Mr Colm Rafferty > Maples Group > Dublin, Ireland > Lawyer Profile
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Mr Colm Rafferty
Work Department
Corporate
Position
Colm is co-head of Maples and Calder’s Corporate team in the Maples Group’s Dublin office. Colm has extensive experience in company law and corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, restructuring, venture capital, cross-border mergers and private equity investments. He has been involved in many of Ireland’s most significant equity financings and transactions involving Irish private technology companies. Colm also has extensive experience advising institutional financial investors and private equity investors investing in and acquiring Irish assets. His practice includes Irish inward investment projects and other cross border transactions. Colm is a sought after advisor to many of Ireland’s most successful venture-backed technology companies, having represented such companies as AMCS, Movidius and Web Reservations.
Career
Colm joined the Maples Group in 2007. He previously worked for a large Irish corporate law firm. Colm has been ranked as a leading corporate lawyer and recommended by a number of directories, including Chambers Global, The Legal 500 and IFLR 1000.
“Excellent and provides high-quality, right on the button advice.” (The Legal 500 EMEA 2021)
“Acted on the other side of a transaction to me, but he was results focused, dedicated and high quality” (The Legal 500 EMEA 2021)
“Very good understanding of the Irish tech scene.” (Chambers Global 2020)
“Very sharp, engaged and hands-on in transactions.” (Chambers Global 2019)
“Superb – commercial, personable, capable, and tough.” (IFLR 1000 2018)
Memberships
Colm is on the Steering Group for Scale Ireland. Scale Ireland is an independent non-profit providing the bridge between the start-up ecosystem and government.
It’s mission is to secure a more supportive policy environment that empowers Ireland’s innovation-driven enterprise to succeed and scale. Supporting Ireland’s innovative companies to scale is essential to safeguarding our collective economic future. The Steering group is made up of a diverse group of respected leaders from across Ireland’s start-up ecosystem.
Colm was a founder and director of the Fintech and Payments Association of Ireland (FPAI).
Education
University College Dublin, Ireland
Lawyer Rankings
Ireland > Fintech
Maples Group‘s fast-growing fintech offering brings together the firm’s corporate, private equity, venture capital, financial regulatory, tech and data protection expertise to advise clients ranging from leading global fintechs to emerging companies. Practice head Colm Rafferty and practitioner Jordan O’Brien are well-versed in M&A and funding rounds, while Stephen Carty and Lorna Smith are the key contacts for regulatory advice, and Claire Morrissey assists with outsourcing and data protection matters.
Ireland > Commercial, corporate and M&A
(Leading individuals)Maples Group has an established track record in handling cross-border M&A and corporate transactions involving private equity and institutional investors. The Dublin office has seen an increase in venture capital investment matters, and is well known for advising on big-ticket private equity deals. Practice head Colm Rafferty is a highly regarded partner, with an excellent reputation for advising on cross-border M&A, private equity and venture capital transactions. Morgan Pierse is an emerging talent, with particular strength in acting on financial services and technology deals, and recently promoted partner Jordan O’Brien is a name to note. Of counsel William Darmody is singled out for his contributions.
Lawyer Rankings
- Leading individuals Ireland > Commercial, corporate and M&A
- Commercial, corporate and M&A Ireland
- Fintech Ireland