A&L Goodbody LLP remains at the forefront of corporate M&A work, demonstrating ‘unparalleled’ expertise in private and public transactions across the tech, infrastructure, pharma, renewable energy, engineering and financial services sectors. The group is jointly spearheaded by Richard Grey, a leading practitioner across M&A, shareholder arrangements, restructurings and corporate governance; and Alan Casey, an expert in corporate transactions, advising across the full spectrum of M&A, governance and equity capital market issues. Other significant members of the group who exhibit strong experience across the corporate and M&A space are Darran Nangle, ’stand-out partner’ Richard Marron, ‘outstanding professional’ Stephen Quinlivan, M&A specialist Eoghan Browne, Laura Kennedy, who ’manages the client relationship and service delivery superbly’. and the ‘exceptional’ Eoin Shiel.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Richard Marron is a stand-out partner who gives clear, pragmatic and commercial advice and has an excellent ability to drive deals forward.’
- ‘Stand out team member includes Eoin Shiel. Eoin is exceptional in dealing with his clients. His communication and personal skills are top quality. His advice and information flow is informative, concise and timely. Eoin is very approachable and manages his workload effectively from my experience.’
- ‘The team from a client point of view work seamlessly behind the scenes on a matter and communicate effectively through a senior member of team on progress, issues, actions items, details required etc.'
- 'Paul White is one of the best known corporate lawyers in Ireland and has been an exceptional advisor to the company through it's various stages. Although at a senior level, he is professional, approachable and responsive to all matters he has been engaged on.'
- ‘A&L Goodbody stands out for its legal expertise in corporate M&A, environmental and competition law in Ireland. Its partners lead impressively and bring expertise to deals, the partners and solicitors address the key issues on deals exceptionally well, cover all the specialities, work as a team and manage mandates efficiently.’
- ‘Laura Kennedy is an exceptional M&A and corporate law professional. Laura brings a complete knowledge of law to deals and manages the client relationship and service delivery superbly.’
Key clients
- Exponent
- Cairn Homes
- Viatel
- Grant Thornton
- Permira
- American International Group and its subsidiary, Corebridge Financial
- Immedis Limited shareholders
- EDF Renewables Ireland Limited
- Liberty Mutual
- Freshstream Investment Partners LLP
- Francaise des Jeux
- Mountpark Logistics EU S.a r.l.
Work highlights
Advised the Dalata Hotel Group plc on its proposed public take over by Lim Pandox AB and Eiendomsspar AS by way of recommended cash offer to be implemented by way of a scheme of arrangement.
Acted as legal advisers for Grant Thornton Ireland on all aspects of the merger of its Irish and US constituent member firms in the global Grant Thornton network.
Advised Endo, Inc on all aspects of Irish law related to its proposed $6.7bn merger with Mallinckrodt plc.
Lawyers
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Leading associates
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Practice head
Alan Casey; Richard Grey
Other key lawyers
Charles Carroll; Keavy Ryan; Richard Marron; Ronan Lyons; Eoin Shiel; Berni Hosty; Phil Fogarty; Stephen Quinlivan; Vincent Power; Jennie Quirke; Katherine Lynch; Laura Kennedy; David Widger; Darran Nangle; Eoghan Browne