Dentons Ireland LLP acts on the entire scope of corporate and M&A mandates and is regularly turned to by clients in the infrastructure, tech, energy, real estate, hospitality, private equity, telecoms and asset management spaces. The group is jointly spearheaded by Shane O’Donnell, who is a highly experienced corporate practitioner who is well versed in handling domestic and international mandates, alongside Eavan Saunders, who leverages deep experience in cross-border M&A deals. Garrett Hayes is a key contact for private equity sponsors, management teams and portfolio companies.
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Work Department
Corporate
Position
Office Managing Partner
Career
Eavan is the Managing Partner of our Dublin office and country head of Ireland, joining Dentons in January 2020. An outstanding international lawyer and market leader, she has over 20 years' experience working as a top-flight corporate lawyer in the City of London and more recently in Dublin. Eavan has won numerous awards and accolades over that period.
Eavan is admitted as a solicitor in both Ireland, England and Wales, having previously worked in London for a significant part of her career as a Senior Corporate Partner at global firm Ashurst.
Memberships
Solicitor, Law Society of Ireland, 1997
Solicitor, Senior Courts of England and Wales, 2000
Education
University College Dublin, 1993, BCL, Honors
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‘Great teamwork across different levels of the organisation. Responses were always prompt. Shane's leadership of the team and the process was very effective. The Denton's team engaged really well with the Corporate Finance and Tax advisers.’
‘Responsiveness was very good. All remained calm and constructive as the process evolved. Shane as leader was brilliant. Nick Houldsworth followed through with all the "paper" & couldn't have been more helpful.’
Key clients
- Infrabridge Investors (UK) Limited IBI Corporate Finance Corlytics Limited Ara Partners Version 1 ACT Venture Capital NJJ LC Financial Holdings Ekco Cloud Holdings DAC Westerwood (WG) Global Limited
Work highlights
Advised Corltyics Limited on a majority investment by Verdane Capital.