Stephen Ranalow

Arthur Cox - Ireland

Partner, Corporate and M&A

Dublin

+353 1 920 1241

Highly regarded

English (native)
Spanish (fluent)


Bar admissions:

Ireland

Jurisdictions:

Ireland

Practice areas:

M&A

Industry sectors:

Pharmaceuticals and life sciences


Stephen specialises in corporate and securities law for public and private companies, including M&A and ECM issues. Stephen has advised on some of the largest corporate transactions in recent years, including mergers, acquisitions, cross-border transactions, corporate migrations, IPOs, rights issues, public offerings, reorganisations and joint ventures.

  • Advised Johnson Controls on its $14 billion sale of Power Solutions
  • Advised Mallinckrodt on the demerger/spin of its speciality generics business
  • Advised Greencore on its $1 billion sale of its US businesses to Hearthside Foods and £500 million tender offer
  • Advised International Paper on its €9 billion bid for Smurfit Kappa
  • Advised 13 leading banks on the establishment of the we.trade fintech blockchain JV
  • Advised Eir on its €3.5 billion sale to Illium/NJJ
  • Advised the Irish Stock Exchange on its sale to Euronext
  • Advised Tyco on its $16 billion merger with Johnson Controls
  • Advised Allergan on its $150 billion inversion takeover by Pfizer
  • Advised Covidien on its $46 billoin merger with Medtronic
  • Advised Mylan on its $27 billion offer for PerrigoAdvised Bank of Ireland on its €14 billion of capital raising
  • Advised Greencore on its £425 million rights issue and $750 million of Peacock Foods
  • Advised on the IPOs of Aer Lingus, Mallinckrodt, Bank of Cyprus and TVC Holdings

  • Capital markets: Equity
  • M&A
  • Private equity 

  • Banking
  • Food and beverage
  • Industrials
  • Pharma and life sciences
  • Tech and telecoms
  • Tourisms 

  • Law Society of Ireland, Club de Abogados

  • Ph.D. (Competition Law and Economics), Trinity College Dublin (2006)
  • LLB, Trinity College Dublin (first class honours) (2001)