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Adam Griffiths

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Adam is a partner and head of our Dublin office. He specialises in M&A, private equity and venture capital transactions. Adam primarily works with clients from the technology, media and communications, and life sciences and healthcare sectors. 

Adam has particular experience in advising private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies, having acted on a wide range of leveraged buyouts and related transactions. He frequently advises private equity-backed management teams on buyout transactions and incentive plans. 

Working primarily in intellectual property-rich industries, Adam also advises institutional, corporate and individual investors, and the companies they invest in, on a wide range of corporate matters, including venture, growth and development capital investments.

Adam is qualified in Ireland, and England and Wales, and has significant experience in managing cross-border transactions.

Adam is recognised in Legal 500. Clients describe him as personable, attentive and highly committed.

Expertise

Services and Groups

Corporate/M&A & capital markets
Private equity
Corporate litigation & post-M&A disputes
Equity capital markets
General corporate
M&A
Joint ventures
Warranty & indemnity insurance

Sectors

Technology, media & communications
Life sciences & healthcare

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Guide to an M&A exit In Ireland

Selling your business: a guide for founders and management teams in Ireland

A comprehensive guide to preparing your business for sale including information on understanding buyers, optimising tax strategy and navigating the sale process.

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International Expansion Guide

International Expansion Guide

Our guide will help you to develop your expansion plans by providing answers to many of the most frequently asked legal and regulatory questions.

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The Corporate Collection

The Corporate Collection

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CV

Since 2021 Partner and head of Dublin office, Taylor Wessing
2019 – 2021 Partner, Regan Wall LLP
2017 – 2018 Senior Associate, Ronan Daly Jermyn
2015 – 2017 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing (London, United Kingdom)
2011 - 2015 Associate, Eversheds (Birmingham and London, United Kingdom)
2009 – 2011 Trainee Solicitor, Eversheds (Birmingham, United Kingdom)
2017 Admitted as a lawyer, Ireland
2011 Admitted as a lawyer, England and Wales
2009 LLB (Hons) (GDL and LPC), College of Law, Birmingham
2003 BA (Hons), Modern History and International Relations, University of Reading

Career

Since 2021 Partner and head of Dublin office, Taylor Wessing
2019 – 2021 Partner, Regan Wall LLP
2017 – 2018 Senior Associate, Ronan Daly Jermyn
2015 – 2017 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing (London, United Kingdom)
2011 - 2015 Associate, Eversheds (Birmingham and London, United Kingdom)
2009 – 2011 Trainee Solicitor, Eversheds (Birmingham, United Kingdom)

Education

2017 Admitted as a lawyer, Ireland
2011 Admitted as a lawyer, England and Wales
2009 LLB (Hons) (GDL and LPC), College of Law, Birmingham
2003 BA (Hons), Modern History and International Relations, University of Reading

Awards

Finance Dublin Deals of the Year 2025

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Acquisition, Technology: R&S Group Holding AG's acquisition of Kyte Powertech

Finance Dublin Deals of the Year 2025

Acquisition, SME: Sherweb Ireland Limited's acquisition of MicroWarehouse

Experience

Verdane

We have advised Verdane, the European specialist growth investor, on its acquisition of a majority interest in UrbanVolt, a European leader in clean energy.

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Management team of a global compliance and learning firm

Advising the management team of a leading compliance and online learning firm on its sale to a global education technology corporation backed by a US-based private equity house

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Shareholders of a university spin-out in the technology sector

Advising the shareholders of a university spin-out specialising in neural machine translation solutions on the sale of the business to an AIM-listed global provider of translation, localisation, and life sciences language services

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University spin-out in the technology sector

Advising a university spin-out specialising in AI-powered procurement solutions on its series A funding round, led by leading US and European VC investors

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UK-based private equity house

Advising a UK-based private equity house on its material investment in a leading international security equipment distributor

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Founder of a digital transformation business in the life sciences sector

Advising the founder and majority shareholder of the business on its sale to one of the world's leading professional services companies

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