Ronan leads our Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A) Practice in Europe, bringing over a decade of experience in strategic M&A across the entire deal lifecycle — from portfolio strategy and deal shaping to post-merger integration and carve-outs.
He has advised on some of the largest and most complex transactions globally, as well as smaller capability acquisitions and divestments.
Ronan specializes in financial services and leads our Banking and Financial Services Practice in the UK and Ireland.
The upside of strategic M&A is enormous: reshaping the strategic destiny of companies and creating lasting shareholder value. For European companies, M&A is a key lever to gain competitive scale and fast-track the acquisition of capabilities needed to win over the next decade
Collaborating with our largest, most strategic clients and industry teams, Ronan focuses on shaping strategic transactions on buy- and sell-sides. His work on portfolio strategy is often deeply connected with strategic advice for senior executives and anchored in shareholder value creation. He identifies transactions that can accelerate the delivery of the strategy — in terms of scale, mix, or financial accretion — and assets that could be divested to generate capital, returns, or strategic focus.
Once the transaction is agreed, Ronan leads our teams in shaping and executing complex and time-critical transaction processes with discipline. This involves running the process from signing to closing, defining the value creation and synergies case, and aligning management teams on the future organization. Post-closing, he focuses on delivering the large-scale transformation required to deliver the benefits and achieve functional integration or separation. This encompasses aligning people, organization, and culture; integrating technology; and ensuring robust delivery on synergy plans.
Ronan studied politics, philosophy, and economics at the University of Oxford and is a proud father of three. He loves to spend time in the mountains and sea, climbing, skiing, and sailing, including training the next generation in these pursuits.