McCann FitzGerald LLP

David Byers

David is a corporate lawyer, specialising in mergers and acquisitions, public company takeovers, IPOs and equity issues by public companies, demergers and restructurings. David advises financial institutions and other market participants on regulatory issues, including market abuse, corporate governance and compliance matters. David is a frequent contributor on matters of securities and corporate law to a number of industry and legal journals as well as mainstream media published in Ireland and internationally.

David Lydon

David has considerable experience across the whole range of corporate transactions and arrangements, including restructurings, corporate reorganisations, demergers and related issues. He also advises on schemes of arrangement, capital reductions and share buy-backs, joint ventures and strategic alliances, commercial contracts/arrangements (including outsourcing) and corporate governance. David provides corporate law advice to a range of Irish and international clients on an ongoing basis.

Stephen Fuller

Partner

Gill Lohan

Gill specialises in equity capital markets and in particular IPOs and equity issues by public companies. She also advises on private mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings and general corporate law and governance issues. Gill has been involved in several high-profile transactions in the Irish market and regularly acts for leading Irish and international clients. Gill has also advised on a broad range of mergers and acquisitions particularly in the Agri-Food and Drinks, Real Estate, Travel and Leisure and Betting and Gaming sectors.

Brendan Murphy

Brendan advises clients on a wide range of corporate matters with a particular focus on mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, alternative capital investment strategies and joint-ventures. Brendan has significant experience acting in relation to large scale loan sale transactions, both on the vendor and purchaser side. Having previously worked in the firm’s Finance group, Brendan is also in a position to leverage his experience in advising both lenders and borrowers in corporate and property finance transactions.

John Neeson

Partner