Expertise

Sandra has recently advised on a significant number of the most valuable and high profile transactions undertaken in the Irish market, including:  

Private Equity / Growth Equity

• Macquarie Capital Principal Finance on its investment in digital technology and cyber security company, Viatel Technology Group Limited;
• Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 6 on its acquisition of Ireland’s largest waste company, Beauparc Utilities Holdings Limited (“Beauparc”) from founder Eamon Waters and Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Fund;
• Private equity fund, Riverside Partners, on its acquisition of Netwatch, a leading private security company with operations in Ireland, the UK and the US;
• Sitecore, an EQT portfolio company, on its acquisition of Boxever;
• Private equity fund, Bregal Investments, on its investment in Arkphire Group, one of the fastest growing IT procurement companies in Europe;
• Modern Hire, Inc., the US enterprise hiring platform and a portfolio company of US private equity fund Riverside, on its acquisition of Sonru Limited, a global leader in video interviewing;
• Chenavari Partners, on its investment in Dilosk DAC, an Irish financial services company;
• Synova Capital on the sale of Meritsoft to Cognizant;
• Infrabridge on its sale of The Speed Fibre Group to Cordiant;
• IQ-EQ, an Astorg portfolio company, on its acquisition of Green Bay Acquisitions Limited, which incorporates the trading group for Davy's Fund Management business;
• JP Morgan on its investment in Paulus Holdings, trading as medical tech company LetsGetChecked;
• Sale of Digital Care Asset Holdings Limited to Bolttech Holdings (Europe) SARL;
  
• Saorgus in relation to the sale of two windfarms;
• Aramark on its acquisition of the Avoca Group; and
• Abtran on the investment by Carlyle Cardinal Ireland;

Strategic M&A

• Dunelm on Acquisition of Home Focus at Hickeys;
• Freemantle, a British production company, on its acquisition of a majority stake in Element Pictures (the makers of Room, Normal People and Conversations with Friends);
• Irish Distillers on the sale of its brewery business;
• Irving Oil on the acquisition of Top Oil;
• Sports Surgery Clinic, a centre of excellence for joint replacement and surgery for sports soft tissue injuries in Ireland, and its shareholders in connection with the sale of the Sports Surgery Clinic to UPMC;
• Yum! Brands Inc on the Irish aspects of their purchase of 220 KFC franchise outlets from EG Group;
• The DPO Group, a leading high growth e-commerce platform and payments provider, on its recent acquisition by Network International Holdings plc;
• Gaelic Players Association on its historic merger with the Women Gaelic Players Association;
• Irving Oil on the acquisition of the Whitegate refinery from Phillips 66;
• Gruppo Campari on the sale of the Carolans and Irish Mist Brands to Heaven Hill.
• Scandi Standard AB (publ) on the acquisition of Manor Farm; and
• Saorgus in relation to the sale of two windfarms.

Admitted as a solicitor in Ireland 

Admitted as a solicitor in England of Wales (non-practising)

Trinity College Dublin, LLB