Deals
At IBI Corporate Finance, our team has experience of deals of diverse sizes across a wide range of service types and industry sectors. All transactions for Ireland are below. For our full international credentials via DC Advisory, see here Transactions – DC Advisory
This transaction and sectoral knowledge and expertise allows us to understand our clients' particular businesses and to provide critical, up-to-date information about market conditions, growth opportunities and sources of financing.
Services
Sectors
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OOHPod
Advised on Series A Fundraise from a syndicate of institutional investors and family offices
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Viotas
Management buyout of Bord na Mona's 50% stake
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Greencore Group plc
£350m refinancing
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Diatec Group
Sale to NTI A/S
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MariaDB plc
$26.5 million Financing Agreement
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Easytrip Services Ireland Ltd
Sale to DKV Mobility
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Terra Solar
Formation of a new partnership with Orsted to develop a further 400MW of solar energy in Ireland
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Ocean Crest Marine
Investment from BGF
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InfraBridge and the Irish Infrastructure Fund
Sale of Speed Fibre Group to Cordiant Digital Infrastructure
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Enviroguide Consulting
Sale to DNV - Energy Systems
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Ceramicx Ltd
Sale of 77.5% of the business to NIBE Group
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Dawn Meats
Sale of Dawn Meats stake in French beef and veal processor Elivia to Terrena
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Bewleys
Sale of Bewley's UK business and operations to Cafedirect
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T-Pro
Advised Livingbridge on its investment in T-Pro
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CorrIT
Sale to ArisGlobal
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Curust Industries Ltd
Sale to Irish International Trading Corporation Plc
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Haddington House
Debt advisory services to Haddington House on its recent debt raise
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Terra Solar
Sale of 160MW Irish solar project to Orsted
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Insteco Limited
Sale to Axflow Induchem
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Connexicon Medical Limited
Sale to Advanced Medical Solutions Group plc
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Chupi
Growth capital investment from a syndicate of institutional investors and family offices
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AMP Capital
Sale of the Irish Infrastructure Fund owned assets - Towercom, Valley Healthcare & The Convention Centre Dublin
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Marco Beverage Systems
Sale of the Company to The Middleby Corporation
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Vevan Unlimited Company
€40m Redeemable Convertible Secured Loan Note funding for Barryroe Offshore Energy plc
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Ekco
Significant growth capital investment from Corten Capital
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Galway Plant and Tool Hire
Sale of the company to Briggs Equipment
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Complete Laboratory Solutions
Partnership with Phenna Group
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The City Bin Co.
Sale of the company to Thorntons Recycling
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Dolmen Engineering
Sale of the company to Niras
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Ionic Consulting
Sale of the Company to Afry
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Obelisk
Sale of the business to Constructel
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Scollard Doyle
Merger with Cumming Management Group
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Monaghan Mushrooms
2021 - Debt refinancing from a Syndicate of European Banks
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Hibernia College
Sale of the company to Folens
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Walker Vehicle Rentals
Sale of the company to Enterprise Holdings
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Rice Steele
Sale of the business to Phoenix Labs
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Otis
Sale of its Republic of Ireland businesses to FAIN Ascensores
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Coillte
Creation of FuturEnergy Ireland JV with a development portfolio of more than 1GW of projects via 50% sale of Coillte's renewables business
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Telcom
Majority Investment from Radius Payment Solutions
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Slate Office REIT
€127.8m cash offer for Yew Grove REIT plc
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Vantage Resources
Sale to Bakhchysarai (Ireland) Ltd (subject to regulatory approval)
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Bank of Ireland Group plc
Acquisition of KBC Bank Ireland plc's performing loan portfolios and deposits
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Skytel Networks Ireland Limited
Sale of Skytel Networks Ireland Limited to Digiweb Limited
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Bank of Ireland Group plc
€440m acquisition of J&E Davy
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Terra Solar
Sale of majority interest in a 400 MW portfolio of solar development assets to Power Capital Renewable Energy
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Doran + Minehane Limited
Growth capital investment from Synova
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Jones Oil
Sale of Jones Oil Ltd to DCC Energy Ltd
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Integrated Facilities Solutions (IFS)
Growth capital investment by BDO EIIS Fund
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Communicorp Group
Sale of Communicorp Group to Bauer Media Group on behalf of Denis O'Brien
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Sinnott Motor Group (Sinnott Volkswagen and Sinnott Skoda)
Sale of Sinnott Motor Group to Trinity Motor Group
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The City Bin Co.
