People
Robert is a partner in our Corporate team. He advises on private mergers and acquisitions, private equity, corporate investments, joint ventures and shareholders’ agreements, reorganisations, partnerships and venture capital.
Robert advises a broad range of Irish and international clients in the financial services, energy, healthcare, telecommunications, food and beverage, professional services, aviation, entertainment and life sciences sectors.
Robert joined Mason Hayes & Curran as a partner in January 2018. He has extensive international experience, having trained, qualified and practised in the Corporate department at Herbert Smith, London, and having subsequently practised in Arnold & Porter’s Corporate team in London.
Specialities
- Corporate law
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Private Equity
- Joint Ventures
- Shareholders’ Agreements and investments
- Corporate Finance
- Corporate Establishments
- Partnerships
- Venture capital
- Intragroup Restructurings
Representative Matters
- Advised APCOA Parking, Europe's longest established full service parking management company, on its acquisition of Irish car parking businesses Nationwide Controlled Parking Systems Limited and Mobile Research Systems Limited.
- Acted for French renewable energy developer Neoen on its acquisition of eight onshore wind farms in Ireland from AMP Capital.
- Advised frozen vegetable business Strong Roots on its investment from Goode Partners.
Speaking Engagements & Teaching
Robert regularly tutors on company law and legal corporate transactions issues at the Law Society of Ireland.
Areas of Expertise
Corporate Law Mergers & Acquisitions Company Law Start-Up LawProfessional Memberships
The Law Society of Ireland
The Law Society of England and Wales (non-practising)
Education
Trinity College Dublin, BA
BPP London, Legal Practice Course
Nottingham Law School, Graduate Diploma in Law