Catherine Irvine is a partner in A&L Goodbody's Corporate and M&A group. Catherine advises a wide range of clients across a variety of business and industry sectors on corporate transactions both at a national and multi-jurisdictional level. Catherine's areas of expertise include mergers & acquisitions, corporate restructuring and venture capital & private equity investments. She also advises on group reorganisations, joint venture & shareholders' agreements, share options and incentives and other shareholder and partnership matters along with providing general corporate law, governance and compliance advice. Catherine has acted for businesses in a variety of sectors including med-tech, media, sports, investment funds and IT.
Areas of Expertise
Corporate and M&A/Corporate Advisory & Company Law/Private Equity/Venture Capital & Growth Equity /Company Secretarial and Governance Services
Experience Advising:
- Causeway Securities Limited on the sale of the entire issued share capital to, and investment by, WestBridge III.
- Ready Egg Products Limited on a disposal of shares and subsequent joint venture arrangements with Fane Valley Co-operative.
- The founders of Kairos Sports Tech Ltd in relation to the sale of the entire issued share capital to Teamworks Innovations Inc., as US-incorporated entity.
- Jose Cuervo on its acquisition of The Old Bushmills Distillery Company and subsequent corporate advisory and company law.
- Melior Equity Partners on its £20m investment into Learning Pool and subsequent exit, which valued the company at €175m.
- Axial 3D on all of its investment rounds, including its most recent investment of $18.2m, which was led by 57 Stars.
- Neurovalens Limited on all of its investment rounds, including its most recent $2.65m investment.
- Reform Clothing Limited, a sustainable clothing start-up, in relation to all of its investment rounds, including the most recent £6m+ round led by a family office, as well as a bolt-on acquisition of another sustainable clothing platform, Haru Ltd.
- Business Growth Fund on various investments and ongoing management of portfolio companies.
- Hibernia REIT plc on its dual primary listing on the Irish and London Stock Exchanges (official lists) and its related €385m equity fundraising and in its subsequent €300m placing and open offer.
Market Recommendations
"Emerging Dealmaker of the Year." (Insider Dealmaker Awards 2020)
Education
- Solicitor, Law Society of Northern Ireland
- IPLS, Queen’s University, Belfast
- LLB Law with French, Queen’s University, Belfast
Catherine Irvine
Partner,
Corporate and M&A
A&L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP