Expertise
Matheson’s Corporate M&A Group is one of the leading corporate practices in Ireland, consistently mandated on the most high-profile, complex and high value transactions in both the domestic and cross border markets.
We advise clients on the full range of public and private transactions, private equity transactions, fundraisings, strategic joint ventures, migrations, divestments, spin-outs, reorganisations and corporate compliance and governance issues.
We have a strong sector focus that allows us to work with clients with the benefit of a deep regulatory and market understanding of their businesses.
We have advised either the buyer or target on 7 of the last 10 public M&A transactions and are consistently ranked among the leading Irish firms in the Mergermarket M&A legal adviser league tables.
Our Team
- Rob Barrett
- Fergus Bolster
- George Brady
- John Coary
- David Fitzgibbon
- Enda Garvey
- David Jones
- Robert Maloney Derham
- Brian McCloskey
- Madeline McDonnell
- Susanne McMenamin
- Patrick Spicer
- Sandra Lord
- On the pending $80 billion all-share combination between Aon plc and Willis Towers Watson.
- Independent News & Media Plc on its recommended €145 million public takeover by Mediahuis NV.
- IFG Group plc in its €206 million recommended public takeover by Epiris LLP.
- CGI Inc on its public takeover of SCISYS Group plc.
- FEXCO and Goodbody on the proposed acquisition of Goodbody Stockbrokers by a Chinese consortium led by the Zhongze Group.
- Aon plc on its re-domiciliation from the UK to Ireland and the listing of the new Irish holding company on the NYSE.
- Cimpress on its re-domiciliation from the Netherlands to Ireland and the listing of the new Irish holding company on Nasdaq.
- STERIS, a leading provider of infection prevention and other procedural products and services, on its re-domiciliation from the UK to Ireland and the listing of the new Irish holding company, STERIS plc, on the NYSE.
- Irving Oil on its acquisition of the Whitegate Refinery and, subsequently, Top Oil/Tedcastles.
- AMP Capital, as investment manager of The Ireland Infrastructure Fund, on its acquisition of enet, Ireland’s largest fibre optic provider.
- Insight Venture Capital on investments in AMCS, the world’s leading supplier of integrated software for the waste collection and recycling industry, and Fenergo.
- Weatherford International plc, the Irish registered, NYSE listed parent of the Weatherford group of companies, on one of the largest and most complex cross-border corporate restructurings of 2019.
- Vermillion Energy Inc on its acquisition (valued at over €1 billion), together with a Canadian pension fund, of the Corrib gas project.
- Gurnet Point Capital, a $2 billion healthcare investment fund, on its €209 million public takeover of Innocoll Holdings plc, a Nasdaq listed global pharmaceutical and medical device company.
"Extremely knowledgeable of their market, able to provide timely responses, created a strong working relationship with us, capable team to consult on various issues, professional team, able to write up formal responses to external parties."
M&A: IFLR1000 33rd edition 2023
"Excellent commercial awareness, expertise and responsiveness."
M&A: IFLR1000 33rd edition 2023
"Incredibly well organised, detailed and very commercial."
M&A: IFLR1000 33rd edition 2023
"Very informative and helpful, with key experience to advance our cross-border merger."
IFLR1000 2022
"The team was not only excellent from a technical perspective, but also proactive and with a deep knowledge of the market and factors involved."
IFLR1000 2022
"Excellent technical and drafting skills. Extremely efficient in solving difficult negotiations, thanks to good negotiation skills and personal involvement. Overall very nice people to work with."
IFLR1000 2022
"Excellent at the mechanics of the transaction and providing information and support to the board."
IFLR1000 2022
"We moved our business from a smaller local firm to Matheson because we wanted greater confidence in our external counsel’s willingness and ability to keep the transaction on our desired timeline. Matheson consistently delivered on their promises
thereby compelling other parties to stick to their agreed schedules. Matheson instilled confidence not just in our internal stakeholders but in all parties to the transaction that everything was being managed professionally and expediently."
The Legal 500 2022
"High responsiveness and involvement on the matters, very good drafting skills, very good knowledge of the overall business / financial context of the matter, excellent negotiation skills and engagement with the other side to get the deal go through."
The Legal 500 2022
"Strong corporate practice with impressive bench-strength."
The Legal 500 2022
“Extremely diligent execution, highly flexible versus the moving requirements of the transaction. They were highly commercial and provided value added feedback throughout the negotiation with numerous potential investors and then ultimately
with the sole successful investing counter party.”
IFLR1000 2021
“Prompt professional service, in an educational fashion. Information provided at the appropriate level and very open helpful relationship.”
IFLR1000 2021
“Reactivity; proactivity; availability; highly-skilled lawyers; good negotiation skills.”
IFLR1000 2021
“They have a breadth and depth of expertise. They are proactive with their advice and considerations. They react quickly to the tight deadlines required in such transactions.”
IFLR1000 2021
The team have "excellent technical and industry knowledge".
The Legal 500 2021
The Legal 500 2021
The Legal 500 2021
The Legal 500 2021
The Legal 500 2021
"The Matheson team we worked with were excellent. We had an ambitious deadline to meet and the team worked long hours to make sure the deal was done in the required time frame. They were professional, calm, courteous but also provided us with
good advice and helped us in our negotiation."
The Legal 500 2021
The team "are a real trusted adviser to our business."
Chambers Europe 2021
Chambers Europe 2021