Extensive expertise and experience directly relevant to all forms of private equity and venture capital financing
Overview
McCann FitzGerald’s private equity lawyers advise private equity investors, management teams and financial institutions in all forms of private equity and venture capital transactions, from the funding of start-ups to the equity and debt financing of public-to-private transactions and all stages in between.
Clients benefit from our multi-disciplinary approach to private equity transactions including specialists in banking, employment, competition law, property, intellectual property, information technology, tax and pensions law.
Expertise
Our practice encompasses a broad range of private equity and venture capital transactions, representing:
- Private equity investors on management buy-outs and management buy-ins including all "public to private" transactions
- Management teams in relation to management buy-outs and management buy-ins
- Debt providers on management buy-outs and management buy-ins
- Venture capital investors and investee companies in relation to investments in start-ups and subsequent rounds of equity funding
- Private equity investors, management and/or target companies on exits, including trade sales and IPOs
Directory Comments
"McCann's have a strong practice and have been brilliant to deal with. We felt we were getting a good service and the lawyers there are very good, they are pragmatic, attentive and solution-oriented, says one client". International Financial Law Review, 2011
McCann FitzGerald is a top choice in Ireland for complex, high-value public and private M&A transactions. The firm has adopted a strong sector-specific focus with clients commenting "Top-notch legal support." "The lawyers are extremely practical, and that is a great strength; no time is wasted on purely academic points, and they get straight to the heart of the matter." Chambers, 2010
"For corporate finance work, McCann FitzGerald is your firm". The Legal 500, 2010
"Top-notch legal support". "The lawyers are extremely practical, and that is a great strength; no time is wasted on purely academic points, and they get straight to the heart of the matter". Chambers, 2010
"top-notch responsiveness and excellent technical knowledge". Chambers, 2009