Transactions

Sale of Pre-eminent Private Hospital
Advice to Mater Private Hospital shareholders in the sale of the Mater Private to CapVest, a venture capital fund.
Transaction Value: €385,000,000
Co-Location of private medical facility with public hospital
Bid to construct and operate co-located medical facilities at sites across Ireland involved entering into a complex tender process and the strategic support it needed to prepare its tender.
Transaction Value: Excess of €200,000,000
Review of Banking Security for International Client
Engagement by a large international bank to review part of its loan book, the assignability of various loans and supporting security governed by Irish law and the preparation of new security.
Transaction Value: €100,000,000.
Media
Sale of six regional newspaper titles in Ireland. Sale of regional radio stations in Ireland.
Transaction Value: €100,000,000.
Internationally Structured Acquisition
Large private equity house's acquisition of industry leading facilities management company.
Transaction Value: €90,000,000.
Development of Private Healthcare Facility
Euro Care International development of a private healthcare facility in Waterford. Advised on construction, commercial, banking and operational legal requirements of the project.
Transaction Value: €80,000,000.
Successful Defence of Claim for Breach of Contract of a Commercial Contract
Defence of a Commercial Court action for breach of contract which resulted in settlement win for our client.
Value: €50,000,000.
Sale of Trans-national Waste Management Company
An intricate international transaction for a leading international waste management company.
Transaction Value: Undisclosed.
Debt Restructuring
Hotel & leisure industry Commercial Court action taken by various lending institutions resulting in restructuring and capitalisation of debt.
Transaction Value: €20,000,000.
Energy
Acted for BP in a proposed new power station in Ireland.
Overseas Commercial Property Transactions
Legal advice and services in relation to the acquisition and financing of investment properties based in the London, France, Germany, Sweden and the United States.
Value: Excess €2,000,000,000.

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