Conor is a partner in the Corporate and M&A Group and Head of the London office. Conor advises public and private industry-leading Irish and international corporates on their complex M&A transactions, all aspects of Irish company law and equity capital markets transactions. Conor advises companies across a variety of business and industry sectors including construction, aviation, financial services, healthcare and energy.

Conor advises clients on a wide range of corporate transactions including M&A transactions, joint ventures, corporate finance transactions, cross border mergers, corporate reorganisations and general corporate/commercial law matters. Conor also specialises in advising both issuers and banks in relation to equity capital markets transactions. Conor also works with his litigation colleagues in advising parties to complex shareholder and other commercial disputes. Conor has advised on some of the most high profile Irish M&A and equity capital markets transactions in recent years. Conor joined the firm in 2014 from Linklaters LLP in London.

Relevant Experience

• Advising CRH plc on its ongoing ordinary share buy-back programme pursuant to which c. $7.3 billion has been returned to shareholders to date
• Advises CRH plc on various of its domestic and global acquisitions and disposals including its €6.5 billion acquisition of assets from Lafarge S.A. and Holcim Limited in 12 jurisdictions and the related €1.6 billion “cashbox” placing by CRH to raise funds for the acquisition of certain assets from Lafarge S.A. and Holcim Limited
• Advising Ryanair on its ongoing €700m share buyback programme, its €400m share placing in 2020 and on various corporate law matters
• Advised Diageo plc on its delisting from Euronext Dublin
• Advises JP Lease Products and Services on its joint venture with Airbus Financial Services
• Advises international private equity clients on their acquisition, investments and disposals of Irish targets, including Montagu Private Equity on its significant investment in Waystone
• Advised eir on GIC’s acquisition of €230 million minority holding in eir; and the €3.5 billion sale of eir to NJJ
• Advised financial institutions on the transfer of their European banking business from the United Kingdom to Ireland (via cross-border merger)
• Advised Aryzta A.G. on its €800 million underwritten rights issue and the resulting admission of shares on the SIX Swiss Exchange and Euronext Dublin
• Advised Bank of Ireland on its holding company reorganisation using a new Irish holding company and its flotation on the ISE and LSE