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Adrian Benson

Partner, Head of Corporate and M&A

Dublin

Corporate and M&A

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Adrian Benson

Adrian is a Partner and Head of Dillon Eustace's Corporate and M&A team. Adrian was appointed a partner in 2006 and head of the Corporate and M&A team in 2021. He has extensive transactional experience with an expertise in, mergers and acquisitions, company law and corporate governance, company re-organisations, venture capital, cross-border mergers and private equity investments.

Adrian represents public and private corporations, private equity houses, venture capital investors, family owned businesses and entrepreneurs transacting in a variety of industries and sectors, including the financial services, technology, food and beverage, media and entertainment and life sciences sectors. His practice also includes Irish inward investment projects and other cross border transactions.

Adrian is a Partner and Head of Dillon Eustace's Corporate and M&A team. Adrian was appointed a partner in 2006 and head of the Corporate and M&A team in 2021. He has extensive transactional experience with an expertise in, mergers and acquisitions, company law and corporate governance, company re-organisations, venture capital, cross-border mergers and private equity investments.

Adrian represents public and private corporations, private equity houses, venture capital investors, family owned businesses and entrepreneurs transacting in a variety of industries and sectors, including the financial services, technology, food and beverage, media and entertainment and life sciences sectors. His practice also includes Irish inward investment projects and other cross border transactions.

Relevant Experience

Advised the shareholder of Vita Actives Limited a Dublin based nutraceutical ingredients and solutions company in the sale of a majority interest to Dairygold’s Health and Nutrition division.

Castlebridge Manor Nursing Home, acted as advisors to the Sellers of Castlebridge Manor Nursing Home to Evergreen Care.

Blantyre Capital Limited, a London-based investment management firm, on the corporate law aspects of its long-term partnership with a leading Greek bank for the management of equity participations owned by the Bank.

Banca Mediolanum on both domestic and cross border mergers of some of its group companies

Merrion Group Holdings on the sale of the group to Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland

Brookfield Asset Management on its acquisition of a stake in LCH Group

Verisk Analytics, Inc., a US data analytics and risk assessment firm, on its acquisition of Risk Intelligence Ireland, a leading provider of fraud detection, compliance, risk control, and process automation services to the Irish insurance industry.

BDO on the sale of its private wealth management advisory business to Goodbody Stockbrokers.

Testimonials

Adrian Benson is a stand-out performer. Adrian has strong technical skills combined with a fantastic sense of what his clients want, and how to get it. He is a real heavyweight performer.

Legal 500

Testimonials

Brilliant communicator; knowledge; problem-solver.

IFLR1000

Testimonials

He is very intelligent, collaborative and approaches transactions with a problem-solving mentality. He is a highly respected corporate lawyer in the Irish market.

IFLR1000

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