Ms Caroline Kearns > Matheson LLP > Dublin, Ireland > Lawyer Profile

Ms Caroline Kearns

+353 1 232 2000 Caroline.Kearns@matheson.com

Work Department

Partner in Corporate M&A Group

Position

Caroline is a Corporate / M&A Partner and leads the corporate transactions/M&A team within the Financial Institutions Group.  Caroline has extensive experience advising on a broad range of international and domestic corporate transactions including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity investment, equity capital markets transactions and corporate reorganisations, with a particular focus on Financial Institutions and Insurance.  Her clients include many of the world’s leading financial institutions and insurance market players.  Prior to re-joining Matheson as a Partner in 2021, Caroline spent over 10 years working with two leading global law firms, primarily based in London, where she advised on a number of complex, high value, multi-jurisdictional deals.

Caroline regularly acts for many of Europe’s leading Warranty and Indemnity underwriters, advising on the underwriting of high value international M&A transactions, as well as domestic Irish transactions, across all sectors.

Caroline also counsels corporate clients on a broad range of governance and business-related matters, including directors’ duties and responsibilities and general compliance matters.

Education

Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales – 2010
Law Society of England and Wales

Admitted as a solicitor in Ireland – 2010
Law Society of Ireland

Professional Practice Course I and II 2007 – 2009
Law Society of Ireland

Diploma in Financial Services Law 2008 – 2008
University College Dublin

Bachelor of Business and Law, First Class Honours 2001 – 2005