M&A

Arthur Cox is the top legal adviser in the latest Experian United Kingdom and Republic of Ireland M&A Review. The YTD 2023 report details that the firm advised on 41 deals. A&L Goodbody followed in second place with 40 deals; Matheson took third place with 38; Philip Lee Solicitors

Small- and medium-sized transactions dominated both the Irish and UK M&A markets in the first half of the year as rising financing costs discouraged larger deals, according to a new report from Philip Lee. Philip Lee has published the fifth edition of its cross-border deal insight guide, produce

Arthur Cox is the highest-ranked legal adviser in Ireland for M&A by both deal count and value for the first half of 2023. The firm advised on 24 transactions, valued at $2,831 million. Cian McCourt, partner and head of corporate and M&A group said: “Though there was a cautious start t

International law firm Simmons & Simmons has acted as lead counsel on Irish deals valued at over €1 billion in 2023 so far. The firm has advised on a number of high-profile Irish deals across its core sectors of asset management and funds, healthcare and life sciences, and technology, media

Flynn O'Driscoll LLP advised on more M&A deals last year than any other Irish law firm, according to a new report. The latest report from Experian’s M&A monitor division, MarketIQ, reveals that the business law firm advised on 90 of the 766 transactions which took place in the busiest

Belfast-based Tughans LLP has been named Northern Ireland's most active corporate law firm for an eighth year in a row. Tughans advised on 79 of the 267 transactions which took place last year, according to the Experian MarketIQ M&A review.

Arthur Cox and A&L Goodbody (ALG) were Ireland's top M&A advisers last year by deal value and count respectively. According to Mergermarket, Arthur Cox advised on 39 deals worth €14.4 billion in 2022 while ALG advised on 43 deals worth €9.1 billion.

Matheson LLP has again been ranked as the number one Irish legal advisor for corporate mergers and acquisitions (M&A) by deal count. The report for the first three quarters of 2022, by Mergermarket, shows that Matheson acted on 29 transactions in the period, more than any other law firm in

Irish businesses in the healthcare and life sciences sector are likely to continue using mergers and acquisitions to drive growth in the challenging post-pandemic period, research by international law firm Simmons & Simmons suggests. A survey conducted by Censuswide on behalf of the firm asked n

Irish business leaders view the "triarchy" of talent, technology and trade as core to their future M&A business strategy, according to a new report from global law practice Eversheds Sutherland LLP. The report, titled Putting the pieces into place: The next drivers of strategic M&A, is based

Irish companies continued to attract near-record levels of M&A activity in the first four months of 2022, despite the challenging geopolitical and macro-economic global backdrop, according to data from EY Ireland. There were 60 Irish M&A deals with a combined value of almost $3.3 billion USD

Arthur Cox has been named as Ireland's M&A legal adviser of the year at the Mergermarket European M&A Awards 2021 in London. The annual awards recognise the achievements of Europe's top dealmakers and reward innovative advisory work on the most transformative deals of the past year.

Tughans has been named Northern Ireland’s most active corporate law firm, as it topped the Northern Ireland league table in the Experian MarketIQ M&A review for a seventh year in a row. The Belfast-based law firm advised on 73 deals during 2021 with an overall value of more than &poun

The Irish M&A market recorded 240 significant transactions in 2021, a 33 per cent rise on 2020 and the highest deal volume since 2006. The William Fry M&A Review 2021, in association with Mergermarket, also found that total M&A value recovered significantly, rising by 185 per cent to &eu

M&A activity in Ireland rose by 27 per cent in 2021, making it a record-breaking year, the latest Experian report on dealmaking activity shows. In total, there were 628 transactions announced in 2021 – up on the 495 deals recorded during 2020. Market sentiment is positive, funding is readi