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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.
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Landmark matters in which Deirdre has acted as counsel include the representation of:
- R&S Group and its shareholders in its sale to VT5 Acquisition Company AG, constituting Switzerland’s first De-SPAC transaction, in 2023
- The underwriters in connection with the CHF 4 billion share capital increase by Credit Suisse Group AG in 2022
- 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
- Panoramic: Initial Public Offerings 2025 – Switzerland in: Initial Public Offerings 2025, Lexology Panoramic, June 2024
- Blackout Periods & Trading Plans – An Examination of an Underutilized Tool to Prevent Insider Trading in: CapLaw-2023-23
- LexGTDT: Initial Public Offerings: Switzerland 2023 in: Lexology Getting The Deal Through – Initial Public Offerings 2024, Law Business Research, June 2023
- FINMA’s New Climate Risk Disclosure Requirements as a Step Towards a More Comprehensive Mandatory ESG Disclosure Regime in Switzerland in: CapLaw-2021-61
- Debt Capital Markets in Switzerland 2021 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 in: GesKR 03/2019
- Overview of SIX’s Directive on the Use of Alternative Performance Measures in: CapLaw-2018-47
2023
Admitted to the Bar of Zurich
2015
Admitted to New York State Bar
2014
Harvard Law School, LLM, Dean’s Scholar
2013
Admitted to the Bar of Ireland
2013
The Honorable Society of King’s Inns, Dublin, Barrister-at-law Degree
2012
University College Dublin, Masters in Common Law
2010
University College Dublin, Bachelor of Arts
Chambers Global 2025
Chambers Europe 2025
Legal500 EMEA 2025: Next Generation Partner
Lexology Index – Switzerland 2023 – 2025
IFLR1000 2024 – Rising Star Partner
Legal500 EMEA 2024: Next Generation Partner
Lexology Index – Capital Markets 2024
Legal500 EMEA 2023: Recommended
Legal500 EMEA 2022: Recommended
IFLR Rising Stars Awards EMEA 2022 – Equity Capital Markets
IFLR Rising Stars Awards Europe 2021 – Rising Star Switzerland
IFLR Rising Stars Awards Europe 2021 – Rising Star for Corporate/M&A
Expert Guides – Rising Stars 2021
Expert Guides – Rising Stars 2020
Legal500 EMEA 2020: Recommended
- Zurich Bar Association
- New York State Bar
- IBA International Bar Association
2023
Partner, Niederer Kraft Frey
2019
Senior Associate, Niederer Kraft Frey
2016
Associate, Niederer Kraft Frey
2014
Associate, Kirkland & Ellis International LLP, London
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