About

Malin Corporation is a recently-created Irish company specialising in making investments into the life sciences industry. Padraic Roche, general counsel and company secretary, leads a legal team that coordinates and manages numerous acquisitions in an industry that is notoriously closely monitored and highly regulated. As Malin aims to provide value to its shareholders, its acquisitions focus mainly on fast-growing, and often pre-IPO initial public offering (IPO), companies that it can help grow and develop. In order to help the acquired companies reach their full potential, Malin will assist in the operational management and structure of the companies, not just invest capital. As these businesses are often at the forefront of their industry, the legal team at Malin has to manage many intricate patent and trademark challenges, as well as fully understand complex international regulation. In 2015, Malin raised €330m in an IPO on the Irish Stock Exchange; one of the largest life-sciences IPOs in European history. The legal team was central to the strategy that made the listing such as success, helping make the company a stable and lucrative long-term investment for the incoming shareholders. As well as the head office in Dublin, Malin has subsidiary offices in New Haven (USA) and Cambridge (UK) to oversee international investments.