Patrick
Spicer
Partner
Patrick Spicer is a partner in the Corporate M&A Group, and chairperson of Matheson. He is a former Head of the Matheson’s Corporate and Commercial Department.
Patrick acts for a large range of internationally-focused companies doing business in and from Ireland, and specialises in particular in public and private company M&A, private equity transactions, equity fundraisings, reorganisations and refinancings.
Patrick is a previous winner of the International Law Office Client Choice award for Corporate Law in Ireland.
Patrick is also a member of the Council, and a director, of Dublin Chamber, and is a former director of Junior Achievement Ireland.
Experience and Education
Patrick has advised:
- Winthrop Technologies, Europe’s leading dedicated turnkey data centre delivery provider, and its shareholders, on its strategic partnership with funds managed by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities and affiliated funds
- MariaDB plc on its business combination with Angel Pond Holdings Corporation and initial public listing on the NYSE in a deal valuing the combined entity at US$672 million.
- Nexvet Biopharma plc on its recommended acquisition by Zoetis Inc.
- Fexco on the sale of Goodbody Stockbrokers.
- Allergan on its $66 billion merger with Actavis (NYSE).
- Perella Weinberg Partners LP on its role as financial adviser to US medical device maker Medtronic, Inc. on its $42.9 billion acquisition of Dublin-based Covidien plc.
- Questcor Inc on the Irish aspects of its $5.6 billion merger with Mallinckrodt plc.
- Apax in relation to the IPO of King Digital Entertainment PLC on the New York Stock Exchange, which valued the company at $8 billion.
- Actavis Inc on its $8.5 billion acquisition of Warner Chilcott plc.
- Eaton Corporation on its acquisition of Cooper Industries plc, valued at $11.8 billion.
- William Grant & Sons Limited on the €300 million acquisition of the international spirits division of C&C Group Plc.
- William Grant & Sons Limited on the sale of Carolans, Frangelico and Irish Mist brands to Italian drinks producer Gruppo Campari for €129 million.
- Tokyo Electron Limited on its acquisition of Magnetic Solutions Limited.
- Advent International Corporation in relation to their acquisition of a stake in Planet Payment, from Eurazeo.
- Dixon International Transport Limited in relation to the acquisition by Erisbeg an Ireland based private equity firm, of an undisclosed stake in Dixon International Transport Limited, and the subsequent acquisition by Dixon International Transport Limited of Carna Transport Limited.
- US private equity firm Bain Capital LP on its €1.7bn acquisition of the Pan European food business, Valeo Foods Group Limited from CapVest Partners LLP.
- BC8 on its acquisition of The Talbot Group and its subsequent sale of the Talbot Group to DIF Capital Partners.
- Trinity College Dublin (LLB)
