Gerry Halpenny is a consultant in the Byrne Wallace Shields LLP Corporate Team.

Gerry advises a broad range of clients operating in various industry sectors, and his practice involves a wide geographical spread, reflecting the increasingly international nature of his and the firm's practice. 

He advises on various other commercial agreements and arrangements on behalf of clients operating within and outside Ireland. 

In recent years, in addition to transactions in Ireland and the UK, he has advised clients on numerous deals in central and eastern Europe, the Middle East, the Caribbean region/Central America, China and the Pacific Rim region. 

He has acted extensively for both buyers and sellers of businesses as well as venture capital/private equity investors, joint venture partners and companies raising funds through debt or equity on either public or private markets. 

He was President of the France Ireland Chamber of Commerce from 2011 to 2013. 

Experience 

• Acted for the seller, Topaz Investments Limited in the sale of Topaz Energy Group Limited, Resource Property Investment Fund plc and Esso Ireland Limited to Alimentation Couche-Tard.  
• Acted for the shareholders of Design Partners Limited in the sale of the Irish company to global consultancy firm PA Consulting. 
• Acted in the sale of O’Driscoll O’Neil (Group) Limited to Arachas Bidco DAC. 
• Advised Kendrick Investments, a vehicle wholly owned by Denis O’Brien, on the acquisition and refinancing of the IBRC debt facilities of the Topaz Group. 
• Advised the Elverys management team on their successful buy-out of the business through the examinership process. 
• Advised The Jelly Bean Factory in the sale of a majority stake of the company to Swedish confectionery firm Cloetta. 
• Acted for the shareholders of Saongroup Limited in the sale of Saongroup Limited to StepStone. 
• Acted for Chevron in the disposal by it of its Texaco retail fuel network to Valero Energy. 
• Acted for Veolia Environmental Services in relation to the acquisition of hazardous waste company AVR Safeway and the sale by it of its Irish (all island) commercial and industrial waste business to Greenstar, one of the largest transactions in the sector in the last five years. 
• Acted for Dalkia Group (now part of the Veolia Group) across a broad range of matters including numerous acquisitions and disposals, joint ventures and commercial contractual arrangements. 
• Acted for Communicorp Group, Ireland’s largest independent radio broadcasting group, in relation to numerous acquisitions in Ireland and abroad. 

Qualifications 

• Admitted as a Solicitor in Ireland, Law Society of Ireland, 1981  
• Admitted as a Solicitor in England and Wales, Law Society of England and Wales, 1992 
• Bachelor of Civil Laws (Honours), University College Dublin, 1978 

Recommendations 

• Recommended for Commercial, Corporate and M&A. - Legal 500 2023 
• Recommended for Corporate/M&A. - Chambers Europe 2023 and Chambers Global 2023
• ‘Gerry Halpenny is just superb. Great experience, extremely personable.’ Recommended for Commercial, Corporate and M&A. - Legal 500 2022
• Recommended for Corporate/M&A. - Chambers Europe 2022
• "Extremely experienced, calm, and a great communicator." Recommended for Corporate/M&A. - Chambers Global 2022
• "He makes the complex legalities very understandable and straightforward." - Chambers Global 2022
• "The approachability of the team is second to none and they are incredibly easy to work with." Recommended for Commercial, Corporate and M&A - Legal 500 2021
• Recommended for Corporate/M&A. - Chambers Europe 2021
• Clients value his ability to "come up with innovative solutions." Recommended for Corporate/M&A. - Chambers Global 2021
• Gerry Halpenny is very practical, with a wealth of experience. He can get straight to what matters commercially and where risks lie, and is always available.’ Recommended for Commercial, Corporate and M&A. - Legal 500 2020
• Gerry Halpenny, who "has a lot of expertise in areas around M&A transactions," is listed as a leading individual in Corporate/M&A. - Chambers Europe 2020
• "He brings a lot of innovative, clear thinking to solving transaction issues." Recommended for Corporate/M&A. - Chambers Global 2020
• Gerry Halpenny, who has 'outstanding reputation and ability' is recommended for Corporate, Commercial, M&A and Telecoms. - Legal 500 2019
• "A very practical lawyer who communicates well and is a pleasure to work with. He has a good knowledge of and interest in our business." Recommended for Corporate/M&A. - Chambers Europe 2019
• "Excellent lawyer who is completely on top of his game." Ranked as 'Highly Regarded' lawyer for Corporate/M&A - IFLR1000 2018
• Recommended by Best Lawyers in Ireland for Corporate Law. - Best Lawyers 2018
• Recommended for Corporate/M&A. - Chambers Europe 2018
• Sources regard him as a "seasoned operator" and praise his "very strong corporate and commercial experience." - Chambers Global 2018
• Recommended for Corporate/M&A. - Chambers Europe 2017
• Recommended by Best Lawyers in Ireland for Corporate Law. - Best Lawyers 2017
• "Extremely commercial, an excellent communicator, very client-focused and pragmatic". - Chambers Global 2017
• Recommended for M&A and Private Equity.- IFLR1000 2017
• Recommended for Corporate/M&A. - Chambers Europe 2016
• Garry Halpenny provides ‘sound and practical advice on complex issues’. - Legal 500 2016
• "A problem solver who finds solutions rather than sitting back like an academic. He is realistic and has a great sense of how to get a deal done and advise on strategy". -Chambers Global 2016
• Recommended by Best Lawyers in Ireland for Corporate Law. - Best Lawyers 2016
• Recommended for M&A. - IFLR1000 2016
• Recommended for Corporate/M&A. - Chambers Europe 2015
• Gerry Halpenny ‘distils complex issues into practical solutions’.- Legal 500 2015
• Gerry Halpenny has a solid reputation amongst peers and is viewed as a very straightforward practitioner. - Chambers Global 2015
• Recommended for Corporate M&A. - Chambers Europe 2014
• Gerry Halpenny is excellent commercially and delivers consistently solid, practical and appropriate advice. - Legal 500 2014
• An experienced practitioner. - Chambers Global 2014
• Listed for Corporate Law. - Best Lawyers in Ireland 2014
• Gerry Halpenny is a very strong individual.- Legal 500 2013
• Recommended for Corporate M&A. - Chambers Global 2013