Caroline Kearns

Caroline is a Corporate / M&A Partner and leads the corporate transactions/M&A team within the Financial Institutions Group. Caroline has extensive experience advising on a broad range of international and domestic corporate transactions including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity investment, equity capital markets transactions and corporate reorganisations, with a particular focus on Financial Institutions and Insurance. Her clients include many of the world’s leading financial institutions and insurance market players. Prior to re-joining Matheson as a Partner in 2021, Caroline spent over 10 years working with two leading global law firms, primarily based in London, where she advised on a number of complex, high value, multi-jurisdictional deals. Caroline regularly acts for many of Europe’s leading Warranty and Indemnity underwriters, advising on the underwriting of high value international M&A transactions, as well as domestic Irish transactions, across all sectors. Caroline also counsels corporate clients on a broad range of governance and business-related matters, including directors' duties and responsibilities and general compliance matters. · Matheson LLP

IrelandCorporate / M&A, Private Equity

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Corporate / M&A Partner at Matheson LLP who leads the corporate transactions/M&A team within the Financial Institutions Group, advising on domestic and international M&A, joint ventures, private equity, equity capital markets and corporate reorganisations with a focus on financial institutions and insurance.

Practice areas

Corporate / M&APrivate EquityEquity Capital MarketsCorporate GovernanceFinancial InstitutionsInsurance

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Ireland

Matheson LLP · Caroline is a Corporate / M&A Partner and leads the corporate transactions/M&A team within the Financial Institutions Group. Caroline has extensive experience advising on a broad range of international and domestic corporate transactions including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity investment, equity capital markets transactions and corporate reorganisations, with a particular focus on Financial Institutions and Insurance. Her clients include many of the world’s leading financial institutions and insurance market players. Prior to re-joining Matheson as a Partner in 2021, Caroline spent over 10 years working with two leading global law firms, primarily based in London, where she advised on a number of complex, high value, multi-jurisdictional deals. Caroline regularly acts for many of Europe’s leading Warranty and Indemnity underwriters, advising on the underwriting of high value international M&A transactions, as well as domestic Irish transactions, across all sectors. Caroline also counsels corporate clients on a broad range of governance and business-related matters, including directors' duties and responsibilities and general compliance matters.

Ireland

Expertise

Financial InstitutionsInsuranceWarranty and Indemnity underwritingMulti‑jurisdictional M&ACorporate governance and compliance

Education

Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales – 2010, Law Society of England and Wales
Admitted as a solicitor in Ireland – 2010, Law Society of Ireland
Professional Practice Course I and II, Law Society of Ireland (2007–2009)
Diploma in Financial Services Law, University College Dublin (2008)
Bachelor of Business and Law, First Class Honours (2001–2005)

Admissions

Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales – 2010
Admitted as a solicitor in Ireland – 2010