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Mr Brian McCloskey

Work Department
Partner in Corporate and Commercial Department
Position
Brian is a partner in the Corporate Department at Matheson where he focuses primarily on mergers and acquisitions and corporate governance matters.
Brian has spent more than ten years advising international companies, in both the UK and Ireland, on corporate law matters including public and private company M&A, private equity transactions, equity fundraisings, reorganisations, joint ventures, refinancings and general commercial matters.
Having previously worked in a large international law firm in London, Brian has particular expertise in cross-border M&A and private equity. Brian has experience across a range of sectors acting for both buyers and sellers.
Brian also counsels corporate clients on a broad range of governance and business-related issues, including directors’ duties and responsibilities and general compliance matters.
Education
Solicitor, Law Society of Ireland (admitted 2007)
University College Dublin, BCL
University of Melbourne, Australia
Lawyer Rankings
Ireland > Commercial, corporate and M&A
(Leading partners)Matheson LLP is at the forefront of cross-border transactions, particularly transatlantic deals; it advised Smurfit Kappa Group on its combination with US-based WestRock Company to form Smurfit Westrock. The firm continues to advise a high proportion of the Fortune 100 companies, many of the top global technology brands and a large number of the world’s leading asset managers. It remains noted for public M&A, private capital and financial institution deals. George Brady, Patrick Spicer
, Brian McCloskey and David Fitzgibbon are at the pinnacle of the profession. Fergus Bolster, Madeline McDonnell and Susanne McMenamin are also key practitioners, along with Robert Barrett, Enda Garvey and the recently promoted Susan Carroll Chrysostomou.
Lawyer Rankings
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- Banking and finance
- Capital markets
- Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Data privacy and data protection
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- Energy and natural resources
- EU and competition
- Fintech
- Healthcare and life sciences
- Insolvency and corporate restructuring
- Insurance
- Investment funds
- Media and entertainment
- Planning and environment
- Projects and PPP
- Public sector
- Real estate
- Tax
- Telecoms
- Transport