Arthur Cox has a substantial mix of Irish-listed company clients, along with a multitude of Irish businesses that are listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE) and NASDAQ. It has continued to advise on a sizeable market share of headline and high-value domestic and cross-border M&A transactions. It is also at the forefront of private equity deals. Maura McLaughlin, managing partner Geoff Moore and head of corporate and M&A Cian McCourt are top practitioners with Michael Coyle, Maeve Moran and David Vos impressing amongst the younger partners. Kylie Dollard and Sinead Crowley have been promoted to partner and of counsel respectively.
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Work Department
Corporate M&A, Equity Capital Markets, Corporate Governance
Position
Maura has been a partner since 2007. Prior to joining Arthur Cox, she worked for Linklaters’ London office.
Career
Maura advises international and domestic companies, as well as public sector bodies, on all aspects of corporate law and governance, as well as a wide range of commercial matters. Her clients include Ireland’s largest companies, with a focus on the financial services, industrials, entertainment and technology sectors.
Maura has extensive experience of advising on public and private M&A, with cross-border transactions being an area of focus. Maura regularly advises on both recommended and hostile takeovers, including schemes of arrangement and mergers.
Maura works with companies at every stage of their growth cycle, from initial funding, to private equity investment and through to their IPO or other liquidity event. Maura’s ECM track record is unique in Dublin, and her international experience is invaluable in advising companies and investors seeking to establish and invest in Ireland (FDI).
Memberships
International Bar Association
Education
BA Hons (Cantab), 1997; Certificate in Professional Legal Studies, 1999, Queen’s University of Belfast; Admitted as a solicitor in Ireland, 2003; Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales (non-practising), 2000; Admitted as a solicitor in Northern Ireland (non-practising),1999.
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Testimonials
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‘Very focused on delivery of a solution to the client. Very competent and clever people across the board who are extremely pleasant to work with and who work well with each others across practice teams. ’
‘Connor Mannning is a stand out corporate lawyer who is extremely client focused, very commercial, very practical, very tuned into the market, an excellent communicator, a great team motivator and also the most creative lawyer I have come across in my 40 year career. It is never about Connor grandstanding but always about the client. ’
‘We work with Maeve Moran who is an excellent lawyer that always gives practical and commercial advice. Connor Manning is strategic and pragmatic.’
‘Michael Coyle and Kylie Dollard are both excellent partners to work with and their relationship with our team was excellent, very professional and supportive throughout the M&A process with very commercial approach and advise given was invaluable. ’
‘Maura McLaughlin is a top class, highly experienced and deeply trusted partner to our business. She embodies what a business needs from their legal advisor - she comprehensively understands the industry, company and relevant legal issues. David Vos is enthusiastic, deeply knowledgeable and always looking for opportunities to add value. David is concise, considered and pragmatic in his advice. I really enjoy working with David.'
‘John Matson is a long-term trusted partner and source of solid and pragmatic advice regarding corporate - and generally business oriented - matters. In my position as in-house counsel, John is the kind of sounding board and advisor that makes a difference – truly professional.'
- 'Amy McDermott brings rings a deep understanding and overview with regard to complex M&A. Managed her team very well and deployed resources in a manner that both forwarded the matter towards successful completion and provided for cost-efficiency. Niamh O’Toole combines solid M&A capability with being very motivated and responsive to client input. Great negotiation skills where overview and a generally realistic approach to complex matters isn’t lost despite proper attention to details.'
- ’‘We were advised by an extremely competent team led by Stephen Ranalow and Michael Coyle who were excellently supported by Eoin McCague. They are clearly skilled from a legal perspective, but I was particularly impressed at their ability to focus our attention on the key commercial elements of the transaction and ensuring we got the best possible outcome with regards to these. ’
Key clients
- Aer Lingus
- Alkermes
- Allergan
- Allegion
- Aon
- Applegreen
- Avadel Pharmaceuticals
- Bank of Ireland
- Beyond Air
- Blackstone
- Brookfield Asset Management
- Cambrex Corporate
- CapVest
- Cool Planet Group
- Concord Acquisition Corp
- CRH
- daa
- Digital 9 Infrastructure
- Flutter Entertainment
- Frontline Ventures
- Gallivan Murphy Insurance Brokers
- Gallus Bidco
- Glanbia
- Global Shares
- Greencore Group
- Johnson Controls International
- Lobo Leasing
- Mallinckrodt
- Mastercard
- National Broadband Ireland
- nVent Electric
- Openet
- Pentair
- Ryanair Holdings
- Seagate Technology
- Shutterstock
- Strongbridge Biopharma
- Takeda Pharmaceutical Company
- Trane Technologies
- Transfermate
- Total Produce
- Truata
- UFP Technologies
- Vodafone
- we.trade
Work highlights
Advised CRH on an agreement to acquire an attractive portfolio of cement ready-mixed concrete assets and businesses in Texas from Martin Marietta Materials.
Advised Corio Generation on the establishment of a new strategic partnership between Bord Gáis Energy and Corio Generation to explore opportunities to supply Ireland’s electricity market with green electricity from offshore wind through a newly incorporated project company, Fuinneamh Óg Teoranta.
Advised Cubic Telecom on Softbank’s €473m investment for a 51% equity stake in the company