Corporate/M&A - Ireland
What the team is known for
Eversheds Sutherland leverages its many international offices to assist a multinational client base with cross-border M&A transactions. The law firm handles a range of mandates including private equity deals, investments, joint ventures, capital raises and corporate restructurings.
Strengths
"The team is very impressive. The lawyers are knowledgeable, approachable, responsive and proactive."
"Eversheds Sutherland are very client-focused and service-led."
"The team provides a very good service. They know our business really well and understand transactions."
"The real benefit is the law firm's breadth."
"The lawyers are good; they are responsive and committed to getting the deal across the line."
Work highlights
Eversheds Sutherland assisted Profitero with its sale to Publicis Groupe.
Notable practitioners
David O'Beirne is an experienced corporate and M&A practitioner frequently handling cross-border transactions. "David O'Beirne is great to work with."
Gerard Ryan handles a variety of transactions, including investments, fund-raisings and joint ventures. "He combines brilliant commercial awareness with top-class negotiation skills." "Gerard has an incredible ability to see future risks, plan for them and put legal structures in place to provide the best result for our business." "He is very commercially oriented, so while he's always keeping the best interests of the company from a legal perspective in mind, he is able to take into account the commercial drivers too. He is very approachable and can give advice on very complex legal matters in a way that you don't need to be a lawyer to understand."
Gavin O'Flaherty often handles M&A transactions with private equity elements. He also has experience acting for clients from the insurance sector. "Gavin really is a very practical lawyer."