Private Equity: Experience

We have extensive experience of working with the majority of the leading Irish and international PE funds both in relation to primary and secondary transactions and across a wide range of industries.

  • Inflexion on the buyout of the SteriPack Group
  • Exponent on the acquisition of a majority stake in H&MV Engineering
  • Carlyle Aviation Partners on its $2.3 billion acquisition of Fly Leasing Limited 
  • Carlyle Aviation Partners on its acquisition of the AMCK Aviation Portfolio
  • Oaktree on the its $12.6 million disposal of First Star Speir Aviation 1 Limited 
  • Bellingham Capital on its acquisition of 95% of the shares of National Organic 160 Products Limited (Bunalun)
  • Permira on various Irish acquisitions including Creganna, ancestry.com, Arysta LifeSciences and the Green Isle Group
  • Hg Capital on the sale of a majority stake in Invis Energy to Sojitz Corporation, Mitsuibishi UFJ Lease and Finance and Kansai Electric Power
  • CPPIB on its proposed €830m acquisition of Shell's interest in the Corrib Gas Field
  • Cardinal Carlyle Ireland Fund on its disposals of AA Ireland and Carroll Cuisine
  • Genstar Capital and its portfolio company Advarra, Inc. on the acquisition of  Longboat Clinical
  • The lenders on the financing of Bridgepoint and Astorg’s acquisition of Fenergo.
  • The lenders to Planet (co-owned by Eurazeo and Advent).
  • Ares (as lender) on the financing of the public to private takeover of Irish listed IFG Group plc by Epris.
  • The lenders on financing of the purchase of Centric Heath by Five Arrows. 
  • The lenders on the financing of Macquarie Infrastructure and Real Estate's acquisition of Beauparc Utilities. 
  • Elysian Capital on the financing of its acquisition of a majority stake in the Mergon Group. 
  • Bridgepoint on the financing of its acquisition of CEG UFP Limited.
  • Carlyle Cardinal Ireland on the financing of its acquisition of AA Ireland. 
  • IPS-Integrated Project Services, a portfolio company of Alleghany Capital, on the financing of its acquisition of Linesight.
  • Various private equity funds on the establishment of asset acquisition platforms in Ireland.
  • BlackRock Inc. on its equity investment into Circle Internet Financial, a global fintech firm and digital currency issuer.
  • Genstar Capital and its portfolio company Advarra, Inc.  on the acquisition of Longboat Clinical
  • IPS-Integrated Project Services, a portfolio company of Alleghany Capital, on its acquisition of Linesight, the global consultancy firm headquartered in Ireland.
  • CVC Capital Partners on its acquisition of a stake in the Pro14 provincial rugby union league.
  • VelocityEHS Holdings Inc., a portfolio company of CVC Capital Partners, on its acquisition of OneLook Systems.
  • Spectrum Equity on various Irish acquisitions, disposals and investments.
  • Foresight on the establishment of a closed-ended Irish AIF established as a limited partnership making sustainable private equity investments in low carbon Irish SMEs as part of a joint venture with Allied Irish Banks as lead sponsor investor, alongside other leading European institutional investors
  • Sustainable Development Capital on the establishment and operation of a closed-ended Irish AIF established as a limited partnership making sustainable private equity investments
  • UK-based private equity firms on the establishment and authorisation of AIFMs in Ireland as part of post Brexit-planning and restructuring projects
  • Foresight on the establishment of a closed-ended Irish AIF established as a limited partnership making sustainable private equity investments in low carbon Irish SMEs as part of a joint venture with Allied Irish Banks as lead sponsor investor, alongside other leading European institutional investors
  • Sustainable Development Capital on the establishment and operation of a closed-ended Irish AIF established as a limited partnership making sustainable private equity investments 
  • EFI on its venture capital "Qualifying Investor" AIF structured as an ICAV pursuing a strategy of making "pre-seed", "seed" and "early-stage" investments in Swiss and European innovative companies, operating in technology sectors with high growth potential
  • Attestor Capital on the establishment of a "Qualifying Investor" AIF ICAV platform for a range of private and hybrid investment strategies
  • Oaktree Capital on the set up and operation of Targeted Investment Opportunities ICAV
  • Obviam on its sustainable investment "Qualifying Investor" AIF structured as an ICAV pursuing a sustainable impact fund of private equity and debt funds strategy
  • Intermediate Capital Group plc on their "Qualifying Investor" AIF platform investing in a range of credit, high yield and private debt strategies including through structures involving section 110 special purpose vehicles
  • Key Capital on their various regulated private equity funds and credit funds
  • Various PE funds on structuring funds for investing in Irish real estate opportunities
  • Alter Domus on the acquisition and development of specialist private equity and illiquid fund third party AIFM services in Ireland
  • Ocorian on the establishment of specialist private equity and illiquid fund servicing operations in Ireland including the authorisation of an AIFM and fund administrator business in Ireland