Tony Byrne

Tony advises a broad range of businesses and institutions on various aspects of corporate and commercial matters, including advising on mergers and acquisitions, commercial contracts, joint ventures and equity fund raisings.

Tony has specific experience in the energy, financial services, food & drink and property investment sectors.

His recent transactions include advising:

• Weatherford International Limited, a NYSE listed provider of oilfield production and technology services. Acting as lead external UK corporate counsel, Tony was involved in advising Weatherford on essentially all of their externally advised UK related M&A and corporate transactions since 2001/2002, with cumulative deal values in excess of £300 million.
• a supplier in the food and drink industry on the terms of various acquisitions and disposals with a cumulative value in excess of £50 million.
• Tamar Capital Partners Limited on the acquisition of the European asset management business of Kenmore Property Group Limited (in administration).
• the management team on the MBO of Bodycote Testing’s Strategic Business Unit in a deal backed CD&R having a value in excess of £400 million.

“Tony Byrne and his team have become our preferred counsel for UK business transactions.  That is a preference which has been earned from years of delivering absolutely top quality service and commercially minded advice in a timely and very efficient manner."
Kyle Martin, Senior Legal Counsel, Weatherford International Limited