Dennis Agnew

Both join from ByrneWallace, where Mr Keenan currently heads the corporate team and Mr Beausang currently heads the capital markets team.

The pair will join Pinsent Masons’ transactional services group, supporting clients across the firm’s five key global sectors, with a particular focus on energy, financial services and technology, science and industry.

They bring with them significant combined experience in advising on complex cross-border and domestic transactions including mergers and acquisitions, private equity and venture capital investments, equity fundraising, corporate re-organisations and restructurings.

Mr Keenan is an expert across the renewables and alternative energy sectors, as well as advising on numerous transactions in the growing medical devices and medtech sectors.

Mr Beausang advises clients across the financial services, technology and energy sectors, with a strong emphasis on private equity and capital markets, as well as providing specialist advice on complex Brexit related matters, both domestically and internationally.

Hammad Akhtar, global head of the transactional services group at Pinsent Masons, said: “We are known for the quality of service and advice we provide, and we achieve this through taking an innovative approach and not being scared to do things differently.

“Neil and Gerry align perfectly with this and we will be further growing out the team around them as we expand our corporate capabilities in Dublin. This will enable us to better support our existing clients and work with new clients both in Ireland and internationally.”

Corporate partner Dennis Agnew, who leads the transactional services team in Dublin, added: “We are delighted to add two partners of the calibre, experience and market reputation of Neil and Gerry to our team. We have been enjoying strong growth in deal activity and Neil and Gerry will further enhance our offering to our clients.”