People
Frank is a partner in our Corporate team. His corporate practice focuses on advising Irish and international businesses on domestic and cross-border mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, reorganisations and fundraisings.
Frank is also a significantly experienced energy and projects lawyer and has advised on the development, financing and operation of energy and infrastructure projects and associated contractual arrangements in Ireland and internationally for over twenty years.
Prior to joining the Firm in 2015, Frank served as a partner of another Irish corporate practice and as an energy and project finance lawyer with leading UK and US firms.
Frank is a member of the board of the National Oil Reserves Agency.
Specialties
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Corporate Law
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Mergers & Acquisitions
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Joint Ventures
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Energy & Infrastructure
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Oil & Gas
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Project Finance
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Renewables
Representative Matters
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Acted for Centrica Business Solutions on the acquisition of Irish energy services business, CES Energy.
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Acted for SteriPack on a major investment by US private equity fund, Great Point Partners. Steripack is an Irish headquartered contract manufacturer of medical devices with operations in the US, Poland and Malaysia.
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Acted for SSE Renewables on its acquisition of Green Wind Energy, developer of a c.100 MW onshore wind farm project.
Recommendations
Legal 500, 2020
Frank is "commercially minded and pragmatic but also fun to work with".
Legal 500, 2019
Frank is a “Recommended Lawyer”.
Areas of Expertise
Corporate Law Mergers & Acquisitions Energy, Utilities & ProjectsProfessional Memberships
The Law Society of Ireland
The Law Society of England and Wales
Energy Institute
Association of International Petroleum Negotiators
Education
National University of Ireland, Cork, BA
