Charlie is a Senior Corporate and M&A partner with over 20 years’ experience advising clients and intermediaries on public and private company transactions, commercial contracts, joint ventures, PE investments/bolt-ons and disposals, structuring/reorganisations and corporate governance matters. Charlie advises both international and indigenous clients across a range of sectors including financial services, energy, M&E and telecommunications. Charlie's practice is distinguished by his strategic insight into complex transactional, commercial and contractual matters, positioning him as a trusted advisor to businesses navigating dynamic markets. Charlie is the relationship partner for a number of the Firm’s key clients.
Areas of Expertise
Corporate and M&A/Commercial Contracts/Capital Markets – Equity
Experience Advising:
- Goodbody Stockbrokers on the firm placing and placing and open offer by Datalex to raise gross proceeds of €25m.
- EDF Renewables Ireland on its partnership with Simply Blue Group to develop up to 2.65 GW of floating wind off the coast of Clare and Cork respectively.
- eir on the conclusion of a 49.99% investment by InfraVia European Fund V in Fibre Networks Ireland Limited which will facilitate the expansion of eir's fibre-to-the-home broadband network.
- Numis Securities Limited on the admission to trading of the ordinary shares of Aquila European Renewables plc on Euronext Growth Dublin.
- Statkraft on the acquisition of a portfolio of operating wind farms in Ireland from London-listed investment firm The Renewables Infrastructure Group.
- Palm Capital and KKR on the acquisition of the Core Industrial portfolio of Irish industrial and logistics properties.
- NJJ on its acquisition of a 66% interest in eir, Ireland's leading telecoms, broadband and media company, and subsequently advising eir on the €300m sale of its masts business to Phoenix Towers International.
- Greencoat Renewables on its acquisition of Coillte's 50% stakes in Raheenleagh and Cloosh Valley wind farms; and on its acquisition of a combined 25% stake in Sliabh Bawn wind farm from Coillte and Bord na Mona respectively. The investments total a net generating capacity of 105.1MW.
- The joint global co-ordinators on the sale by the Department of Finance of a proportion of its shareholding in Allied Irish Banks and on the related IPO and admission to the official lists of the Irish and London Stock Exchanges of Allied Irish Banks.
- Cairn Homes on its IPO, subsequent fundraisings and on its admission to the main securities market of the Irish Stock Exchange.
- Permanent TSB Group on its re-IPO by way of €412m primary equity placing, €98m secondary equity placing, and re-admission of all ordinary shares to trading on the main markets of the Irish and London Stock Exchanges, together with the €400m buy back of Irish Government subscribed 2011 contingent capital notes.
Market Recommendations
"Charles Carroll is a very strong corporate lawyer." (Chambers Global 2025)
"He is very knowledgeable and responsive. He knows the issues and is able to articulate them very clearly. He is very experienced." (Chambers Global 2024)
"Charles Carroll is very decisive, succinct, easy to reach and easy to work with." (Chambers Global 2024)
"Charlie Carroll is extremely knowledgeable and able to provide efficient advices" (Legal 500 2024)
Professional activities
Law Society of Ireland
Dublin Solicitors Bar Association
Fellow of St. Columba's College
Education
- Solicitor, Law Society of Ireland
- Diploma in Stockbroking, Dublin Business School
- Diploma in Commercial Contracts, Law Society of Ireland
- BA, Trinity College Dublin

Charlie Carroll
Partner,
Corporate and M&A
Dublin