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Expertise

Gary is a Partner in the Corporate and Commercial Group and has extensive experience advising on a wide range of corporate transactions and commercial arrangements including:

• mergers and acquisitions, corporate re-organisations and corporate governance
• joint ventures, shareholder agreements and private equity
• the establishment by overseas clients of business operations in Ireland both by acquisition and start-up
• sponsorship and marketing related agreements
• sports related agreements and arrangements
• aircraft leasing and other aviation related agreements and arrangements
• distribution, franchising and agency agreements
• terms and conditions for the supply of goods and services

Gary regularly advises a range of leading listed, public and private companies on these issues and on a broad range of transactional and business issues.

Experience

Corporate and M&A

• Advising DIAGEO on various corporate matters including the disposal of the GILBEYS wine distribution business and assets to Gleeson Wines & Spirits Limited
• Advising CRH plc on various acquisitions including the acquisition of shares in Denizli Cimento (Turkey) and My Home Industries (India)
• Advising Sysco Corporation on its acquisition of Pallas Foods
• Advising Nokia Siemens Networks on the acquisition of Motorola's wireless network infrastructure assets
• Advising Roadstone on the formation of a joint venture with Colas SA and advising the joint venture company on the acquisition of the business and assets of Shell Bitumen Ireland Limited
• Advising NOKIA in respect of the transfer of its Irish networks business and assets to Nokia Siemens Networks Ireland Limited (a Joint Venture between NOKIA and Siemens)
• Advising Stornoway Limited (a company jointly owned by management and Alchemy Partners) on its public takeover of Calyx Group plc by way of a scheme of arrangement
• Advising Centroferve Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of Severstal) on its public takeover of Celtic Resources Holdings plc
• Advising Cork County Council on the disposal of its waste collection business and assets to Country Clean Limited

Commercial

• Advising Diageo on various commercial agreements and arrangements relating to: (i) Sponsorship; (ii) Marketing, Advertising and Public Relations; (iii) Logistics; (iv) Canteen Services; (v) Franchising; (vi) Supply of Goods and Services etc
• Advising COCA-COLA on various commercial agreements and arrangements
• Advising on the Trinity Mirror Group Distribution Agreement with Newspread Limited
• Advising on the Aviva Stadium Naming Rights and Sponsorship Agreement
• Advising on the staging of rugby and soccer and the H Cup Semi Final at Croke Park
• Advising on the ASICS sponsorship of Athletics Ireland