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Eimear Coady

Partner

Eimear has a diverse practice covering international cross-border M&A, corporate finance and advisory work.
Her experience covers a variety of industries, with a particular focus on the technology and digital infrastructure sectors and she regularly advises on M&A, JVs and growth fundraisings. Her clients include multinational corporates, fast-growth tech companies and private capital investors.

Expertise

Industries

Experience

Representative matters

  • EQT Infrastructure on its proposed JV with CK Hutchison and acquisition of Wind Tre’s fixed and mobile telecoms network business In Italy.
  • Triple Point’s Digital 9 Infrastructure plc on its acquisition of a majority stake in Arqiva.
  • Coinbase on the acquisition of skew, a UK institutional data visualization and analytics platform for crypto markets.
  • Zopa a UK fintech unicorn, on successive financing rounds, each involving a number of private equity investors and a number of secondary sales.
  • Doordash on the USD8bn acquisition of Wolt Enterprises, a Helsinki-based international technology company offering services in the food delivery, grocery, and retail sectors in over 22 jurisdictions worldwide.
  • Peloton Inc, on its US$420 million acquisition of the global business of fitness equipment manufacturer Precor.
  • WPP on the USD3.1bn sale of a 60% stake in Kantar to Bain Capital in over 50 jurisdictions.
  • CUBE, a global leader in Automated Regulatory Intelligence (ARI) and Regulatory Change Management (RCM) technology on its strategic partnership with Hg.
  • Etsy inc. on its strategic acquisition of Depop for $1.6bn.
  • A consortium of shareholders on their investment in African digital infrastructure company Csquared.

Qualifications

Admissions

Admitted as a Solicitor (England and Wales), 2013

Admitted to the Bar, State of New York, 2012

Academic

LPC, College of Law, Moorgate, 2010

LL.B. (Hons), Law, Trinity College Dublin, 2008

Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.