Sheena Doggett is a partner in the firm’s Corporate department and a member of the Private Equity & Mergers and Acquisitions team. Sheena has worked with ALG for more than 25 years and is head of the firm's Corporate team in London splitting her time between Dublin and London. Her key areas of expertise include private equity, corporate governance, corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, incentives, corporate restructuring, ESG and general commercial matters.
Sheena regularly advises a wide range domestic and international corporates, financial institutions, private equity funds, management teams and founders. Her recent relevant experience include disposals and acquisitions in the finance, payments services and technology sectors and disposals by founders (including family groups) of significant businesses established and developed in Ireland. Most recently, Sheena was listed in the elite international group of prominent female lawyers, 'IFLR1000 Women Leaders’ in 2024, 2023, 2022 and 2021 as well as being named in Business Today, Lawyer Awards as one of the ’Top 10 Most Influential Corporate / M&A Lawyers in Ireland’.
Areas of Expertise
Corporate and M&A/Private Equity/Investing in Ireland/Pensions and Incentives/Commercial Contracts/Energy, Infrastructure & Natural Resources /Food, Drink & Agri/Hospitals & Healthcare/Incentives/Venture Capital & Growth Equity /Goodbody Secretarial Limited – Company Secretarial and Governance Services
Experience Advising:
- Davenham Switchgear, a highly successful and fast-growing business focussing on the end-to-end provision of LV switchgear systems, to Legrand SA.
- Cimsa Building Solutions (a subsidiary of Sabanci Holdings) on its acquisition of the Mannok Group, an all-Ireland cement, packaging and insulation manufacturing business.
- M&G Investments on its lead investment in Nuritas Limited, a food biotech business.
- Exergyn Limited, a domestic engineering company focused on clean energy, on its Series B investment from Carrier Corporation, a global leader in HVAC&R
- Permira on various Irish acquisitions including Creganna Medical and its secondary sale to TE Connectivity, Smith and Williamson, Tilney and Alter Domus.
- Ulster Bank and NatWest on its strategic withdrawal from the Irish market.
- The founder of KB Associates on the sale of a minority stake in KB Associates to ECI Partners and on the subsequent sale of KB Associates to Waystone, Montagu and Hg.
- Investec on the sale of their Wealth & Investment business to Brewin Dolphin and on the disposal of Start Mortgages and Nua Mortgages. And Investec Bank plc and group on its European restructuring.
- The Carton Family in the sale of Manor Farm.
- Brown Bag Films on its acquisition by 9 Story Media Group.
- The shareholders of E&I Engineering Ireland Limited on its sale to Vertiv Holdings Co.
- Aker Horizons AS on its €1bn acquisition of Mainstream Renewable Power Limited.
- Analog Devices on its $25bn global restructuring following the acquisition of Linear Technologies in 2018, the $3bn global restructuring following the acquisition of Hittite Microwave Corporation and on its global restructuring following the acquisition of Maxim Integrated Products, Inc.
- Spectrum Equity on various Irish acquisitions and disposals including PicMonkey, Survey Monkey, Wedding Wire, Digital Marketing Institute and Rapid Ratings International Limited.
- The executive management co-investing with Star Capital on the acquisition of ASL Airlines.
Market Recommendations
“Sheena Doggett is a wonderful lawyer. Constantly reading between the lines, anticipating, setting out direction, steering clear of impediments, devising work arounds to complex situations. Always energetic and always a pleasure to witness at work.” (Legal 500 2025)
"Sheena's experience is unparalleled, and she brings this to everything she works on. She is client-focused, responsive and practical. We can always rely on her to provide solutions to complex issues, grounded in extensive market knowledge." (Chambers Global 2022)
"Extremely commercial, brilliant on a deal and always gets you the right outcome - a great negotiator." (Chambers Global 2022)
"We use all the top lawyers in the magic circle firms and choose Sheena because she is so good." (Chambers Global)
Education
- Solicitor, Law Society of Ireland
- BCL, University College Dublin
- Certificate and Diploma in Company Direction, Institute of Directors in Ireland
Sheena Doggett
Partner,
Corporate and M&A
Dublin