William Fry partner Brendan Heneghan has advised a management buy-out team on its recommended public offer to acquire Green Property, the Irish real estate development company, for £6.26 per share in cash. The offer values Green Property at £679m. Clifford Chance corporate partner David Pearson advised the management team. Arthur Cox corporate partner Brian O’Gorman advised Green Property.

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer corporate partner Ian Poynton has advised UK bank Northern Rock on its £131m acquisition of Legal & General Bank and Legal & General Mortgage Services from Legal & General. Macfarlanes corporate partner Kevin Tuffell advised Legal & General.