Sheila Tormey

Sheila’s practice has particular focus on EU and Irish merger control, including the Irish media merger regime. She has worked on a wide range of deals, including for private equity and trade buyers. Sheila also has extensive experience in cartel investigations, distribution agreements, conduct by dominant firms and competition law damages actions. In addition, she advises on State aid and telecoms regulation. Sheila has experience across many industries, including asset management, wealth management, insurance, pharmaceuticals, waste management, media and retail. Sheila provides responsive, pragmatic and commercial advice, and runs her matters with efficiency and diligence.

Significant matters include advising:

• Carlyle Cardinal on its sale of The City Bin Co. to Thorntons Recycling
• Uniphar on its proposed acquisition of NaviCorp
• A motor insurer on the CCPC’s competition law investigation in the Irish motor insurance sector
• J&E Davy on the sale of its wealth management, capital markets and associated businesses to Bank of Ireland
• A truck manufacturer on the defence of competition law damages actions in Ireland following the European Commission’s 2016 infringement decision
• Phoenix Group on its acquisitions of Standard Life Assurance and ReAssure Group and its sale of Ark Life
• FMCG, life sciences and other clients on a range of distribution, pricing issues and regulatory issues