Mr Charles Carroll > A&L Goodbody LLP > DUBLIN 1, Ireland > Lawyer Profile

A&L Goodbody LLP has a fine record in handling equity and debt capital markets transactions. Key areas of instruction include high-value debt transactions and structured finance matters, and the department has seen an increase in matters involving private equity and hedge fund-linked structuring. The firm is also at the forefront of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) transactions. Peter Walker heads up the debt capital markets (DCM) and structured finance group, in which Ciarán Rogers, Adrian Burke and Jack Sheehy stand out as key practitioners, and is home to emerging talents Sinead O’Connor and Michelle Daly. The equity capital markets (ECM) group is led by Paul White, and is often instructed in work involving initial public offerings (IPOs) and Irish businesses listing and raising capital on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Charles Carroll is a key name for equity matters, and Jennie Quirke is ‘very diligent and responsive‘. Eoin Shiel has joined the equity capital markets group.

A&L Goodbody LLP is a longstanding dominant player in the Irish corporate transactions space. The practice is well known for its strength in handling mid-market M&A deals and private equity transactions, often acting for a large client roster of domestic businesses, major multinational companies and private equity investors. Richard Grey is head of the M&A group, and has an excellent reputation for advising on large public and private M&A transactions. Charles Carroll, Keavy Ryan, and Richard Marron are key practitioners to note, and Sheena Doggett, who splits her time between London and Dublin, has established strength in the corporate space. Laura Kennedy, Stephen Quinlivan and Darran Nangle are emerging talents. In recent developments, Phil Fogarty relocated to the firm’s London office, and Eoin Shiel joined from Matheson LLP.