Mr Mark Talbot > William Fry LLP > Dublin, Ireland > Lawyer Profile

William Fry LLP‘s extensive public company client base provides it with the basis for a thriving ECM practice, while its reputation in the space consistently leads to headline instructions; it advised the Department of Finance on the design and execution of a pre-arranged trading plan for the sale of the state’s shareholding in AIB Group. The team has particular expertise in the real estate, financial services and technology sectors. The firm also boasts a solid DCM and structured finance practice. Mark Talbot and Myra Garrett are top names in the ECM field, with David Maughan standing out in the DCM sector.

William Fry LLP has long been a force in corporate transactions, including private and public M&A. In recent times, it has advised on a number of the largest M&A and private equity deals in the market, including Amgen’s headline acquisition of Horizon Therapeutics. The firm has a history of transactions in the healthcare and life sciences, TMT, energy and renewables, financial services and insurance, and real estate sectors. It has also advised on a series of transactions in the data centre sector. Department head Stephen Keogh and public takeovers leader Myra Garrett are top practitioners, along with energy transactions expert Máire O’Neill and technology and life sciences specialist Andrew McIntyre . Mark Talbot is rated for public M&A, while Brian Butterwick has extensive international connections and Mark Quealy  brings further expertise in life sciences, private equity and venture capital.