William Fry LLP
Aisling is a Senior Associate in our Real Estate Department and holds a Bachelor Degree in Business and Law, University College Dublin.
Singled out by one client as a ‘dynamic firm with top class talent across a broad range of functions’,William Fry LLP’s London team is headed up by senior partner Ivor Banim, who leverages over 20 years experience in Irish and international M&A and private equity transactions. Paul White and Brian Butterwick, the latter of whom also specialises in IPOs and other capital markets transactions, are the other corporate partners to note. Lorena Dunne oversees the asset management and investment funds group, while senior associate Aisling O’Gorman takes on real estate instructions, particularly those involving renewable energy projects. Matthew Cahill left for Dentons in December 2022.
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Testimonials
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- 'Really dynamic firm with top class talent across a broad range of functions. Able to pull experts in keys areas of law across any range of issues required.'
- 'The team I work with always have their client's back. This should not be unique in professional services but it is. We feel very lucky to have a team who support the senior executives in the manner in which they do with deep understanding of our business and industry which allows them to provide timely and accurate advice in a practical way.'
- 'Deeply knowledgeable and give excellent and balanced advice. Always available.'
- 'The William Fry team are available, dependable, practical and relatable. Working with this firm is a pleasure, and, as a client, you feel in good hands.'
- 'Brian Butterwick is a talented, calm and incredibly pragmatic lawyer.'
- 'Seamless across departments and time zones.'
- 'The efficiency of the entire team I have worked with is off the charts, they operate in such a professional manner.'
Key clients
- Smurfit Kappa
- AIB
- Tesco
- DCC plc
- Edwards Lifesciences plc
- Glanbia
- York Capital Management
- Lazard Asset Management
- Mayfair Equity Partners
- Value Retail
- Phoenix Group
- Barclays Bank plc
- Uniphar plc
- U and I Group PLC (formerly Development Securities plc)
- Sands Capital
- Davy Group
- Goodbody
- RBC Capital Markets
- Yew Grove REIT
- Pollen Street Capital
- Towerbrook Capital
- August Equity Partners
- Gresham House Asset Management
- Medivet Group
- Clayton Dubilier & Rice
- New Mountain Capital
- Aceto Group
- Wealth at Work Group
- Kyndryl Group
- Nordic Aviation
- Mercer
- Amarenco Solar
- Amgen Inc
- Pomo Search (Pointy)
- OCP (Orange Capital Partners)
- Qorvo US, Inc
- Qual Real
- Tines Security Services Limited (Tines.io)
- Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners
Work highlights
- Advised Partners Group Holding on the acquisition of Version 1 Holdings/Version 1 Group for €800m.
- Advised IBM on the Irish aspects of the sale of the IBM Watson Health business to Francisco Partners Management, a US-based private equity firm.
- Advised Davy, RBC and BNP, as joint bookrunners, and Davy and RBC, as global co-ordinators, on the €281.5m oversubscribed equity placing by Greencoat Renewables under its €400m share issuance programme.
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William Fry LLP
Ivor is the Head of the London Office of William Fry. He is a Corporate Partner with significant transactional expertise in private equity, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and shareholder structuring matters, corporate reorganisations and venture capital/debt. Ivor has particular experience in advising technology clients.
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William Fry LLP
Brian is a Partner in our Corporate / M&A Department, advising on a broad range of corporate matters, with extensive experience in public and private mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, IPOs and other capital markets transactions. In addition to transactional representations, Brian also advises clients on governance matters and ongoing regulatory compliance.
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Ivor Banim