David
Jones
Partner
David is a partner in the Corporate M&A Group, based in Matheson’s New York office.
David advises on a broad range of public and private company transactions, specialising in equity capital markets deals, public company M&A (hostile and recommended offers), group reorganisations and corporate redomiciliations.
He also advises corporate and individual clients on European securities law, Irish and UK Listing Rules and the Irish Takeover Rules, as well as Irish company law.
Experience and Education
David has experience advising:
- a consortium led by Pandox AB on its €1.4 billion recommended cash offer for Dalata Hotel Group plc.;
- The Azek Company Inc. on its $8.8 billion acquisition by James Hardie Industries;
- Circle Internet Financial Limited on all aspects of its re-domiciliation from Ireland to Delaware;
- Smurfit Kappa Group plc on its $25.5 billion merger with WestRock Company to form Smurfit Westrock;
- Circle Internet Financial Limited on its announced transaction to go public on the NYSE through a business combination with Concord Acquisition Corp in a deal valuing the combined entity at US$9 billion;
- Horizon Therapeutics on all aspects of its acquisition by Amgen for aggregate consideration of $28 billion;
- ProKidney LP on its business combination with Social Capital Suvretta Holdings Corp. III and initial public listing on Nasdaq in a deal valuing the combined entity at US$2.64 billion;
- Weatherford International plc, the Irish registered, NYSE listed parent of the Weatherford group of companies, on one of the largest and most complex cross-border corporate restructurings in Irish corporate history;
- Zoom Video Communications, Inc on its acquisition of employee communication and engagement platform, Workvivo;
- Smurfit Kappa Group on its €660 million Share Placing;
- Willis Towers Watson plc on all aspects of its proposed $80 billion business combination with Aon plc, to be effected by means of an Irish law scheme of arrangement;
- Orpea S.A. on all aspects of its acquisition of the TLC group of nursing homes; and
- various issuers on a number of issuances of secured and unsecured debt.
- Admitted as a solicitor in Ireland
- University College Dublin, (BCL)
- University College Dublin, Master of Laws (Commercial)
