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Arthur Cox
10 EARLSFORT TERRACE
DUBLIN 2
D02 T380
Ireland
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Mr Cian McCourt

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+353 1 920 1446 cian.mccourt@arthurcox.com View profile

Work Department

Corporate and M&A

Position

Cian is a partner and Head of the Corporate and M&A Group. Cian specialises in mergers and acquisitions, advising on public and private transactions as well as corporate finance and equity capital markets transactions.

Career

Cian has experience advising on domestic and cross border transactions in a number of industries including the pharma/healthcare, financial services, energy and technology sectors as well as advising on corporate migrations, holding company structures, schemes of arrangement and cross border mergers. Cian has extensive experience in public M&A and has advised international clients and boards of directors on investing in Ireland and Irish based acquisitions including advising on some of the largest and most high profile public transactions in Irish corporate history. Prior to joining Arthur Cox Cian was a partner in another leading Irish law firm and spent a number of years based in London and New York.

Languages

French

Memberships

International Bar Association; American Bar Association.

Education

B.A. (Mod) Business and Economics, Trinity College Dublin, 1996; Admitted as a Solicitor in Ireland 2001.

Lawyer Rankings

Ireland > Commercial, corporate and M&A

(Leading individuals)

Cian McCourt – Arthur Cox

Arthur Cox has remained at the forefront of M&A and private equity deals. The team routinely advises on several of the largest transactions in the Irish and international markets; the group’s track record includes assisting Irish fintech entities with large exits and acting on de-SPAC transactions. Under the leadership of Cian McCourt, the practice regularly acts for Irish-listed companies and Irish businesses listed on the NYSE. Other key practitioners include managing partner Geoff Moore, Maura McLaughlin, Michael Coyle, Maeve Moran and David Vos. Of counsel Golda Hession and senior associates Sinead Crowley and Kylie Dollard are rising stars.

Ireland > Capital markets

Arthur Cox‘s broad practice takes in debt capital markets, structured finance and securitisation work; CLOs are another established area of expertise for the firm. Cormac Kissane, Aiden Small and Glenn Butt are leading figures in debt matters, while Phil Cody focuses on derivatives work and Peter Murphy is ‘a real star‘ in the space. On the equity side, the firm is well known for its strength in advising on IPOs and listed company restructurings, and has been handling an increased number of de-SPAC transactions. Maura McLaughlin, Cian McCourt, Stephen Ranalow and David Vos are key partners in the equity space, and of counsel Sinéad Crowley ‘inspires confidence and manages transactions with impressive skill‘.

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