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OBH Partners Offices

OBH Partners
17 PEMBROKE STREET UPPER
DUBLIN 2
Ireland
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Ireland > Commercial, corporate and M&A Tier 4

Ireland > Real estate Tier 4

OBH Partners‘ real estate practice is well versed in advising on commercial leases and acquisitions in the offices, hotel and retail sectors, in addition to handling the acquisition of residential development sites. Clients include both domestic and international investors and developers. John Burke and the ‘commercial and practical‘ June Hynes lead the team.

Practice head(s):

June Hynes; John Burke

Testimonials

‘The team do a remarkable job on various matters relating to real estate fund management, as well as operational issues within several asset classes (retail, offices and hotels). Over the years they build a very professional but also friendly relationship with clients.’

‘June Hynes always gives clients the attention they expect and comes back with agreeable solutions at short notice. She is always open to feedback on any matter and is very solution driven. She is very good in extracting the essence of a problem on short notice. She has a very good commercial sense in the industry.’

‘Quite simply the most commercial legal team in the retail property business.’

‘Professional, courteous and always on time. June Hynes, in particular, takes a commercial and practical view and always finds a sensible solution.’

Key clients

Deka Immobilien Investment GmbH

Earlsfort Homes

John Sisk and Sons

Teeling Group

Greystones Media Campus Limited

Kinvara Homes

JCD Group (John Cleary Developments)

Swords Business Campus

Porterhouse Group

Core Real Estate

iLiv Apartments (Ireland) Limited

Work highlights

  • Advised Deka Immobilien on the acquisition of Newmarket Yards Hotel and the leaseback to Premier Inn, reported at €36 million.
  • Advised on the acquisition of Douglas Shopping Centre on behalf of Urban Green Private for a reported €23 million.
  • Advised Westland Park Co Ownership (a Sisk-linked consortium) on the sale and long-term lease of Blocks F and A of Westland Business Campus, Willow Road, Dublin 12, as well as on the acquisition of Block A by French investment fund Iroko Zen.

OBH Partners > Firm Profile

The firm: Established in 2002, OBH Partners is a partner-led law firm, recognised as a leading Irish corporate law firm providing corporate legal services to international clients, domestic companies, emerging Irish businesses and public bodies. OBH Partners focuses on supporting the business growth of its clients. The compact team has gained a reputation for the quality of its service, understanding of client needs and expectations, and a solution-focused commercial approach to legal issues.

Areas of practice: The practice is structured primarily with a corporate team and a commercial property team, with a finance team which has grown rapidly in recent years, all  supported by a dispute resolution team.

The corporate group deals with a wide range of corporate transactions across a diverse spectrum of industries, regularly on a multi-jurisdictional basis. The team has considerable experience in M&A, business acquisitions, joint ventures, restructuring and equity investment.

The capital markets section of the corporate group,  advises on clients’ capital market and corporate finance activities and is recognised as having particular experience in assisting clients to admit to  AIM and the Standard List  of the London Stock Exchange. The team also has expertise in bond issuances.

The property group advises on all aspects of commercial property for both international and domestic clients, including real estate funds, developers and property advisers .  The team has been involved in some of the most significant property transactions in Ireland over the past decade, acting in the acquisition of a large number of notable hotels, office developments and retail developments.

The finance team at OBH Partners advises abroad range of banks, credit institutions and corporate lenders on corporate and personal finance transactions and associated security, including asset backed structures.

The firm’s dispute resolution team supports its corporate and property teams, advising the firm’s clients on disputes arising from corporate acquisitions, shareholder/minority issues and contract disputes.

Main Contacts

Department Name Email Telephone
Mergers and acquisitions Orlaith O'Brien Orlaith.OBrien@obhpartners.ie 01 77 55 600
Mergers and acquisitions Susan Noone Susan.Noone@obhpartners.ie 01 77 55 600
Corporate finance Orlaith O'Brien Orlaith.OBrien@obhpartners.ie 01 77 55 600
Real estate June Hynes June.Hynes@obhpartners.ie 01 77 55 600
Real estate John Burke John.Burke@obhpartners.ie 01 77 55 600
Construction John Burke John.Burke@obhpartners.ie 01 77 55 600
Banking and Finance Daragh Bohan daragh.bohan@obhpartners.ie 01 77 55 600
Dispute resolution David Lynch david.lynch@obhpartners.ie 01 77 55 600
Capital markets Orlaith O'Brien Orlaith.OBrien@obhpartners.ie 01 77 55 600
Real Estate Domhmall Mc Kevitt Domhnall.McKevitt@obhpartners.ie 01 77 55 600

Staff Figures

Number of lawyers : 10

Languages

English