Senior Associate

Kieran O'Brien

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English

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Kieran is a Senior Associate in the Corporate Transactions team. He specialises in both domestic and cross-border public and private M&A, with a focus on advising bidders, targets, financial advisers and shareholders on Takeover Code-regulated transactions. Kieran regularly advises on the full range of corporate transactions, including joint ventures, private equity transactions and restructurings, as well as advising listed companies on their corporate governance and continuing obligations. Prior to joining the team, Kieran was a corporate associate at a leading Irish law firm.

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"Kieran O'Brien has repeatedly gone above and beyond for us, helping us achieve some extremely tight deadlines, always in the most professional and thorough way. He has been the key contact for us on a day-to-day basis."

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Relevant experience

LondonMetric Property plc on its:
- £700m recommended cash and share offer for Urban Logistics REIT plc;
- £1.9 billion recommended all-share merger with LXi REIT plc;
- £ 200m all-share offer for CT Property Trust Limited; and
- £415m cash and share takeover of A&J Mucklow Group plc.
Pinewood Technologies Group plc (formerly Pendragon) on its:
- £367m Class 1 sale of its automotive business to, and joint venture with, Lithia Motors (which was subject to two competing offers under the Takeover Code);
- acquisition of Lithia Motor’s majority stake in their joint venture (a significant transaction under the UK Listing Rules, requiring a Rule 9 waiver under the Takeover Code); and
- its investment in and acquisition of Seez App.
Capital & Regional Plc on its £147m public takeover by NewRiver REIT plc.
Infracapital on:
- its takeover offer for Gigaclear plc and its further series of equity investments in Gigaclear;
- Equitix’s equity investment into Gigaclear of up to £420 million;
- its acquisition of a controlling stake in Spectrum Fibre.
Blue Prism Group plc on its competitive offers and on its ultimately recommended £1.65bn takeover offer from SS&C Technologies.
Deloitte on the separation and sale of its UK pensions advisory business (Deloitte Total Reward and Benefits) to Isio Group.
Telit Communications PLC on its £320m takeover offer from DBAY Advisors Limited.
RDI REIT P.L.C. on its £468m recommended takeover by Starwood Capital.
NewRiver REIT plc on the c.£222m disposal of its community pub business to Admiral Taverns (Class 1 disposal).
Moss Bros Group plc in relation to the offer by Brigadier Acquisition Company Limited, by way of scheme of arrangement (and attempt by the bidder to lapse its offer).
Ei Group plc in relation to its £1.27bn recommended all-cash offer by Stonegate Pub Company Limited, by way of scheme of arrangement.
Primary Health Properties plc on its recommended all-share merger with MedicX Fund Limited.
John Laing Infrastructure Fund Limited on its £1.45bn takeover by Jura Acquisitions Limited, a company owned by a consortium led by Dalmore Capital Limited and Equitix Investment Management Limited.
Welltower, Inc on various acquisitions for this US healthcare real estate investor and the formation of a strategic partnership with Reuben Brothers.

Education

2015 – Professional Practice Course, Law Society of Ireland, Dublin.
2011 – Bachelor of Business and Law, University College Dublin, Dublin.

Practice Areas

Corporate Equity Capital Markets Mergers & Acquisitions Public Company Takeovers & Mergers

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