Stephen Keogh

Managing Partner

Stephen Keogh is the Managing Partner of William Fry. Stephen was previously Head of William Fry’s Corporate/M&A department specialising in transactional corporate work with a particular emphasis on private equity transactions, acting for sponsors, target companies and management teams.

Stephen served on William Fry’s management committee for 3 years and was head of William Fry’s London office for 5 years.

Recent significant deals include advising:

Echelon Data Centres on its 50% stake sale to Starwood Capital
Kilsaran Concrete on its acquisition of Kilmurray Pre-Cast Concrete
Acrotec Group on its acquisition of Dawnlough (Ireland’s largest supplier of custom tooling)
Ferntree on the sale of its stake in Enva to I Squared Capital
Kilsaran Concrete on its acquisition of Limestone Industries
Melior Equity Partners on its sale of BHP Insurance to PIB Group
Melior Equity Partners on its acquisition of Salmon Software
Carlyle Cardinal on its sale of The City Bin Company to Thorntons Recycling

Pro Bono / Community Work:

Stephen assists St. Andrew’s Resource Centre, Pearse Street on a variety of legal matters

Ranking & Recommendations

2024 Chambers Global

“Stephen is the best M&A lawyer in Dublin. While being very experienced, he is still all over the detail, which means we are always on the front foot on the key topics of a deal. He is extremely efficient and drafts complex legal agreements very quickly. He is highly commercial and solution-focused, so problems are solved very quickly.” “He is very calm, considered and intelligent.” “He is very easy to deal with, straightforward and very on the ball.” “Stephen is a first choice for anything to do with Irish M&A or complex cross-border matters with an Irish element. He is technically very strong, with a deep understanding of all commercial drivers.”