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Sean Geraghty

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Corporate.

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Sean Geraghty’s experience includes mergers and acquisitions (both public and private, for corporate clients and private equity clients), IPOs (on the Official List, AIM and overseas), secondary offerings, joint ventures and general corporate matters. Mr Geraghty has acted for major European and international corporate clients and financial institutions on substantial transactions.

Career

Partner 2006. Publications of note: ‘Annotated Guide to the Companies Act’ (chapter in the Oxford University Press, 2006); ‘Hedge Funds and the Law’ (Sweet & Maxwell); contributing editor ‘Company Directors: Law and Liability’ (Sweet & Maxwell).

Member

QCA’s Corporate Finance Advisers Expert Group.

Education

Exeter University (1991 BA Economics).

London: Corporate and commercial

M&A: upper mid-market and premium deals, £500m+

Within: Leading individuals

Sean Geraghty - Dechert LLP

Within: M&A: upper mid-market and premium deals, £500m+

Dechert LLP's corporate M&A department predominantly handles cross-border transactions for domestic and international clients in the upper and mid-market spaces. With a substantial offering also in the US, the City team, led by' formidable advocate' Douglas Getter, is able to provide high-quality advice on transatlantic deals, particularly in the financial services, life sciences, energy and TMT sectors. In addition, the firm benefits from a strong presence in emerging markets. New York-qualified Getter often leads on transatlantic matters, including M&A transactions, public offerings and joint ventures, acting for both public and private companies. The team has seen some change, with two partners leaving for the London arm of Goodwin - Graham Defries and Andrew Harrow - and Robert Darwin joining from Hogan Lovells International LLP . Darwin brings additional strength to the firm's life sciences group as well as private equity experience. Sean Geraghty is also recommended, as is Ross Allardice for private equity work.

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