Richard has extensive experience in corporate finance transactions.

Richard is Managing Partner and Head of the Corporate and Commercial Department.  Richard practices in the areas of corporate finance and development finance.

In corporate finance transactions, Richard has acted for both buyers and sellers in M&A transactions across all sectors as well as advising in private equity transactions, shareholder arrangements and joint ventures. 

In development finance transactions, Richard acts for developers of residential and retail developments as well as in healthcare, student accommodation and renewable energy.

Richard began his career at another leading Dublin firm and earlier in his career worked in London and Berlin with Hammonds, a leading UK law firm (now part of international firm Squire Patton Boggs).

Richard is a Ministerial Nominee to the Company Law Review Group, an expert body established under the Companies Act 2014 to advise the Minister for Enterprise, Trade and Employment on company law.

Richard is a member of the Council of the British Irish Chamber of Commerce.

Experience

  • Acted for the Culligan Group on their acquisition programme in Ireland.
  • Acted for Radius Payment Solutions on their acquisition programme in Ireland.
  • Acted for the German group Freudenberg AG on their acquisition programme in Ireland.
  • Acted for EI Electronics on the Irish aspects of the acquisition of Brooks Australia.
  • Acted for Fitch Ratings, part of the Hearst Corporation, on a cross border merger involving 5 different EU jurisdictions.
  • Acted for KOSDAQ listed group MiCo Corporation on an investment in NASDAQ listed Irish company Trinity Biotech PLC.
  • Acted for Gowan Group on their acquisition programme in Ireland.
  • Acted for UK private equity group ECI Ventures on the acquisition of KB Associates.
  • Acted for Japanese conglomerate Kajima Corporation on the development finance of residential projects in Ireland.
  • Acted for Norwegian/Swedish wave energy group Seabased Limited on their investment programme.
  • Acted for UK Group Crosslane on student accommodation projects in Ireland.
  • Acted for Monaco Properties on the development of residential and retail projects in Ireland.

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Recommended for Commercial, Corporate and M&A.

Legal 500 2024
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Recommended for Commercial, Corporate and M&A, Construction and Projects.

Legal 500 2023
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Recommended for Commercial, Corporate and M&A, Construction and Projects.

Legal 500 2022
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Recommended for Commercial, Corporate and M&A, Construction and Projects.

Legal 500 2021
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Recommended for Commercial, Corporate and M&A.

Legal 500 2020
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Recommended for Projects and PPP.

Legal 500 2020
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‘Richard Curran is a projects lawyer who has the ability to provide clear, intelligent and commercial advice on construction projects. An excellent lawyer.’ Recommended for Construction.

Legal 500 2020
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Listed as a leading individual in Corporate/M&A.

Chambers Europe 2020
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"Highly experienced and knowledgeable." Recommended for Corporate/M&A.

Chambers Global 2020
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Recommended for Banking & Finance, Corporate Commercial M&A, Construction and Projects & PPP

Legal 500 2019
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Richard Curran is praised by one interviewee for being "very responsive." Recommended for Corporate/M&A.

Chambers Europe 2019
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"Practical, informed and responsive. Good at feeling the temperature of the room so he knows when a quick answer is needed against an extremely detailed one." Recommended for Corporate/M&A

IFLR1000 2018
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Recommended for Corporate/M&A.

Chambers Europe 2018
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Recommended by Best Lawyers in Ireland for Banking & Finance, and Mergers & Acquisitions.

Best Lawyers 2018
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Recommended for Banking & Finance, Projects & PPP and Corporate, Commercial and M&A.

Legal 500 2018
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Impressed interviewees say: "He is an excellent lawyer with superb client-facing skills and is a strong negotiator."

Chambers Global 2018
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Recommended for Corporate/M&A.

Chambers Europe 2017
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Recommended by Best Lawyers in Ireland for Banking and Mergers and Acquisitions.

Best Lawyers 2017
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"Very prompt responses and technical knowledge", "very easy to work with".

Chambers Global 2017
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Recommended for Corporate/M&A.

Chambers Europe 2016
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Recommended for Banking and Finance and Projects and PPP.

Legal 500 2016
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"Recommended as a "hybrid corporate and banking partner with good breadth of knowledge, who can oversee and direct things from the start". Recommended for Corporate M&A.

Chambers Global 2016
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Recommended by Best Lawyers in Ireland for Banking Law and Mergers and Acquisitions Law.

Best Lawyers 2016
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Recommended for Corporate/M&A.

Chambers Europe 2015
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Recommended for Banking and Finance and Projects and PPP.

Legal 500 2015
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Recommended for Corporate/M/A and also as a Regional Expert on Germany.

Chambers Global 2015
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Recommended for Corporate M&A.

Chambers Europe 2014
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Richard Curran is an unfailing professional and is extremely proactive in identifying ancillary or related issues in transactions.

Legal 500 2013
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  • Admitted as a Solicitor in England and Wales (Non-Practising)
    Law Society of England & Wales
    1999
  • Diploma in European Law
    University College Dublin
    1997
  • Admitted as a Solicitor in Ireland
    Law Society of Ireland
    1996
  • B.A. (Mod)
    European Studies with German Trinity College Dublin
    1992
  • Member of the Company Law Review Group
    Department of Business, Enterprise and Innovation

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