Equity investment from the Carlyle Cardinal Ireland Fund
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Arkphire Management Team
Sale of Arkphire to Presidio Inc
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Advanced Safety Management
Investment from Phenna Group
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Terra Solar
Sale of Terra Solar's c.200MW portfolio of auction-ready solar project to ESB Solar Ireland
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Pathfinder
Sale of Pathfinder to Sia Partners
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Budget Energy
Sale of Budget Energy to Flogas, a DCC plc subsidiary company
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PE Global
Sale to Bakhchysarai (Ireland) Limited
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Heaney Meats Catering Company
Sale to BWG Group
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Sabeo Technologies Ltd
Sale of the Enterprise Technology Division to Hibernia Services Ltd (Evros)
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House and Garden Presentation Services Ltd
Sale to DBSL Holdings Ltd
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Arkphire
Acquisition of Trilogy Technologies Ltd
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Private Investment Group
Acquisition of CCI's majority stake in Abtran
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Workz Group Technologies Ltd
Debt capital fundraising
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Lotus Investment Group
Sale of a controlling stake to Meitav Dash Investments
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IPL Plastics
€75m acquisition of Loomans Group
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Building Envelope Technologies
Sale to Phenna Group
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The City Bin Co.
Recapitalisation and buyout of Averda
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Technopath Clinical Diagnostics
Financial adviser to Technopath in relation to securing a long-term growth capital financing partner
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Joe Duffy Motor Group
Arrangement of banking facilities to support a €35m capital expenditure expansion plan
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Elaghmore Partners
Arranging acquisition finance on behalf of UK private equity firm Elaghmore Partners LLP for the acquisition of Alucraft Ltd
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BHJ Holdings Ltd
Advice on shareholder restructuring
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Clada Medical Devices
Sale to Nordson Corporation
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Arkphire
Equity investment by pan-European private capital firm, Bregal Milestone
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Mercury Engineering
Sale of Mercury Engineering to the management team
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Coillte
Sale of stakes in its operating wind farm portfolio to Greencoat Renewables for an enterprise value of €281m
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Blue Insurance
Sale of Blue Insurance to Cover-More, a Zurich Group company
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Top Oil
Sale of Top Oil to Irving Oil
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Sisk Healthcare
Sale of Sisk Healthcare to Uniphar
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Internet Corp
€25m debt and equity raise from a consortium of equity investors and Ulster Bank
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Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd
Proposed €86m sale of its 7% convertible notes in FBD Holdings plc
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Corrib Food Products
Sale to BWG Group
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Avant Air & Sea Ltd
Sale to Rhenus Logistics
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Elaghmore Partners LLP
Acquisition by UK private equity firm, Elaghmore Partners LLP of Alucraft Ltd
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Vornia Ltd
US$12m disposal to Ashland Global Holdings Inc.
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Ardmore Studios Ltd
Disposal to Olcott Entertainment Ltd
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Bank of Ireland Group
€48 million acquisition of Marshall Leasing from Marshall Motor Holdings plc
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Lily O'Brien's
Disposal to Colian Holdings
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Fitzwilton Ltd
Disposal of Rennicks Group to the management team backed by Renatus
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Beechfield Care Group
Disposal to IMMAC Group
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Musgrave Group plc
Acquisition of La Rousse Foods
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Inver Energy
Disposal to Greenergy
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Dunbia Family (IOM) Limited
Disposal of Dunbia Ireland to Dawn Meats Group
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Dunbia Family (IOM) Limited
Merger of Dunbia UK with Dawn Meats UK
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Athlone Extrusions Ltd
€48m disposal to Schweiter Technologies AG
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Custodian Print Management Consultancy Ltd
Disposal to PRL Group
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Meridian Global Services Ltd
Disposal of Meridian’s VAT Reclaim Business to VAT IT
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Glanbia plc
Sale of 60% stake in Dairy Ireland to Glanbia Co-Operative Society Ltd, valuing the business at €340m
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Coillte Teoranta
€68m partnership by Coillte's Medite Smartply division with Accsys Technologies and BP
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One51 plc
€30m disposal of ClearCircle Environmental Ireland
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One51 plc
Stg£16m disposal of ClearCircle Environmental UK to North Edge Capital LLP
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PRL Group Ltd
Acquisition of Contract People.
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One51 plc
Disposal of Irish metals recycling business to its management team.
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Dunbia Group
Disposal of Dunbia Ballymena to Cranswick plc.
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Dunbia Group
Disposal of Dunbia Ballymena to Cranswick plc.
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Wilbay Ltd
Disposal to Arthur Mallon Foods.
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Arconics
Disposal to ViaSat Inc.
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Americk Packaging Ltd
Disposal to Saica Group.
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MPStor Ltd
Disposal to Sanmina Corporation.
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Joule Group Ltd
Disposal of a majority stake to Inventum Beheer B.V.
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Paddy Power plc
€11bn merger with Betfair Group plc.
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Irish Government
€817m disposal of Aer Lingus Group plc to International Consolidated Airlines Group SA (IAG).
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Vayu Ltd
Disposal to Gas Natural Fenosa.
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Arago Investments Ltd
€30m growth capital raising from Proventus Capital Partners.
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One51 plc
Acquisition of IPL, Inc. from Novacap Investments, Inc. and Fonds de Solidarité FTQ.
