Leveraging a significant bench of expertise across the full spectrum of corporate and M&A work, the ‘effective, responsive, available and pragmatic’ team at William Fry LLP is well-equipped to act for multinational clients across a varied range of sectors. Delivering ’exceptional services’, Andrew McIntyre heads up the group, and Stephen Keogh is praised for his ‘excellent support’ on prominent M&A transactions. Myra Garrett is a key port of call for companies and boards of directors on corporate governance and strategic issues, while Mark Talbot excels across private and public M&A and equity capital markets work. Ivor Banim has deep expertise in Irish and international M&A, and Mark Quealy’s workload consists of transactional corporate engagements, utilising his strong knowledge of partnership and limited partnership structures. Barbara Kenny is another key name who is well-equipped to handle mandates for public and private companies, and Máire O’Neill works at the intersection of corporate and M&A within the energy, renewables and utilities spaces. Gerard Ryan, Gavin O’Flaherty and Enda Newton joined the firm in September 2025 from Eversheds Sutherland.
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Testimonials
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- ‘We have found the personnel to be very effective, responsive, available and pragmatic.'
- ‘Especially Andrew McIntyre delivered exceptional services. He was very responsive, always on top of the things and very easy to work with. This was very much appreciated.'
- ‘In the last year we have worked on a significant transaction with Myra Garrett and Máire O'Neill (partners) and Will Foley (senior associate). The quality of work and responsiveness of each of whom was of stand-out quality. The team was well resourced as needed for a large, complex cross-border transaction - with the specialist resource and sector experience needed, including multi-jurisdictional merger control support. Myra is an exceptional and experienced lead-transaction lawyer.’
- 'We have also worked with Stephen Keogh and Ivor Banim who have also provided excellent support on transactions.'
- ‘I have worked closely with Máire O'Neill and William Foley on the Corporate team. They are incredibly diligent and responsive, as well as being solutions driven. They also have strong expertise and knowledge of what is the prevailing market approach.'
Key clients
- Department of Finance
- Echelon Data Centres
- Grant Thornton Advisors
- Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners
- Domino's Pizza
- Harvey Tool Company, LLC
- DCC plc
- Tines
- Mitsubishi
- MML Growth Capital Partners
Work highlights
Adviser to the Irish Department of Finance on the multi-year sell-down of the State’s shareholding in AIB Group plc, one of Ireland’s pillar banks.
Advising DCC plc on its proposed £1.05bn sale of its healthcare division to HealthCo Investment Limited, a subsidiary of funds managed by Investindustrial Advisors Limited.
Acted as lead Irish counsel to Grant Thornton Advisors LLC and New Mountain Capital on the cross-border combination of Grant Thornton Advisors with Grant Thornton Ireland’s advisory and tax businesses.
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Practice head
Andrew McIntyre
Other key lawyers
Stephen Keogh; Myra Garrett; Mark Talbot; Ivor Banim; Mark Quealy; Barbara Kenny; Gerard Ryan; Gavin O’Flaherty; Enda Newton; Máire O'Neill; William Foley