Mark Quealy

Mark is a Partner in William Fry’s Corporate Department. His practice consists primarily of transactional corporate engagements, including mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital investment transactions (acting both for investors and for companies raising funding), and corporate restructurings.  He also has significant experience in the use of partnership and limited partnership structures, both in private equity fund establishment and also in certain joint venture scenarios where they can offer advantages to particular categories of investor.

Notable recent transactions include advising:

• Six Nations Rugby on a significant minority investment by CVC.
• Nordic Aviation Capital, the world’s largest lessor of regional aircraft, on all Irish corporate aspects of its ongoing debt restructuring.
• Pro Rugby Championship (now trading as United Rugby Championship, and previously as Guinness Pro14) on a significant minority investment by CVC.
• Elavon Financial Services, and its parent company U.S. Bank N.A., on several M&A matters, including the acquisition of the Sage Pay group (now rebranded as Opayo) from The Sage Group plc; as well as advising on various post-acquisition integration/restructuring transactions and general corporate and structuring matters.
• Life Sciences Partners, the leading European healthcare investor, on a variety of equity investments in Irish medtech and therapeutics companies, including Neurent Medical, OneProjects Design Innovation, Atlantic Therapeutics and Vivasure Medical.
• Citigroup Global Markets in relation to its responsibilities under the Irish Takeover Rules (as financial advisor to funds managed by Clayton Dubilier & Rice (CD&R)) , in the context of CD&R’s £2.8 billion recommended all-cash offer for UDG Healthcare plc.
• Ireland’s National Treasury Management Agency on a number of limited-partnership investments by The Ireland Strategic Investment Fund in various private equity fund structures.
• Atlantic Bridge Ventures on a number of initial and follow-on growth capital equity investments into various portfolio companies, including HiLight Semiconductors and Fieldaware Group, as well as a number of earlier-stage investments by its affiliate the University Bridge Fund.
• International Consolidated Airlines Group (IAG) on its €1.4bn recommended all-cash offer for Aer Lingus Group plc