
Maples Group is prominent in transactions by private equity and institutional investors, notably across the growth capital, buyouts and secondary sales range; it has worked on some of the largest private equity deals of recent years involving Irish assets and is a burgeoning force in venture capital investments. The strong Dublin team is adept at leveraging the firm’s global expertise and resources in cross-border and multi-jurisdictional deals. Colm Rafferty is a leading practitioner in the market, with Morgan Pierse and Jordan O’Brien also emerging talents in the market. William Darmody has left the firm.
Testimonials
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‘Jordan O'Brien and Conor Cawley are an exceptional team. We have worked with Maples over a number of years and continue to go back to them as the level of advice and service is outstanding.'’
‘The team is very knowledgeable and has deep expertise in their area of practice. They never say no, they always find a solution to a challenge that may crop up. ’
‘The individuals we worked with were all very prompt, proactive and responsive. They were also patient to answer all of our questions.
- 'Jordan O'Brien and Grace Connolly Gusmões were trustworthy, credible and confident - they supported us every step of the way.'
‘Morgan Pierse and James Reidy are at times available and supportive throughout workstreams which has been critically important on a number of challenging assignments.’
‘People - depth in team. Access to all capabilities from across wider firm’
‘Commitment to getting a job done. Availability - always at the end of the phone .Jordan O'Brien and Colm Rafferty, in particular.’
‘Jordan O'Brien - strong technical capabilities, very detailed oriented, client focused.’
Key clients
- AIB
- Alpha Wireless
- AMCS Group
- Amedeo
- Apollo
- Arena Investors
- Autonifai
- Avolon
- Beats Medical
- BGF Investments
- Bounce Insights
- Brightflag
- Buymie Technologies
- BVI Medical
- Cantor Fitzgerald
- Cardinal Capital Group
- CityJet
- CitySwift
- Clearlake Capital
- CME Drilling
- Code Institute
- Comex
- Coinbase
- Conjura
- Demeter & Co
- Digital 9 Infrastructure
- DigitalWell
- EDesk
- Elio Networks
- Empeal
- ET Fuels
- Euroforest
- Fairstone Group
- Feed Alpha
- Fifty-Three Six Media
- FLEETCOR
- FLYEfit
- Fortress Investment Group
- Francisco Partners Management
- Fundrecs
- Furious Horizon
- Gael Form
- GAM Investments
- Global Consolidated Aesthetics
- Global Gap Year Student Services
- Goodbody Capital Partners
- Great Point Partners
- Gym Plus Coffee
- Harkness Screens
- Health XL
- Heitman International
- Houghton Mifflin Harcourt
- ifeel Technology Solutions
- Kestra Medical
- LastPass Ireland
- LearnUpon
- Luoda Pharma
- Marathon Asset Management
- MBK Partners
- Meili Travel Technology
- Merative
- Mercuria Energy Group
- Midcap
- MML Growth Capital Partners
- Molten Ventures
- Mortgage Horizons (T/A Doddl)
- MyWallStreet
- Nearform
- Nektr Technologies
- NewsWhip
- Northwell Health
- Nory
- NerG
- Oaktree / Lioncor
- One Identify Software
- Outmin
- patientMpower
- Payemoji
- PMD Solutions
- Prodigy Learning
- Publicis Groupe Holdings
- Quest Software
- Real World Analytics
- Roomex
- Sanlam
- Scopely, Inc.
- Sculpted by Aimee
- Sky Aviation Leasing
- SportCaller
- Spotlight Oral Care
- ST Engineering
- SteriPack Group
- Strikepay
- Susquehanna Growth Equity
- Synova Capital
- Taly Subscriptions
- Taoglas
- Teamwork
- Tech Mahindra
- Think Evolve Solve
- Tristan Capital Partners
- UnitedHealth Group
- Upland
- UrbanVolt
- US CourtScript Holdings (eScribers)
- Vela Games
- Vista Equity Partners
- Waterfall Asset Management
- Wayflyer
- Wychwood Capital Partners
- Zeitrack
- Zinkworks
- Zyte
Work highlights
- Advised AMCS Group on its majority sale to EQT Private Equity.
- Advised CityJet on its merger with Air Nostrum.
- Advised Coinbase on its equity investment in Circle Internet Financial.
Lawyers

Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Colm Rafferty