Anna Hickey

Partner

Anna Hickey

Partner

Memberships
  • Law Society of Ireland
  • German Irish Lawyers and Business Association
Education
  • Certificate in Data Protection Law and Practice, Law Society of Ireland (2018)
  • Solicitor, Law Society of Ireland (2012)
  • LLM in EU and Commercial Law, Humboldt University, Berlin, 2008
  • Bachelor of Law with German (LLB), Trinity College Dublin, 2007

Anna is a partner in the corporate group of Philip Lee.

Anna advises Irish and international clients in relation to a broad spectrum of transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, investments, joint ventures, project finance, reorganisations and strategic matters. Anna’s expertise spans many sectors including technology, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, life sciences, real estate and not-for-profit. She has a particular interest in our infrastructure and healthcare practices.

She is a member of the firm’s Foreign Direct Investment practice and US business group, regularly advising companies on doing business in and into Ireland.

Anna has considerable experience in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts including service level agreements, supply agreements, purchase contracts and terms of business.

Anna is part of the firm’s immigration and not-for-profit practices, with a focus on advising foundations, semi-state entities and NGOs on corporate governance matters.

Representative Matters

      • Advised the shareholders of WRKIT Limited on the sale of the company to Benefex Limited.
      • Advised Torquay Capital on the acquisition of Clontarf Dental Practice Limited.
      • Advised Digital 9 Infrastructure plc in connection with its initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange.
      • Acting for Trinity Investment Managers/First Step Homes (Ireland) Limited in acquisition and subsequent group re-organisation of a property holding company in Bessborough, Cork.
      • Advised Celleron Therapeutics Limited on the spin-out of SynOx Therapeutics Limited and a €37 million Series A Fundraise.
      • Advising DCC plc on the acquisition of Tesco Ireland’s retail fuel business, consisting of 22 operational service stations throughout Ireland.
      • Advising the Health Service Executive on various supply, purchase, joint venture and distribution contracts relating to the Covid-19 pandemic.

Anna is a partner in the corporate group of Philip Lee.

Anna advises Irish and international clients in relation to a broad spectrum of transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, investments, joint ventures, project finance, reorganisations and strategic matters. Anna’s expertise spans many sectors including technology, healthcare, pharmaceuticals, life sciences, real estate and not-for-profit. She has a particular interest in our infrastructure and healthcare practices.

She is a member of the firm’s Foreign Direct Investment practice and US business group, regularly advising companies on doing business in and into Ireland.

Anna has considerable experience in drafting and negotiating commercial contracts including service level agreements, supply agreements, purchase contracts and terms of business.

Anna is part of the firm’s immigration and not-for-profit practices, with a focus on advising foundations, semi-state entities and NGOs on corporate governance matters.

Representative Matters

      • Advised the shareholders of WRKIT Limited on the sale of the company to Benefex Limited.
      • Advised Torquay Capital on the acquisition of Clontarf Dental Practice Limited.
      • Advised Digital 9 Infrastructure plc in connection with its initial public offering on the London Stock Exchange.
      • Acting for Trinity Investment Managers/First Step Homes (Ireland) Limited in acquisition and subsequent group re-organisation of a property holding company in Bessborough, Cork.
      • Advised Celleron Therapeutics Limited on the spin-out of SynOx Therapeutics Limited and a €37 million Series A Fundraise.
      • Advising DCC plc on the acquisition of Tesco Ireland’s retail fuel business, consisting of 22 operational service stations throughout Ireland.
      • Advising the Health Service Executive on various supply, purchase, joint venture and distribution contracts relating to the Covid-19 pandemic.
Memberships
  • Law Society of Ireland
  • German Irish Lawyers and Business Association
Education
  • Certificate in Data Protection Law and Practice, Law Society of Ireland (2018)
  • Solicitor, Law Society of Ireland (2012)
  • LLM in EU and Commercial Law, Humboldt University, Berlin, 2008
  • Bachelor of Law with German (LLB), Trinity College Dublin, 2007

Anna Hickey is responsive, delivers the promised work quickly to a very high standard, is concise in her feedback and questions, and a pleasure to work with.

Legal 500, 2021

Recent transactions and projects

Brera Holdings PLC

Brera Holdings PLC

Philip Lee, led by Andreas McConnell and Anna Hickey, is pleased to have advised Irish company Brera Holdings PLC on all Irish law matters connected to the initial public offering (IPO) of the company on the Nasdaq. Brera Holdings PLC is the holding company of Italian...

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Health Service Executive

Health Service Executive

We are delighted to have advised the HSE on a public private partnership for the design, build, finance and maintenance of seven community nursing units across Ireland  (the “CNU PPP Project”) which reached financial close on 7 December 2022. Press release available...

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Torquay Capital

Torquay Capital

Torquay Capital has completed its acquisition of Alexandra Dental, a group of dental clinics in Limerick city, Shannon, Claremorris and Roscommon town. The buyout vehicle raised debt and equity of €5 million to take over the Alexandra group and launch the brand...

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