Experience

Rachel is a Partner in the Corporate Group and is based in our New York office.  She specialises in advising US and international clients on all aspects of cross-border M&A, with a focus on private equity transactions, together with general corporate advisory matters, including establishing and expanding operations and investments in Ireland.

Key highlights include advising:

  • Luminate Capital Partners, a leading enterprise software-focused private equity firm, on its strategic investment in Compliance and Risks Limited
  • NFP, in connection with its sale to AON, a leading global professional services firm
  • Cordiant Capital, a leading multinational investment management firm, on its acquisition of Speed Fibre, a leading Irish provider of core fibre infrastructure
  • Sherry FitzGerald Group, in connection with its sale to CastleGate Investments
  • iSpot, a leading TV ad measurement company, in connection with the Irish law aspects of its acquisition of 605, a next-generation measurement and attribution company
  • ONCAP, the mid-market private equity platform of Canadian investment management firm Onex, in connection with its investment in Biomerics, a leading medical device contract manufacturer serving the interventional device market
  • Parthenon Capital Partners, in connection with the Irish aspects of its $900 million acquisition of a majority stake in international credit-rating firm, Kroll Bond Rating Agency LLC
  • Advent International and its portfolio company Ultra Electronics on the sale of 3-D imagery and automated ballistic identification company Forensic Technology Inc. to LeadsOnline LLC, a provider of data, technology and intelligence tools, backed by private equity firm TA Associates
  • Beckman Coulter Life Sciences, a Danaher Corporation subsidiary on its acquisition of ValitaCell
  • Vista Equity Partners backed Four Winds Interactive, the leading provider of enterprise digital signage and workplace experience software, on its agreement to merge with Ireland-based Poppulo, the leading provider of email and mobile employee communication software
  • Cellnex Telecom SA, Europe’s leading operator of wireless telecommunications and broadcasting infrastructures, on its acquisition from CK Hutchison of 3 Ireland’s towers business