Our corporate, commercial & M&A group is one of the leading practices of its kind in Ireland. We deliver a comprehensive and experienced service to domestic and international clients across a wide range of sectors.
We advise our clients at every stage of business development from establishment through start-up fundraising, growth and expansion, financing and equity fund-raising, business acquisitions, restructuring and ongoing legal compliance to exit and realisation.
Our experienced corporate team engages with our clients in an approachable and client-focused way with the aim of providing first class pragmatic legal advices and solutions to them in a timely manner.
As a full service firm, we also call on the many other areas of expertise within the firm where required, including intellectual property, regulatory and competition, employment and benefits, banking and finance, real estate and litigation.
Our services
- Corporate finance - private equity and venture capital investments
- Corporate structuring and reorganisations
- Corporate migrations
- Corporate governance, compliance and advisory
- Mergers, acquisitions & disposals
- International & inward investment
- Management buy-outs/buy ins
- Shareholder and joint venture arrangements
- Partnership and other business structures
- Employee share participation and share option schemes
Experience
VetPartners
On eight separate single and multi-location veterinary practise acquisitions.
RSK Group
On its purchases of Irish Drilling Limited and OSK, having advised them on various other acquisitions.
PREM Group
On the acquisition and financing of three hotels in separate transactions - Tulfarris Hotel and Golf Resort, Blessington Lake, Blessington, Co. Wicklow; Cahernane House Hotel, Killarney, Co. Kerry; and Leopold Hotel, Sheffield, England.
Enterprise Ireland
Enterprise Ireland’s preferred external legal adviser in relation to its equity portfolio and have acted for it on a very significant number of investments and trade sales.
Ergoservices Limited
On the acquisition of BoatyardX, a custom software company established in Ireland, Columbia and Romania. We had previously advised Ergo on its acquisition of Asystec.
Thomond Underwriting Limited
On its sale to UK insurance house, the Clear Group.
Galway Plant and Tool Hire Limited
On its sale to Briggs Equipment Ireland Limited.
In the Company of Huskies Limited
On its sale to Nasdaq-listed Stagwell.
Shareholders in Equinome
On the buy in by Plusvital and merger of the two businesses in the equine genetics and nutrition industry.
Cartamundi Group
On its acquisition of Hasbro Toys Inc. business and facilities in Ireland.