At LK Shields Solicitors we have extensive experience in advising on the structuring, formation and financing of Irish and international private equity funds as well as advising investors in private equity funds.

We have been recommended in the Private Equity: PLC Which Lawyer? 2011 edition.

Our practice includes:

• The establishment of regulated and unregulated funds in Ireland.
  
  
• Advising offshore funds on legal and regulatory issues
  on offering interests to Irish residents.
  
  
• Advising investors in private equity funds.
  
  
• Advising funds on defaulting investors and restructuring of funds.
  
  
• The acquisition and disposal of portfolio companies.
  
  
• Private equity and venture capital transactions such
  as MBO's and secondary acquisitions.
  
  
• Acting for numerous investee companies from early stage through subsequent funding rounds. Click here.

A representative example of our experience includes:

• Acting for Atlantic Bridge Ventures Limited Partnership
  in the establishment of its €85m venture capital fund.
  
  
• Acting for Scottish Widows Investment Partnership Limited in the launch of the SWIP Private Equity Fund
  of Funds II PLC.
  
  
• Acting for Enterprise Ireland on its investment of €20m
  in Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Partners Private Equity Fund II pursuant to the Seed and Venture Capital Scheme 2007 - 2012.
  
  
• Acting for Enterprise Ireland on its investment of €21.75m in the Ulster Bank Diageo Venture Fund
  Limited Partnership pursuant to the Seed and
  Venture Capital Scheme 2007 - 2012.
  
  
• Acting for Seroba Kernel Life Sciences in the establishment of Seroba Kernel Life Sciences Fund II
  a dedicated life sciences venture capital fund.
  
  
• Acting for Kernel Capital in the establishment of
  Bank of Ireland Seed and Early Stage Equity Fund
  2009 a dedicated €26m seed fund.
  
  
• Acting for Kernel Capital in the establishment of the
  Bank of Ireland MedTech Accelerator Fund.
  
  
• Numerous investment and divestment transactions including:
  
  
  • Acting in buy-out of 3i's interest in Macalla Software financed by Shackleton Ventures and the subsequent trade sale to Roamware Inc.
    
    
  • Acting for Englefield Capital in relation to its €30m equity investment through its vehicle Rockfield Investment LLP in Imperative Energy Limited.
    
    
  • Acting for Braemar Energy Ventures LP in its investment in Powervation Limited.
    
    
  • Other investments in portfolio companies on behalf of the funds we represent.