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Gerard Ryan

Partner
Head of Corporate Department

Gerard is a Partner and Head of the Corporate Department.

Gerard has extensive transactional experience mergers and acquisitions as well as venture capital and private equity. He also advises on corporate reorganizations and corporate structuring of  investment into Ireland . Gerard has lectured and delivered talks to professional bodies, including the Law Society of Ireland on corporate law issues.

Examples of transactions that Gerard has worked on include advising:

  • Profitero, the e-commerce analytics company on its sale to French advertising company Publicis
  • The health tech platform Webdoctor on an investment by US digital health tech group ResMed
  • STAR Capital on its acquisition of the global aviation group ASL Aviation Holdings, a global aviation services provider with operations on six continents
  • Kingspan, on its investment in Invicara, a provider of transformative software solutions for the entire ecosystem of the built environment
  • Kingspan on its investment into H2 Green Steel, a company pioneering new green production methods for steek manufacturing using hydrogen.
  • Clanwilliam Group, the Irish healthcare, technology and services group on its acquisition of a number of healthcare technology, service and communications companies
  • Development Capital on a number of its investments
  • Vela Software, part of Constellation Software Inc. on its acquisition of software company Financial Risk Solutions
  • Euronet Wordwide Inc., a leading global payments provider, on its acquisition of approximately 400 Easycard branded ATMs in Ireland from Royal Bank of Scotland
  • Circle K on the sale of its 50% stake in the company operating the joint fuels terminal in Dublin Port
  • Alimentation Couche-Tard Inc. on the acquisition of Topaz and Esso Ireland
  • Shareholders of E-Shop World on sale to Asendia which is a joint venture between two of the world's leading postal operators, La Poste and Swiss Post

Gerard Ryan "is intelligent, efficient, diligent, expert and seemingly all-knowing in all areas of corporate law" - Chambers Europe

“Sources also highlight his ability to handle cross-border mandates” – Chambers Europe

Clients appreciate Gerard's ability to keep calm under pressure, with one source saying: "Where negotiations may get heated, he is very good at reading the room and keeping everyone calm and level-headed." - Chambers Global

He is valued by clients for his "intelligent, efficient, diligent and expert" advice. - Chambers Europe

"strong commercially, articulate, gives clear direction and is very client focused"  - Chambers Global

"A cool, calm, collected guy who knows what he is talking about" - Chambers Global

Gerard Ryan is "Seasoned and plugged-in" and  is "noted for his experience in advising technology clients on cross-border M&A transactions" - Legal 500

‘Gerard Ryan is very supportive and can provide practical commercial guidance. He runs our account extremely well.’ -Legal 500

Ranked in Chambers Global 2023

Ranked in Chambers Europe 2023

Legal 500 EMEA-Leading Individual-2023

Board member of the Ireland Funds board in Ireland. The Ireland Funds are a philanthropic network that supports worthy causes in Ireland and around the world.

Gerard is a lecturer and external examiner on the Law Society Diploma in Corporate Law.

Gerard graduated from Trinity College Dublin (LLB) in 1996 and qualified as a lawyer in 1999

Gerard Ryan

Partner

Head of Corporate Department

Gerard Ryan

Partner

Head of Corporate Department

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