Drawing on the bench strength of the team’s national and international expertise, Flynn O'Driscoll frequently acts on a range of corporate M&A transactions for buyers and sellers across all major industry sectors. Co-head Alan O’Driscoll has standout knowledge across the full spectrum of venture capital and M&A transactions, frequently representing tech, healthcare and food sector clients. Co-head David Ryan has expertise in the full life cycle of business matters, placing particular focus on financings, investments, succession planning issues, reorganisations, M&A and disposals. While co-head Gavin Lawlor is well-equipped to handle the full spectrum of transactional corporate work for private equity and venture capital clients, fellow co-head Mark Roberts leverages deep experience in the Irish market, acting as a key port of call for corporate clients and investors in the life sciences and tech sectors.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Throughout the process, they brought experience and expertise, with a sense of reassured calm and professionalism.’
- ‘Gavin Lawlor was our Flynn O'Driscoll partner. Throughout the process, Gavin was prepared, calm, and our resident expert. He was supported by Elaine Guckian and Emma Kennelly who were also high performers. Critical to this, their teamwork, at no point were there inconsistency or delays. They operated as one high performing team who brought the reassured calm and professionalism we needed.’
- ‘They truly wanted to understand our business and aspirations and to look after our best interests. The team, led by Gavin Lawlor, were personable and a pleasure to work with.’
- ‘The team's range of knowledge and commercial consideration to services is a core strength of the firm.’
- ‘Gavin Lawlor is very easy to work with. He thinks outside the box to find solutions.’
- ‘Mark Roberts - He's been great so far. He is very professional, but it seems like he cares and wants to do what's best for me. Mark makes me feel very comfortable, and I trust him.’
Key clients
- Waterland Private Equity
- NFP Ireland
- Connacht Distillery
- MHA (Baker Tilly)
- Finance OneLimited
- Blackberry Hearing
- Gloss Magazine
- NetZero
- DataOp
- Deciphex
- EIDA Software Solutions Ltd
- RuePoint
Work highlights
Advised the Waterland Private Equity-backed NetZero Group on its acquisitions of Caldor Solar, Zetta Home Services and Envirobead.
Acted on behalf of Deciphex, an AI-enabled digital pathology platform, on a funding round from investors.
Advised NFP Ireland on six insurance, HR consultancy and financial advisory acquisitions.
Practice head
Alan O’Driscoll; David Ryan; Gavin Lawlor; Mark Roberts
Other key lawyers
Elaine Guckian; Emma Kennelly