Recent Work by Practice Area

Recent work relevant to Retail   Monsoon Accessorize Ltd     McDonald's Restaurants of Ireland     Advice in relation to a broad range of commercial contracts, and on the acquisition and disposal of retail premises.     Advising McDonald's in relation to franchising and property arrangements for its Irish outlets.     Date : Ongoing Partners :  Paul Heffernan                      Lonan McDowell                           Date : Ongoing Partners :  Lonan McDowell                      Daire Hogan                                       Schuh     Mahon Point Shopping Centre     Advising the multiple footwear retailer in relation to its Irish properties.     Ongoing advice to the owners of Mahon Point on the development of this landmark shopping centre development.     Date : Ongoing Partners :  Colin Keane                           Date : Ongoing Partners :  Colin Keane                                       Treasury Holdings     BWG     We are acting for Treasury Holdings in its ongoing, €800m re-development of Spring Cross in Ballymun     We act for BWG (a major convenience retailer in Ireland with brands such as Spar and Mace)in a range of sales and acquisitions.     Date : Ongoing Partners :  Shane Fahy                           Date : Ongoing Partners :  Jim Murphy                                       Central Bank     Topaz     We acted for the Central Bank and Financial Services Authority of Ireland in the acquisition of its new office building in central Dublin and a new office block in Spencer Dock Dublin     We are advising Topaz Energy (purchaser of the Irish forecourt businesses of Shell & Statoil) in connection with numerous sales and leases of properties     Date : Ongoing Partners :  Donal O'Raghallaigh                           Date : Ongoing Partners :  Jim Murphy                                       McDonald's     BWG & Newhill MBO     We are exclusive property-law advisers to McDonald's who have opened a series of drive-through restaurants in Maynooth, Wexford, Laois and other locations     Advising John Clohisey the controlling shareholder of Newhill Ltd (120 Spar shops) in relation to the sale of Newhill Ltd to BWG Group and a related co-investment by Electra Partners and BWG management in BWG Group.     Date : Ongoing Partners :  Shane Fahy                           Date : June 2002 Partners :  Barry Devereux                                       Unicare/GEHE     Arnotts MBO     Acting as lead merger control counsel in relation to the Competition Authority’s Phase 2 investigation of GEHE’s acquisition of the Unicare chain of pharmacies in Ireland and obtaining clearance for the transaction.     Advised the mezzanine financiers in the Arnotts public to private transaction.     Date : November 2002 Partners :  Damian Collins                           Date : June 2003 Value : €255 million     Partners :  David Lydon                      Ben Gaffikin                                       ILAC Shopping Centre     BWG Foods     Advising the joint owners of the ILAC Centre on the sale of a portion of the centre for redevelopment as a scheme of apartments. The sale is the most recent in a series of transactions in which the firm has been acting involving the redevelopment of the ILAC Centre.     Advised the management team and the purchasers on the management buyout of BWG Foods Limited     Date : May 2004 Partners :  Jim Murphy                      Kevin Kelly                           Date : October 2006 Value : €390m    Partners :  Alan Fuller                      Ben Gaffikin                      Paul Heffernan                      Eamon de Valera