Fielding an team showcasing a ‘genuine interest in the client’s business goals and objectives and the broader client industry’, Matheson LLP is well-placed to act on a range of high-profile transactions, including public M&A and private capital work; the practice also has an established financial institutions group which maintains a strong reputation with regulated financial clients. The group is jointly spearheaded by David Fitzgibbon, who is an expert in corporate and securities law, and leading practitioner Darren Maher. Fergus Bolster is a key contact for a range of public and private companies, financial sponsors, state bodies and investment banks, and Susanne McMenamin frequently handles M&A, equity capital markets transactions and capital raisings. Caroline Kearns draws on deep experience across the full spectrum of international and domestic corporate transactions, while Patrick Spicer is a seasoned professional within the market. Further key practitioners within the team are the ’first-class’ Sandie Lord, cross-border private M&A specialist Robert Barrett, George Brady, Enda Garvey, who acts for energy investors and private equity funds, and Brian McCloskey, who handles M&A and private equity deals.
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Partner and Co-Head of the Corporate Department and Head of the M&A Group
Position
David is a partner and Co-Head of the Firm’s Corporate Department and Head of the M&A Group advising private and public companies on corporate and securities laws, including mergers and acquisitions and equity capital markets transactions. He has extensive experience advising international clients on doing business in and from Ireland including advising on acquisitions/disposals, compliance and governance rules, corporate migrations, cross-border mergers, joint ventures and reorganisations. He has worked extensively with listed companies (Euronext Dublin/LSE, NASDAQ and NYSE) providing ongoing strategic and compliance advice on matters of Irish company law and securities regulation.
He has a broad-based practice reflecting his considerable experience across the agri-food, financial services, healthcare / life sciences and manufacturing sectors.
Prior to joining Matheson, David was a partner at another Irish law firm for over a decade. He has advised on many of Ireland’s headline transactions and regularly acts for well-known Irish and international companies on domestic and cross-border transactions.
Education
Trinity College Dublin (LLB with German)
Law Society of Ireland, admitted as a solicitor
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‘Knowledge of the business, commercial approach to transaction and understanding of real needs.'
‘The Matheson team are one of the best teams we have worked with in Ireland. Their legal and sector knowledge is excellent, and they have a genuine private capital focus within the team (understanding the key drivers and structures for PE clients and how these overlay within the Irish regulatory and legal framework). Their financial services sector expertise is excellent, and we think they offer great value for money.’
Key clients
- Advent International Corporation
- AIB
Work highlights
Advised Cellnex Telecom, S.A. on the sale of its Irish business (circa 1,900 towers) to Phoenix Tower International.