About Oisín
Oisín is a partner in the firm's Corporate, Commercial and M&A group. Oisín is a valued M&A and corporate advisor who has a mix of international, private equity, institutional and domestic/owner managed clients. Oisín has a broad corporate practice and has a particular focus on clients and transactions in areas of continued growth in Ireland. Oisín seeks to add value by introducing opportunities to market players and facilitating transactions that otherwise might not have happened. Oisín is an M&A specialist who also advises on getting ready for sale or partnering with strategic or private equity investors, growth shares and ESOPs, joint ventures, venture capital, foreign direct investment, private equity transactions, and corporate reorganisations and governance.
Areas where Oisín continues to be active include those in the supply chain to FDI businesses in Ireland, including services into advanced manufacturing, technology and life sciences, aviation, food, business services, healthcare, renewables, financial services, and private equity. In addition to being Irish qualified, he is admitted to the roll in England and Wales (non-practising) and is also a non-practising qualified tax consultant (Irish Tax Institute).
Oisín is a recommended lawyer for Corporate, Commercial and M&A in Legal 500.
Recent Experience
- Advised Pat O'Brien on the acquisition of cycle distribution business, Huet Distributors.
- Advised, Irish owner managed testing and monitoring solutions business, Butler Technologies on the sale of one of its business services divisions to an international trade buyer, Trescal.
- Advised the shareholders of K.B. Clearances Limited, a customs clearance specialist, on its sale to Doyle Shipping Group.
- Advised the sole shareholder, Edward Mulligan, on the sale of site security system solutions provider Optosafe Ireland to Orbis Protect, a leading provider of critical security services that is backed by Synova Capital.
- Advised Monterro backed, leading Swedish maintenance software provider, MaintMaster Systems, on its successful acquisition of OEEsystems International – a Clonmel headquartered provider of manufacturing performance improvement software and expertise.
- Advised ACASS on the acquisition of a further interest in Shannon-based private jet charter and jet management service provider, ACASS Ireland.
- Advised Peter Jones CBE on his investment in Irish wellness business The Head Plan, which featured on Dragons Den in February 2024.
- Advised Europe's largest generator of renewable energy, Statkraft, on the sale of a 50% interest in its Irish portfolio of development stage wind farm projects to Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners.
- Advised materials handling suppliers, Briggs Equipment, on the acquisition of Galway Plant and Tool Hire and on the acquisition of Blulift, one of Ireland's leading regional providers of powered access equipment.
- Part of the team that advised US investor, Cathexis, on the acquisition of Jones Engineering.
- Advised synthetic fraud technology company, Urbanfox, on a funding round from JetBlue, MiddleGame Ventures and others.
- Advised a world-leading specialist in software for telecom and cybersecurity, Enea, on the acquisition of AdaptiveMobile, a mobile threat defence and intelligence business.
- Advised private equity investor, Synova, on its investment into financial services provider, Doran + Minehane.
- Advised French multinational electric utility company, EDF, on the acquisition of a 50% interest in Codling Wind Park.