Corporate/M&A

Bryan Bourke is a highly regarded corporate and M&A practitioner with experience acting on transactions for institutional investors.

"Bryan Bourke is a very good strategic corporate partner."

"Bryan is an excellent practitioner who is really strong on complex acquisition projects."

Mark Talbot offers clients a market-leading practice covering a plethora of high-value and cross-border ECM mandates, including cash box placings, migrations of listings and repurchase programmes.

"Mark is very responsive, well prepared, very flexible and considers matters from a number of angles."

"He provides measured and thoughtful advice throughout the process."

"Mark Talbot is extremely knowledgeable in his area."

"He is very commercial and understands the points that are most important for the client and for the deal to go ahead."

Myra Garrett's superb M&A practice is complemented by a strong offering in ECM mandates. She frequently assists clients with cross-border corporate transactions from the energy and pharmaceutical industries.

"Myra is excellent. She is very personable and solution-focused."

"Myra is a very hard worker."

"She is a very able lawyer."

Rising to the top tier, Stephen Keogh is the head of department and his practice covers both domestic and cross-border M&A transactions for a diverse client base.

"Stephen is a first choice for anything to do with Irish M&A or complex cross-border matters with an Irish element. He is technically very strong, with a deep understanding of all commercial drivers."

"He is very easy to deal with, straightforward and very on the ball."

"He is very calm, considered and intelligent."

"Stephen is the best M&A lawyer in Dublin. While being very experienced, he is still all over the detail, which means we are always on the front foot on the key topics of a deal. He is extremely efficient and drafts complex legal agreements very quickly. He is highly commercial and solution-focused, so problems are solved very quickly."

Andrew McIntyre acts on cross-border M&A, including venture capital and private equity transactions. He also advises clients on corporate restructurings and governance matters.

"Andrew is extremely thorough and provides very good advice."

"He is always approachable, very knowledgeable and ensures a quality output and deadlines are always achieved. It is always clear that he has his client's interests at heart."

"Andrew is always available to listen and provide the appropriate advice in a timely manner and to budget."

"He is an excellent all-rounder and good leader of teams."

Mark Quealy handles a range of corporate and transactional mandates.

"Mark is practical and able to give clients really good advice."

"He is thorough, affable, diligent and knowledgeable."

"He is a real subject matter expert."