OVERVIEW
Patrick is a partner in Maples and Calder's Corporate team in the Maples Group's Dublin office, and specialises in corporate finance law. Patrick advises companies and investors in public and private equity and debt fundraisings, initial public offerings and public and private mergers and acquisitions as well as in respect of cross-border transactions and day-to-day corporate and commercial matters.
BACKGROUND
Patrick joined the Maples Group in 2011 having previously worked in the Dublin and London offices of a large Irish corporate law firm.Recent transactions
- BGF on its successful exit from Brindley Healthcare;
- Version 1 on its international acquisition programme and the investment by Volpi Capital;
- ING Bank as lender to Mediahuis BV on the take private of Independent News & Media plc;
- The management team in Arachas on its recent sale;
- Sysnet Global Solutions on the investments by FTV Capital and True Wind Capital;
- The owners of the Conrad Hotel Dublin on its recent sale to Archer Hotel Capital;
- BGF on its €10.5 million investment in Edgescan;
- Fleetmatics on its NYSE IPO, follow-on offerings and US$2.4 billion takeover by Verizon;
- Francisco Partners and Elliott Management Corporation consortium on the acquisition of Dell's software business;
- Silver Lake Partners on its US$25 billion acquisition of Dell Inc.;
- CoreHR on its sale to the Access Group;
- BidX1 on the strategic Investment by Pollen Street Capital;
- Upland Software on its acquisitions of Altify and Interfax Communications;
- Susquehanna Growth Equity on its Investments in Phorest and Poppulo;
- Rockall Technologies and its shareholders on its sale to Broadridge;
- Sandman Signature on its acquisition of the Portmarnock Hotel & Golf Links; and
- A private consortium on the acquisition of Cityjet.
AREAS OF EXPERTISE
BAR ADMISSIONS
2002 - Admitted to the Law Society of Ireland
EDUCATION
Smurfit School of Business, University College Dublin, Dip. Business Studies (Hons), 1997
University College Dublin, BCL (Hons), 1996
BAR ADMISSIONS
2002 - Admitted to the Law Society of Ireland
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KNOWLEDGE
- Irish Times Special Report on Mergers and Acquisitions 22 February 2021
- Commencement of the Investment Limited Partnerships (Amendment) Act 2020 15 February 2021
- Chambers Global Practice Guide to Private Equity 2020: Ireland 13 October 2020
- COVID-19 Ireland Update Company Law Changes 25 August 2020
- COVID-19 Ireland Update: Management Equity Incentive Plans - Key Considerations 03 June 2020
- COVID19 Ireland Support Extended Credit Guarantee Scheme and New Pandemic Fund 19 May 2020
- Corporate Legislative Update Ireland December 2018 20 December 2018
- Ireland Implements 4MLD Key Changes for Designated Persons 18 December 2018
- Increased Merger Thresholds from 1 January 2019 - Ireland 17 October 2018
- Corporate Legislative Update - Ireland 11 October 2018
NEWS & DEALS
- Maples and Calder Advises on the Management Buy-Out of Version 1 15 May 2017
- Maples advises Version 1 on third UK acquisition 16 January 2015
- Maples advises Version 1 on the acquisition of Rocela Group 14 January 2014