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
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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