Deirdre Ní Annracháin

Senior Associate, Corporate/M&A, Capital Markets

Profile
Experience
Market Perception

Deirdre’s practice focuses on capital markets, M&A transactions and corporate governance. She has experience working with international and Swiss companies, investment banks and private equity firms in a range of equity, debt and M&A transactions, including IPOs, rights offerings and public and private acquisitions.

Experience

Recent matters in which Deirdre has acted as counsel include the representation of:

NEC Corporation in its CHF 2.05 billion acquisition of Avaloq Group AG in 2020
EFG International in its agreement to transfer around CHF 1.2 billion of client assets to Banca dello Stato del Cantone Ticino in 2020
Credit Suisse, J.P. Morgan, UBS and other members of the bank syndicate in connection with the IPO of SoftwareONE on SIX Swiss Exchange with a market capitalization of CHF 2.8 billion in 2019
Stadler Rail AG in its IPO on SIX Swiss Exchange with an offer size of CHF 1.5 billion and a market capitalization of CHF 3.8 billion in 2019
Actelion Ltd in connection with the $30 billion public tender offer by Johnson & Johnson for the shares of Actelion and the simultaneous demerger and listing of Idorsia Ltd in 2017

Debt Capital Markets in Switzerland 2021
by Philippe Weber, Marco Häusermann, Daniel Bono, Christina Del Vecchio, Deirdre Ní Annracháin, François M. Bianchi, Thomas Brönnimann, Till Spillmann
in: LexGTDT - Debt Capital Markets 2021, Law Business Research, March 2021
Unsponsored ADR programs as a new source of section 10(b) Exchange Act liability: the impact on Swiss public companies by Deirdre Ní Annracháin in: GesKR 03/2019
Overview of SIX's Directive on the Use of Alternative Performance Measures, by Deirdre Ní Annracháin in: CapLaw No. 4/2018

Year	Position
2015	Position Admitted to New York State Bar
2014	Position Harvard Law School, LLM, Dean’s Scholar
2013	Position Admitted to the Bar of Ireland
2013	Position The Honorable Society of King's Inns, Dublin, Barrister-at-law Degree
2012	Position University College Dublin, Masters in Common Law
2010	Position University College Dublin, Bachelor of Arts

New York State Bar
IBA International Bar Association

Year	Position
2019	Position Senior Associate, Niederer Kraft Frey
2016	Position Associate, Niederer Kraft Frey
2014	Position Associate, Kirkland & Ellis International LLP, London

Market Perception

Deirdre Ní Annracháin is a key team member and has a very high level of responsiveness at all times.

Legal 500 2020
Rising Star: Corporate/M&A

IFLR Rising Star Awards Europe 2021
Rising Star: Switzerland

IFLR Rising Star Awards Europe 2021
Rising Star: Corporate/M&A/Private Equity

LMG Rising Stars Expert Guide 2021
Rising Star: Corporate/M&A/Private Equity

LMG Rising Stars Expert Guide 2020

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