An experienced corporate lawyer with almost 20 years' experience in the Irish market. Mark has represented corporate clients and investors in a variety of sectors including life sciences and technology. He has substantial experience advising on a wide range of corporate transactions, including equity investments and offers of equity securities, corporate finance, group restructurings, mergers & acquisitions, venture capital, and private equity investments, covering both public and private transactions.

Experience

Mark has significant experience in the following areas, in Irish and multi-jurisdictional transactions:

  • mergers and acquisitions (buy-side and sell-side)
  • private equity investments
  • venture capital and  start up funding
  • corporate structuring and group reorganisations
  • employee share option plans and other equity incentive schemes.

The transactions Mark has worked on cover a wide variety of sectors including:

  • Technology and Software
  • Financial Services
  • Medical Technology and Digital Health
  • Pharmaceuticals
  • Aviation
  • Retail and Hospitality

Recent

  • Advised Aergo Capital on its acquisition of Seraph Aviation Management Limited
  • Advisor to TitanHQ on various corporate matters and transactions
  • Advised Air Nostrum on its merger with Cityjet

Education

  • University of York, BSc
  • College of Law, London
  • Admitted as a solicitor in Ireland in 2004

Memberships

  • Law  Society of Ireland

'Flynn O'Driscoll is a very pragmatic and commercial law firm.'

Chambers Global, 2024

'Mark Roberts was very professional over the course of our cooperation. The thing we really appreciated was his availability when we needed to consult something very quickly. He had good understanding of what business goals we wanted to achieve through specific clauses in agreements.’

Legal 500 EMEA

‘Mark Roberts was friendly, approachable and was willing to help me understand the process no matter how inexperienced I was. Mark was a warm character who seems to be very competent. He was available whenever I needed him and I felt he gave me his full attention. I would absolutely use Mark again and would recommend him to anyone for M&A.’

Legal 500 EMEA

‘Solution driven team, providing strong support and guidance to clients. Problem solvers, commercially focused and very reliable.’

Legal 500 EMEA

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