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Deirdre Geraghty - New York
Deirdre Geraghty,

Deirdre Geraghty

Partner, Corporate and M&A

New York

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Deirdre Geraghty is a partner in A&L Goodbody's Corporate and M&A group and is based in the New York office. She has extensive experience advising international and domestic clients on all aspects of corporate law including public and private M&A, equity capital markets, corporate restructurings and corporate governance. Deirdre advises clients across a range of industry sectors including pharma/healthcare, technology and energy. She also frequently advises US companies who are establishing operations in Ireland for the first time, having spent a number of years in A&L Goodbody's New York office. 

Areas of Expertise
Corporate and M&A/Capital Markets – Equity/PLC Advisory & Governance/Investing in Ireland/Corporate Advisory & Company Law/Corporate migrations to Ireland and de-SPAC M&A
Experience Advising:
  • Endo International Inc on its $6.7bn merger with Mallinckrodt plc
  • K1 Investment Management LLC on its tender offer take-private of MariaDB plc
  • Endo International plc on its cross-border restructuring involving $8bn of debt and mass tort claims
  • ESB on its strategic renewable energy joint venture with Coillte, FuturEnergy Ireland
  • IPS-Integrated Project Services, a portfolio company of Alleghany Capital, on its acquisition of Linesight
  • Prothena Corporation plc on several NASDAQ equity raises totalling over $400m
  • Iterum Therapeutics plc on its $52m convertible debt financing
  • Morgan Stanley, as AbbVie Inc’s lead financial advisor and lender, in connection with AbbVie’s $63bn acquisition of Allergan plc
  • Osmotica Pharmaceuticals plc on its IPO on NASDAQ
  • Iterum Therapeutics plc on its IPO on NASDAQ
  • Adient plc on its $5bn spin-off from Johnson Controls plc
  • Johnson Controls Inc. on its $20bn merger with Tyco plc
  • Medtronic, Inc. on its $49bn acquisition of Covidien plc in January 2015 (Global M&A Deal of the Year 2015: Ireland - American Lawyer)
Market Recommendations

"Deirdre Geraghty is just fantastic. She is very thorough, detail-oriented and commercial - the whole package." (Chambers Global 2025)

"She is a really good lawyer who is always one step ahead on deals, really driving things forward." (Chambers Global 2025)

"She's very knowledgeable of the rules and regulations for Irish-domiciled companies, and is always available." (Chambers Global 2025)

Education
  • Solicitor, Law Society of Ireland
  • MSc in the Business of Law, UCD Smurfit Graduate Business School
  • BBLS, University College Dublin
Deirdre Geraghty - New York

Deirdre Geraghty

Partner, Corporate and M&A
New York

t:
+1 646 975 4901
e:
dgeraghty@algoodbody.com
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