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Our M&A
and Corporate Finance team is recognised as a pre-eminent group
of specialists with unrivalled experience across the entire spectrum
of domestic and international transactions.
The types of
transactions on which we advise include MBO's and MBI's, public
to private transactions, contested takeover bids, restructurings,
state privatisations, private M&A deals, IPO's and secondary
offerings, private equity and venture capital fundraisings and joint
ventures.
Our clients
include Irish and international companies of all sizes across all
industry sectors, investment banks, private equity providers, as
well as a number of state entities.
Our corporate
expertise is strengthened by specialist practice groups with detailed
knowledge of specific industry sectors and their regulatory, technological
and financial environment including:-
* Banks and
Financial institutions
* Insurance
* Utilities
* Pharmaceutical and Healthcare
* IT and Telecommunications
* Media
* Commercial Property
In terms of
approach, our primary focus is on delivering our advice in a practical,
commercial and seamless manner.
Transactions
on which we have advised include the following:
* Advisers
to Royal Bank of Scotland on the public takeover of First Active.
Total €800 million.
* Advisers
to Warburg Pincus in the acquisition of packaging firm, Clondalkin
in a deal which values the group at €630million and ranks as
the largest European investment by Warburg Pincus to date.
* Advisers
to building materials group Heiton Group Plc on a €353 million
takeover bid by Grafton Group Plc.
* Advisers
to Maiden Acquisition Company Limited in the aquisition of the Batchelors
Food business from Northern Foods. Deal Value €95 million.
* Advisers
to Valentia Telecommunications Limited on the taking private of
eircom plc. Winner of Legal Business Private Equity Team of the
Year 2002 Award. Total consideration - approx. €3 billion.
* Advisers
to Pernod Ricard in the MBO of its BWG wholesaling and retail division
in Ireland and the UK to Electra. Total consideration - €235
million.
* Advisers
to Alphyra Group plc in connection with the public to private takeover
offer by Rendina Limited. Transaction valued at €88 million.
* Advisers
to Elan Corporation, plc on its restructuring and recovery programme
involving the disposal by it of up to $1.5 billion of assets, including
the completed sale to Enzon Inc. of the US, Canadian and Japanese
rights to Abelcet. Total consideration - US$370 million.
* Advisers
to Bank of Scotland (now HBOS plc) on the acquisition of ICC Bank
plc. Total consideration - IR£296 million.
* Advisers
to the Minister for Finance in the sale of ACC Bank plc to Rabobank.
Total consideration - €165 million.
* Advisers
to Irish Life & Permanent, plc in its acquisition of TSB Bank
in a transaction voted "deal of the year" by Finance Magazine.
Total consideration - approx. €366 million.
* Advisers
in the de-mutualisation and sale of Scottish Provident to Abbey
National valued at STG£2 billion.
* Advisers
to Prudential International Assurance, an Irish life assurance company
within the Prudential UK Group, on the sale of a division of its
life business. Transaction valued at €129 million.
* Advisers
to the underwriters, Lehman Bros., SG Cowen and Prudential Securities
in a secondary offering valued at US $60 million by Iona Technologies
plc.
* Advisers
to Friends First on the acquisition of Liberty Asset.
* Advisers
to KPMG Ireland in connection with the admission of former partners
and the engagement of former staff of Andersen Ireland. This was
the only KPMG/Andersen deal in Europe.
* Advisers
to a banking syndicate who financed the acquisition of 57% of the
share capital of UK retailer Budgens by Musgraves Group. Total consideration
- €275m.
* Advisers
to Allergan Inc on the spin off and IPO of its medical optics and
eye-care business.
* Advisers
to Powerscourt Capital on its placing and underwriting of an open
offer in London Irish Holdings.
* Advisers
to the Bank of Ireland Group in the integration of the life assurance
business of Lifetime Assurance and New Ireland Assurance. Total
value of integrated businesses approx. €14 billion.
* Advisers
to Cable and Wireless PLC on the Irish aspects of an international
reorganisation.
* Advisers
to Fruit of the Loom International Limited on the Irish aspects
of an international reorganisation.
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