Gerard Armstrong > Carson McDowell > Belfast, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile
Carson McDowell Offices
MURRAY HOUSE
MURRAY STREET
BELFAST
BT1 6DN
United Kingdom
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Gerard Armstrong
Work Department
Corporate finance, corporate and commercial, project finance.
Position
Gerard is a member of Carson McDowell’s corporate and projects teams. A partner in the firm’s corporate finance department, Gerard has experience of acting for some of Northern Ireland’s most commercially sophisticated companies in relation to corporate sales and acquisitions, as well as advising on a wide range of commercial arrangements and ventures. As an integral member of the projects unit, Gerard has extensive experience of advising clients in relation to a number of schemes and projects, including PPP, PFI, DBFO and DBFOM projects and refinancing projects, having advised funders, public bodies and the private sector in relation to a number of projects which have successfully been negotiated through to financial close and beyond. In addition, Gerard has advised a number of clients in relation to non-PFI projects including windfarm projects and energy from waste developments.
Career
Trained Carson McDowell, qualified 2003; appointed associate 2007; partner 2012 to date.
Memberships
Law Society of Northern Ireland.
Education
St Mary’s Christian Brothers Grammar School, Belfast; Queen’s University of Belfast (2001 LLB (Hons) First Class); Institute of Professional Legal Studies (2003 (Distinction)).
Lawyer Rankings
Northern Ireland > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and M&A
(Leading partners)The ‘supremely customer-focused’ corporate team at Carson McDowell has strong experience in both domestic and international corporate transactions. For example, the team recently acted for RiverRidge Group in a rare cross-jurisdictional joint venture transaction which required approval from the European Commission under the EU Merger Regulations. The team is jointly led by Neasa Quigley
and Gerard Armstrong. As of 2023, ex-practice head Richard Gray now heads a standalone corporate advisory and governance team within the practice. Hilary Griffith has strong expertise in corporate transactions within the manufacturing sector, while Paul McGuickin is the key contact for clients in the leisure and hospitality sector. At the associate level, Kathryn Laverty is a key figure to note.
Lawyer Rankings
- Corporate and M&A Northern Ireland > Corporate and commercial
- Leading partners Northern Ireland > Corporate and commercial > Corporate and M&A
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Real estate > Commercial property
- Real estate > Construction
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate and M&A
- Dispute resolution
- Employment
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Energy and projects
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > IT and telecoms
- Insurance > Personal injury and clinical negligence: defendant
- Private client > Personal tax, trusts and probate
- Real estate > Planning and environment