Corporate/M&A
UK Guide 2025 : Northern Ireland
Band 2
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Provided by Davidson McDonnell
The corporate team at Davidson McDonnell provide specialist corporate and commercial advice to local and international clients across all sectors. The team is qualified to advise in both Northern Ireland and England & Wales and regularly advise on high value, complex deals in both jurisdictions.
Widely regarded as leading advisors in the Northern Ireland market, the corporate team at Davidson McDonnell offer pragmatic, commercially focused advice, drawing on their wealth of experience and technical excellence.
The team’s collaborative style, extensive transactional experience and independence make them particularly suited to supporting large GB, Irish and international firms who require transaction support in Northern Ireland.
The team’s main areas of expertise include:
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Private equity and venture capital funding
- Joint ventures and shareholder agreements
- Due diligence and transaction support
- Corporate reorganisations and restructurings
- Succession planning structures for family businesses
- Management buy-outs and buy-ins
- Partnership arrangements
Chambers Review
Davidson McDonnell has a notable team with strong corporate and transactional capabilities, covering a broad remit of M&A and investment work. It demonstrates expertise in the technology and healthcare industries.
Work Highlights
- Davidson McDonnell advised Logson Holdings on the acquisition of the entire share capital of Challenge Packaging.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Davidson McDonnell is a very responsive law firm, and the team always anticipates the next steps in a transaction."
"It was immediately clear that the team at Davidson McDonnell were very experienced and capable of handling the various complications we encountered throughout this process."
"The service standards at Davidson McDonnell are excellent."
"The firm maintains an active awareness of all new legislation and practices."
"Davidson McDonnell is a very responsive law firm, and the team always anticipates the next steps in a transaction."
"It was immediately clear that the team at Davidson McDonnell were very experienced and capable of handling the various complications we encountered throughout this process."
"The service standards at Davidson McDonnell are excellent."
"The firm maintains an active awareness of all new legislation and practices."
Notable Practitioners
Vicky Dummigan comes highly recommended by clients for her well-honed strengths in corporate acquisitions across a variety of sectors, including technology.
"Vicky Dummigan is helpful, responsive and efficient."
"She is a brilliant lawyer and she makes my job a lot easier because of her commerciality."
"Her knowledge, technical ability and expert advice put us in a very strong position when faced with particular challenges."
"Vicky provided outstanding service to her clients on this transaction with her technical acumen, strong work ethic and savvy commercial awareness."
Raymond Duddy regularly acts for clients across the construction and hospitality sectors on corporate transactions.
"Raymond is a gifted solicitor with a reassuring presence."
"He's an excellent corporate lawyer who has a deep commercial awareness and is committed to his clients."
"Raymond demonstrates attention to detail, and it's always comforting knowing that Raymond is on your side of a transaction."
"He has a good commercial brain."
Christopher Bullock demonstrates an excellent track record advising clients on both foreign and domestic transactions. He advises on deals arising in various sectors, including the pharmaceutical and construction sectors.
"Christopher Bullock is a pragmatic and diligent lawyer with an understated yet comprehensive understanding of the law. He's a great transactional lawyer."
"Christopher is pragmatic and solution-oriented. He's a solid lawyer."
Ranked Lawyers at
Davidson McDonnell
Northern Ireland