Walkers is perhaps best known for advising on corporate deals in the financial services sector, including handling aviation leasing and investment funds. Mid-market transactions form the core pillar of the practice. Recently promoted partner Eoin Ryan heads up the practice; Brendan O’Brien left the firm in 2023.

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Key clients

  • Princess Pictures
  • AMCK
  • Lease Corporation International
  • Lagers
  • Allied Risk
  • Oakley Capital

Work highlights

  • Managed the legal aspects of a complex pre-sale restructuring and drafted transaction documents to effect it which were material to facilitate a transaction with a reported value of $4bn.
  • Advised a joint venture between LCI and LAGERS on the acquisition of a portfolio of helicopters with a deal value of $60m.
  • Acted as Irish counsel in relation to the acquisition of a minority stake of around a third in the UK-based testing and inspection company Phenna Group from Inflexion.

Lawyers

Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Eoin Ryan