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Prior to joining the firm, Maura worked for Linklaters’ London office. Maura advises international and domestic listed, public and private companies, as well as public sector bodies, on all aspects of company law and a wide range of commercial matters, as well as advising listed companies on compliance and governance issues. She has extensive experience of advising on public and private M&A, with particular emphasis on takeovers, schemes of arrangement and mergers. Equity capital markets work is another area of focus: Maura regularly advises on Irish securities laws, and has acted for companies, investors and underwriters on listings and fundraisings.

Experience

In recent years, Maura has been involved in the following transactions:

• Advising the Irish Government on the sale of the majority of its stake in Bank of Ireland 
• Advising the Irish Government on the demutualisation of EBS Building Society, the merger of EBS Building Society and Allied Irish Banks, the €5.2 billion recapitalisation of Bank of Ireland and the €14.8 billion recapitalisation of Allied Irish Banks in 2011 
• Advising Paddy Power on its expansion into Australia through the acquisition of Sportsbet 
• Advising the Irish Government on the recapitalisations of EBS Building Society, Irish Nationwide Building Society, the €3.4 billion placing and rights issue by Bank of Ireland, and the €3.9 billion recapitalisation of Allied Irish Banks, in 2010 
• Advising Emirates National Oil Corporation on its bid for Dragon Oil plc, which was effected as a scheme of arrangement
• Advising the Irish Government on the €3.5 billion recapitalisation of Bank of Ireland, and the €3.5 billion recapitalisation of Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c., as well as the nationalisation and recapitalisation of Anglo Irish Bank, in 2009
• Advising CRH plc on its €1.2 billion rights issue
• Advising the Irish Government on the nationalisation and subsequent recapitalisation of Anglo Irish Bank
• Advising Sparkassen und Giroverband Hessen - Thüringen on its acquisition of Naspa Dublin
• Advising Progress Software Corporation on its acquisition of IONA Technologies plc
• Advising Landesbank Baden – Würtemberg on the first cross-border merger pursuant to Directive 2005/56/EC to be completed in Ireland
• Advising JSC Severstal on its successful takeover offer for Celtic Resources Holdings plc
• Advising Hypo Real Estate Holding AG on its acquisition of Depfa Bank plc by way of a scheme of arrangement
• Advising TVC Holdings plc on a placing and its admission to IEX and AIM
• Advising Aer Lingus in defending hostile takeover bids from Ryanair in 2006 and 2008
• Advising Aer Lingus on its initial public offering and admission to the official lists of the Irish and London Stock Exchanges