Ken is head of the Corporate team at Hayes solicitors.

Ken is widely recognised as a leading adviser on acquisitions, disposals, and capital markets transactions across various industry sectors.

Expertise

Ken is widely recognised as a leading adviser on acquisitions, disposals, and capital markets transactions across various industry sectors. He advises on joint ventures and corporate re-organisations of publicly quoted and private companies, and on corporate governance and general corporate law.

He has extensive expertise in the technology, financial services, hospitality, healthcare, gaming, media and sports sectors.

Experience

Ken is a highly experienced adviser on a wide range of corporate transactional, strategic and governance matters. Significant examples include advising:

  • Business founders on the realisation of their interests, including: Technopath Clinical Diagnostics; Giraffe Childcare; Nationwide Control Parking Systems; MontLake; Salmon Software; Caveo Information Systems
  • The launch of Level Health and its joint venture with Aviva to provide health insurance services in Ireland
  • T2 on its acquisition of Nordeus for up to US$378m
  • Consolidating investors in pensions and investment advisory, fintech and professional services sectors
  • Deposit Return Scheme Ireland in the establishment of Ireland’s return membership scheme for single use plastics
  • DHL Global Forwarding in the buy-out of an Irish joint venture
  • The largest former shareholder in Connemara Biomedical on a series of share purchases and on the sale of the company for up to €130m.
  • The Irish Department of Finance on the negotiation of escrow arrangements with Apple Inc. and on the capital restructuring of Allied Irish Banks plc
  • International Consolidated Airlines Group S.A. on its €1.4bn acquisition of Aer Lingus Group plc
  • Ontario Teachers Pension Plan on its successful €405m tender to run the Irish National Lottery
  • Fairfax Capital, WL Ross, Kennedy-Wilson and others on the €1.1bn purchase of a 34% equity stake in Bank of Ireland from the Irish Government
  • Horse Racing Ireland on a joint venture to redevelop and operate the Curragh Racecourse
  • Various family businesses in establishing corporate governance and corporate structures to enable long term generational wealth building and protection
‘Ken Casey is a pleasure to deal with, well rounded, extremely experienced and knowledgeable.’
Chambers and Partners 2025
‘He is great to work with, very responsive and resourceful.’
Chambers and Partners 2025
‘Ken is very knowledgeable and solution-oriented.’
Chambers and Partners 2025
‘Ken provides excellent service and relatable advice.’
Chambers and Partners 2025
‘When Ken speaks, everyone listens. We know we are in safe hands.’
Chambers and Partners 2025
‘The team are friendly and approachable. Always open to listening, rather than churning out standard answers. I have now worked with a wide number of the commercial team, and have found all to be professional and reliable. Ken Casey and Patrick Scott are particularly impressive – knowledgeable, approachable and professional.’
Legal 500 EMEA 2024
‘Very responsive, respectful, knowledgeable, followed the process right to completion.’
The Legal 500 EMEA 2024
‘Ken Casey – hugely experienced, but always available when it matters.’
The Legal 500 EMEA 2024
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