Sharon McCaffrey

Sharon is a corporate partner with extensive experience in corporate and commercial law matters. Sharon heads our Dublin Corporate & Commercial team. Her practice has a particular emphasis on domestic and cross border mergers and acquisitions, corporate re-organisations, private equity fundraising and investments, joint ventures, inward investment projects and corporate finance matters. Sharon also advises on commercial agreements and on corporate governance and compliance issues.

Sharon regularly acts for leading Irish and international companies, as well as individual shareholders, across a range of business sectors including telecoms, renewables, technology, energy, healthcare and infrastructure.

Sharon's recent experience includes:

• Advising a semi State body in respect of its involvement in a strategic national infrastructure project.
• Advising a leading Irish oil company in relation to a joint venture arrangement.
• Advising an Irish renewable energy group in relation to its acquisition of a majority shareholding in a waste recovery company.
• Advising a renewable energy group in connection with a significant equity fundraising.
• Advising an international listed company in connection with the expansion of its Irish operations by way of acquisitions.
• Advising a leading Irish financial institution in connection with a significant corporate restructuring to include a domestic merger.
• Advising a key telecommunications operator in connection with a number of fundraisings including a substantial strategic equity investment in its Irish holding company by a private investor.

Endorsements

Sharon is recommended in Legal 500 Commercial, Corporate & M&A 2019

Sharon McCaffrey's expertise in relation to employee incentive schemes is recommended by Legal 500, 2018

Sharon McCaffrey is ranked as Up and Coming Lawyer by Chambers Europe, 2017

Sharon McCaffrey has "terrific expertise in corporate governance and company organisation". Chambers Global 2017

Up-and-coming partner Sharon McCaffrey has experience across a range of major corporate issues, acting lately for clients such as Hibernia Networks Group and Killenard Heritage Group on transactional matters. Sharon comes recommended as an "approachable and friendly" corporate practitioner. Chambers Europe 2016

Sharon McCaffrey is praised by clients: "We always feel safe and secure in her hands. Her attention to detail is enormous, and she is always available and always on the case." Chambers Global 2015