Mason Hayes & Curran represents listed and other quoted companies, their sponsors, Nomads and major shareholders. We also advise extensively on the application of Irish securities law on proposed public issues of securities including under employee share plans.
Our dedicated public company lawyers can provide public companies with a broad range of legal and tax services to address issues arising in connection with equity capital markets:
admission to listing and listings on other markets such as IEX
initial public offerings (IPOs)
placings, rights issues and other fundraising
takeovers, public to private transactions and schemes of arrangement
corporate and securities law including Stock Exchange Regulations and Takeover Panel Rules
corporate governance
privatisations of public sector companies
We regularly advise companies seeking to list on or delist from the Irish Stock Exchange, Irish Enterprise Exchange (IEX) and the Alternative Investment Market (AIM) in the UK.
Chambers & Partners Europe, Europes Leading Lawyers, 2011 This firm acts for a number of energy and resources companies. "It has an unusually high degree of specialist knowledge for a firm of its size.”
Legal 500, 2011 Paul Egan's team saw its stock rising in the market thanks to a highly visible role as an ad hoc adviser to the Irish Takeover Panel.