Rebecca McEvoy

Partner

Rebecca McEvoy

Partner

Memberships
  • Law Society of Ireland
Education
  • Solicitor, Law Society of Ireland, 2013
  • Diploma in Commercial Contracts, 2014
  • Certificate in Data Protection, 2018
  • Certificate in English and Welsh Property Law, 2012
  • Business and Law, UCD, 2004 – 2008

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

She represents domestic and international clients (including start-ups) on a broad range of commercial and corporate matters. Rebecca focuses mainly on mergers and acquisitions, shareholder arrangements, commercial contracts, corporate restructurings, corporate governance and commercial advisory matters.

Rebecca joined the firm in August 2020 following the merger of McEvoy Corporate Law with Philip Lee. Rebecca previously trained with one of Ireland’s top five law firms where she qualified as a solicitor in 2013.

Representative Matters

      • Advising JWP Enterprise Fund on substantial property/company acquisitions under the Immigrant Investor Programme.
      • Advised on the sale of SL Controls Limited to Danish group NNIT for an estimated €16.9 million.
      • Advised on the refinancing of Costern Unlimited Company with Bank of Ireland.
      • Advised on the sale of Arrotek Medical Limited for an undisclosed sum.
      • Advised on the merger of HouseMyDog and GuDog Sarl.
      • Advised on the sale of a €13 million food service business.
      • Advised the majority sellers on sale of Ardmore Studios.
      • Advised on the sale of 80% of issued share capital of Anlon Nutrition Limited.
      • Advised on the sale of Casserly Transport Limited.

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

She represents domestic and international clients (including start-ups) on a broad range of commercial and corporate matters. Rebecca focuses mainly on mergers and acquisitions, shareholder arrangements, commercial contracts, corporate restructurings, corporate governance and commercial advisory matters.

Rebecca joined the firm in August 2020 following the merger of McEvoy Corporate Law with Philip Lee. Rebecca previously trained with one of Ireland’s top five law firms where she qualified as a solicitor in 2013.

Representative Matters

      • Advising JWP Enterprise Fund on substantial property/company acquisitions under the Immigrant Investor Programme.
      • Advised on the sale of SL Controls Limited to Danish group NNIT for an estimated €16.9 million.
      • Advised on the refinancing of Costern Unlimited Company with Bank of Ireland.
      • Advised on the sale of Arrotek Medical Limited for an undisclosed sum.
      • Advised on the merger of HouseMyDog and GuDog Sarl.
      • Advised on the sale of a €13 million food service business.
      • Advised the majority sellers on sale of Ardmore Studios.
      • Advised on the sale of 80% of issued share capital of Anlon Nutrition Limited.
      • Advised on the sale of Casserly Transport Limited.
Memberships
  • Law Society of Ireland
Education
  • Solicitor, Law Society of Ireland, 2013
  • Diploma in Commercial Contracts, 2014
  • Certificate in Data Protection, 2018
  • Certificate in English and Welsh Property Law, 2012
  • Business and Law, UCD, 2004 – 2008

Recent transactions and projects

JB Barry & Partners

JB Barry & Partners

A Philip Lee team, led by corporate partners Rebecca McEvoy, Bernard McEvoy and associate Olivia Creaven, has advised the sellers on the sale of JB Barry & Partners to French company Egis.  JB Barry is a Dublin headquartered civil engineering business which was...

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Evergreen Care

Evergreen Care

A Philip Lee team, including Rebecca McEvoy and Tom Conway, was pleased to act on behalf of Evergreen Care on its acquisition of Castlebridge Manor Nursing Home in Co. Wexford. The sale closed on 7 October. Evergreen Care, led by CEO Eamonn Prone, has worked with...

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SL Controls

SL Controls

Irish specialist software integration firm, SL Controls, has been acquired by NNIT Group, a leading Danish supplier of IT services to the global life sciences industry. The acquisition of SL Controls will further strengthen NNIT’s solutions within production IT and...

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News and insights

Irish Whiskey Galore

Irish Whiskey Galore

Key Contact: Bernard McEvoy - Partner   |  Rebecca McEvoy - Partner  |  Andrew Tzialli - Partner The boom is back with regards to the Irish whiskey market. The industry has grown exponentially in the last 10 years expanding from just four to over 40 distilleries...

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Philip Lee announces two partners in its corporate group

Philip Lee announces two partners in its corporate group

Key Contacts: Anna Hickey - Partner  |  Rebecca McEvoy - Partner Philip Lee is pleased to announce the promotion of Anna Hickey and Rebecca McEvoy to partners in its thriving corporate group. The appointments reflect the continued expansion of the firm’s corporate...

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