Meet the team

Paul is the Irish firm's Chief Operating Officer and Deputy Managing Partner since 2015 and he also leads our Deals practice. Paul has been a Partner since 2001 and a member of the Irish firm's Leadership Team since 2003 having previously also held the roles of Finance Partner and Advisory Leader.

Paul has extensive experience in advising public and privately owned corporates, private equity organisations and funders. His experience covers a wide range of sectors including manufacturing, construction, distribution and services. Paul's client base is both local and international.

Paul operates as Relationship Partner for a number of the firm's larger clients and his client work is focused on M&A activity. Specific services provided include due diligence, stock exchange reporting, restructuring and advice in relation to the financial and commercial aspects of acquisition agreements.

Paul is a Fellow of the Chartered Accountants Ireland.

Phone: +353 1 792 6502

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Brian Bergin is a partner in the PwC Ireland Deals Practice based in Dublin.  

Brian specialises in advising PLC clients on international M&A activity and has over twenty years experience around acquisition strategy, valuation and deal execution, financial and vendor due diligence, complex carve-out issues and post deal integration, market analysis, transaction structuring and related advisory services.

He has provided these services across a wide range of industries and deal sizes, incorporating transactions across North and South America, Europe and Australasia.

Brian is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland.

Phone: +353 1 792 8735

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John Casey is a Deals partner, focusing on M&A and related transaction services. He specialises in the due diligence (buy-side and sell-side), financial reviews and debt advisory.  

John also leads the Irish Capital Markets practice, supporting clients on IPOs, public offers, take-privates, redomiciles and debt issues.

John is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland.

Phone: +353 1 792 6893

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Declan leads the Business Recovery Services practice for PwC in the Republic of Ireland. He is based in the PwC Dublin offices with staff based in Dublin, Cork and Limerick.

He has over 25 years of experience in corporate insolvency and restructuring having acted as receiver, examiner and liquidator across a range of sectors including hospitality, construction, property, retail, engineering, distribution, motor and software among others. He acts for financial institutions, government entities, private equity firms, hedge funds and distressed corporates in dealing with insolvencies, deleveraging plans, asset disposals, turnaround and restructuring plans. He has been engaged across a range of case types from individual asset receiverships and small business insolvencies right through to restructuring businesses within listed groups and plcs. 

Declan is a graduate of University College Dublin and a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland.

Phone: +353 1 792 6092

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Deirdre is a partner in the advisory practice and specialises in transaction services.

She has supported both public and private clients in a wide range of transaction related projects, including buy-side and sell-side due diligence, independent business reviews, business plan development, refinancings and IPOs. Deirdre services a diverse range of industries including IT, energy, transport, financial services, manufacturing and retail.

She is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland.

Phone: +353 1 792 6713

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Paul O'Connor is a partner in the firm's Deals advisory practice. He has nearly 20 years of experience in PwC Dublin and Boston, advising clients on buy-side and sell-side due diligence, sale and purchase agreement negotiations and other acquisition-related advice.

He has extensive experience working with both domestic and international clients across a broad range of industry sectors including pharmaceutical, energy, healthcare and financial services.

Paul is a fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland.

Phone: +353 1 792 8954

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Ronan Somers is a partner in the firm’s Deals advisory practice. He has nearly 20 years of experience providing financial consultancy services to a variety of Irish and multi-national clients.

Ronan's primary area of focus is on supporting clients in their business acquisition and disposal activities, providing due diligence advice, including identification and evaluation of key business drivers. He has extensive domestic and international experience in the Deals market, servicing a wide range of PLCs, private companies and private equity clients.

Ronan is a fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland.

Phone: +353 1 792 8830

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Mark works in the PwC's Deals Advisory practice. He advises on acquisitions, divestitures, debt and equity financing. He also provides general financial advisory services.

He has spent seven years with PwC in the United States, advising clients on internationally-focused deals. These have been in a broad range of sectors including industrial products, retail and consumer, healthcare, technology and financial services.

His clients range from privately held mid-market companies to large cap international corporations. Previous to his US secondment, Mark worked at PwC Dublin.

Phone: +353 1 792 5265

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Ger has over 30 years of professional experience providing a range of advisory services to clients. He specialises in corporate finance, mergers and acquisitions, due diligence, business structuring and strategic advice. Ger has led a wide range of transactions across Ireland, the UK, Europe and the US. Ger works public and private companies in the areas of family business and succession.

Ger is Chairman of the Cork Development Forum. He also chairs Visit Cork.

Ger is a former director of the Irish Management Institute and a former board member of IDA Ireland and NIBRT. He is a fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants and a fellow of the Chartered Management Consultants.

Phone: +353 21 425 4003  

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David Tynan leads the Corporate Finance practice in Ireland and is based in Dublin.

David has extensive experience advising companies and individuals involved in the acquisition and disposal of companies. He has worked with clients across a wide range of business areas including business services, entertainment and media, retail, hospitality, financial services, food and drink and healthcare. David's client responsibilities focus primarily on advising shareholders on maximising their returns from the sale of their companies and advising businesses on complex acquisitions.

In addition to working with parties involved in corporate transactions, David also leads the Dublin team that advises on the acquisition and sale of non-performing loan portfolios in the Irish market.

Phone: +353 1 792 6582

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Ken Tyrrell is a partner in the firm's advisory deals practice, advising on restructuring, insolvency, debt and equity financing, loan sale workout strategies and general financial advisory services. He acts for financial institutions, government entities, private equity firms, hedge funds and distressed corporates in dealing with deleveraging plans, crisis management, independent business reviews and turnaround plans.

Ken services a diverse range of industries including financial services, real estate, retail, hospitality, consumer and manufacturing.

Phone: +353 1 792 5184

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James McMenamin is an Advisory Partner in the firm’s Corporate Finance practice. He brings almost 15 years of experience advising on merger and acquisition transactions across a wide range of sectors including pharma, banking, construction, insurance, agribusiness, retail and energy. James works closely with plcs, multinationals, SMEs and the public sector at critical times in their business lifecycle as they sell their business or seek to identify and execute transformational acquisitions.

James is part of the PwC Global Corporate Finance Network and a fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland.

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Robert is a Corporate Finance Partner and head of PwC Ireland’s Capital Projects & Infrastructure group. He is a Chartered Accountant who has advised on the delivery of capital and infrastructure projects for over 19 years. Robert is passionate about delivering large-scale, complex infrastructure projects and has a track record of success in both Ireland and Australia. He has provided financial advice on infrastructure funding, financing and delivery across a range of sectors including transport, healthcare, energy, telecoms and digital, defence, education and water.

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Seán Martin is an Advisory Partner in the firm’s Deals Advisory practice. With over 15 years of experience, Seán specialises in providing merger and acquisition and valuation advisory services. He has represented many of Ireland’s largest plcs and private companies on an international scale. His experience includes advising clients on acquisitions, disposals and fundraising as well as other capital market transactions.

Seán is a fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland.

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Laura is a Corporate Finance Partner in the PwC Deals Advisory Practice. Laura advises clients on maximising shareholder value through acquisitions, divestitures, debt and equity raising. Laura has experience working in both practice and industry, having worked in a highly acquisitive, global manufacturing company for a number of years. 

Laura works across a broad range of sectors including industrial products, technology, financial services, consumer products and more. Laura works with large, mid-market and SME companies, as well as the public sector. She is a part of the PwC Global Corporate Finance Network, a leader in Deals Value Creation in Ireland and a fellow of Chartered Accountants Ireland.

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