus Energy Group plc, in a deal that will create a combined entity with an equity value of c.$863m
Melior Equity Partners on its acquisition of Salmon Software and disposal of BHP Insurance to PIB Group
Carlyle Cardinal on its sale of The City Bin Company
Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC, the US based private investment firm, on its €3.1bn recommended takeover of UDG Healthcare plc, a global leader in healthcare advisory, communications, commercial, clinical and packaging services.
Leading Irish Fintech Fenergo Group, on its acquisition by private equity houses Astorg and Bridgepoint and the Fenergo Management team, following which Fenergo is reported to have received Unicorn status
Stockbroking and wealth-management firm J&E Davy Group on its sale of its core businesses

Areas of Expertise

Equity Capital Markets
Private M&A
Public M&A
Private Equity
Corporate Reorganisations
Plc Advisory & Corporate Governance
Venture Capital & Venture Debt

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Life Sciences, MedTech & Healthcare

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Insurance & Reinsurance

Recent Awards

Finance Dublin Deals of the Year 2023

Mergers & Acquisitions

Mid-market: ATA’s acquisitions of Van Hoorn Carbide and Industrial Tooling Corporation
Acquisition Life Sciences: Amgen Inc’s acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics plc

Equity Capital Markets

Public Equity: Block Trades Programme: The Department of Finance of Ireland sales of AIB shares
Public Equity: Issuance: Greencoat Renewables equity issuance
Restructuring: Mallinckrodt plc

Financial Services

Banking: Permanent TSB Plc’s acquisition of Ulster Bank assets
Financial Services: Aviation Finance Restructuring: Restructuring of Nordic Aviation Capital DAC and its subsidiaries

Finance Dublin’s Deals of the Year Awards 2022

M&A- Public Equity- Clayton, Dubilier & Rice LLC takeover of UDG Healthcare plc
M&A- Financial Services (Fintech)- Acquisition of Fenergo By Astorg and Bridgepoint
M&A – Private Equity Deal – Bain Capital LP’s acquisition of the food group Valeo foods.
M&A– Financial Services (Domestic Capital Markets)- Davy Group Disposal

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Corporate / M&A

Corporate transactions have always been a core part of our practice at William Fry.

Key Contacts

Stephen Keogh

Andrew McIntyre

Myra Garrett

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