Conor is a partner in the Corporate and M&A Group and Head of the London office. Conor advises public and private industry-leading Irish and international corporates and investors on their complex cross-border M&A transactions, all aspects of Irish company law and equity capital markets transactions. Conor advises clients across a variety of business and industry sectors including construction, aviation, financial services, healthcare and energy.

Conor advises clients on a wide range of corporate transactions including M&A transactions, joint ventures, corporate finance transactions, cross border mergers, corporate reorganisations and general corporate/commercial law matters. Conor also advises both issuers and banks in relation to equity capital markets transactions. Conor regularly works with his litigation colleagues in advising parties to complex shareholder and other commercial disputes. Conor has advised on some of the most high profile Irish M&A and equity capital markets transactions in recent years. Conor joined the firm in 2014 from Linklaters LLP in London.

Relevant Experience

  • Advised Wolters Kluwer on its acquisition of Brightflag for c.€425 million
  • Advised Flutter Entertainment plc on its €2.3 billion acquisition of Snaitech, one of Italy’s leading omni-channel operators, from Playtech plc.
  • Advising CRH on its various domestic and global acquisitions and disposals including its €6.5 billion acquisition of assets from Lafarge S.A. and Holcim Limited in 12 jurisdictions
  • Also advising CRH on its ongoing share buyback programme which has returned c. €9.1 billion to shareholders to date
  • Primary Irish company law adviser to Ryanair (including its share buyback programmes and its €400m share placing in 2020)
  • Advising Ryanair on its ongoing €700m share buyback programme, its €400m share placing in 2020 and on various corporate law matters
  • Advising international private equity clients on their acquisition, investments and disposals of Irish targets, including Montagu Private Equity on its significant investment in Waystone
  • Advising eir on GIC’s acquisition of €230 million minority holding in eir; and the €3.5 billion sale of eir to NJJ
  • Advising JP Lease Products and Services on its joint venture with Airbus Financial Services
  • Advising financial institutions on the transfer of their European banking business from the United Kingdom to Ireland (via cross-border merger)
  • Advising Diageo plc on its delisting from Euronext Dublin
  • Advising Aryzta A.G. on its €800 million underwritten rights issue and the resulting admission of shares on the SIX Swiss Exchange and Euronext Dublin
  • Advising Bank of Ireland on its holding company reorganisation using a new Irish holding company and its flotation on the ISE and LSE