Shane Cranley is a partner in the Antitrust and Competition Team based in London. His experience concerns all aspects of the EU and UK competition law regimes, including merger control, antitrust advisory work, cartel investigations and competition law compliance. Shane also has extensive experience advising on State aid matters, in particular relating to EU Member States’ tax measures.
Experience
Representative Matters
Since joining Kirkland, Shane has worked on the following matters:
Advising NortonLifeLock on its c.$25 billion combination with Avast.
Advising SK Capital on the formation of a consortium with Heubach Group and the subsequent acquisition of Clariant's Pigments business.
Advising Apex Fund Management, a Genstar portfolio company, on its acquisition of the FundRock Group.
Advising BC Partners on its acquisition of a majority stake in United Group, a leading media and communication services provider across Southeast Europe, from KKR.
Advising Blackstone and Telereal Trillium on the £1.46 billion privatisation of Network Rail’s commercial estate.
Advising EQT Partners on its sale of leading medical device company HTL-Strefa (‘HTL’) to Investindustrial.
Advising Toys ’R’ Us on the sale of its stores in Germany, Austria and Switzerland to toy retailer Smyths.
Advising Tenneco Inc. on its $5.25 billion acquisition of Federal-Mogul LLC.
Prior to joining Kirkland, Shane worked on the following matters:
Merger Control
Advising Public Sector Pension Plan of Canada and OTPP on their joint venture with Santander and the acquisition of a global portfolio of Santander’s renewable energy projects, including onshore wind and solar projects.
Acting for a client in the energy sector on the acquisition of a trading arm of a major investment bank
Advising a large mobile network operator on an acquisition of a rival operator in Europe
Advising a client in the energy sector on numerous acquisitions requiring multinational filings
Acting for Siemens AG on €2.2 billion acquisition of Invensys Rail.
State Aid
Advising a multinational technology client in relation to an investigation by the European Commission into fiscal State aid
Acting for a multinational technology client in relation to an application for annulment of the European Commission’s decision to the General Court
Advising clients on the application of State aid rules in the financial, aviation and nuclear energy sectors
Advising a client in a complaint to the European Commission in the aviation sector
Prior Experience
Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer, Brussels
Associate (2013–2017)
Linklaters LLP, Brussels
Trainee (2012–2013)
European Commission, Brussels
Trainee (2012)
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Credentials
Admissions & Qualifications
2010, Bar of Ireland
Brussels (EU List)
Languages
English
French
Education
University of OxfordM.Sc., Law and Finance2011
The Honorable Society of King’s InnsBarrister-at-Law degree2010
University College DublinBachelor of Business & Law2009