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NTR plc
€219m demerger and share redemption.
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Staycity Ltd
€20m capital raising from Proventus Capital Partners.
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Coillte Teoranta
Expert valuation and advice on dividend policy.
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Bord Gáis Éireann
Advice on the 3rd EU Energy Directive.
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Bank of Ireland Group and New Ireland Assurance Company plc
Contingent loan and tier 2 capital transaction.
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Irish Dairy Board Co-operative Society Ltd
Arrangement of debt funding of €350m.
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Monaghan Middlebrook Mushrooms
Debt refinancing from a group of European banks.
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Carlyle Cardinal Ireland Fund
Acquisition of Carroll Cuisine Ltd.
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La Rousse Foods Ltd
Disposal to Aryzta AG.
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Vhi Healthcare
Capital raising.
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One51 plc
Recommended cash offer for Straight plc.
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Denis O’Brien
Acquisition of Topaz debt from IBRC and restructuring of equity holdings.
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Bank of Ireland Group
Renegotiation and extension of Bank of Ireland’s financial services contract with the UK Post Office.
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Abtran
Private equity investment by Carlyle Cardinal Ireland Fund.
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Suir Pharma Ireland
Disposal to Saneca Pharmaceuticals AS.
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Fairfax Financial Holdings Ltd
€70m contingent convertible investment in FBD Holdings plc.
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Bank of Ireland Group
Advice on its restructuring plan, fundraising and divestment strategy.
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Bank of Ireland Group
Acquisition of loan portfolios from Danske Bank and Lloyds in partnership with Goldman Sachs and CarVal.
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Lagan Holdings Ltd
Acquisition of certain assets of the Piling Division from Dew Construction Ltd.
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FP McCann Ltd
Stg£8m acquisition of certain trade and assets of Ennstone Concrete Products Ltd from Ennstone plc.
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SIAC Construction Ltd
Acquisition of Bison Structures Ltd.
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Connaught Electronics Ltd
Disposal to Valeo SA.
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Microsol Holdings Ltd
€11m disposal to Crompton Greaves Group.
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Rexel Group
Disposal of Eastern Electrical to Edmundson Electrical Ltd.
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Bank of Ireland Group
US$25m joint venture with Paul Capital Partners.
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Bank of Ireland Group
Disposal of Enterprise Finance Europe GmbH to CIT Group, Inc.
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Bank of Ireland Group
€317m disposal of 90.4% equity stake in J&E Davy Holdings Ltd to management and staff.
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Bank of Ireland Group
Disposal of unlisted minority shareholding in Visa, Inc.
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Bank of Ireland Group
€3.5bn recapitalisation – investment by the National Pensions Reserve Fund Commission.
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National Plastic Packaging Holdings Ltd
Acquisition of National Plastic Packaging Group Ltd.
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Heiton Group plc
€353m recommended offer by Grafton Group plc.
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Bank of Ireland Group
€60m disposal of Bank of Ireland Securities Services to Northern Trust Corporation.
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Bank of Ireland Group
€57m disposal of Bank of Ireland Asset Management to State Street Global Advisors.
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Bank of Ireland Group
Disposal of the ICS Distribution Platform together with a pool of performing mortgages to Dilosk Ltd.
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Bio-Medical Research Ltd
€13m private equity fundraising.
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Total Shopping Convenience Ltd
€16m private equity and debt fundraising.
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Monford Ag Services Ltd
Private equity fundraising.
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Lund Precision Products Ltd
Disposal to Fisher-Barton Group.
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Wilmar Leisure Ltd
Advice to a private individual on the disposal of land to Wilmar Leisure Ltd and the related bank funding.
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Donohue Scaffolding Ltd
Disposal to Beandie Holdings Ltd (now Siteserv plc).
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Moritz Trading Ltd
Management buy-out.
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Green Property plc
€1.05bn recommended offer by Rodinheights Ltd.
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Jurys Doyle Hotel Group plc
€1.25bn offer by JDH Acquisitions plc.
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McInerney Holdings plc
1 for 5 rights issue, raising €87m.
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City Hopper Airports Ltd and Mar Properties Ltd
Acquisition of Blackpool Airports Ltd.
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NIE plc
Disposal of SONI Ltd to EirGrid plc.
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Aer Rianta International
Disposal of a minority interest in Hamburg Airport to Hochtief Airport.
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Dublin Airport Authority
Stg£210m disposal of its 24.125% stake in Birmingham International Airport to Airport Group Investments Ltd.
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Aer Rianta cpt
Advice on matters relating to the State Airports Act, 2004.
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Bord Gáis Éireann
Advice in relation to debt funding.
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Bord Gáis Éireann
Advice in relation to financing requirements and funding strategy.
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Jones Distribution Ltd
Disposal of Hardy Craske Ltd and Minster Fuels Ltd to Watson Petroleum Ltd.
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Jones Oil Ltd
Disposal of Hall Fuels Ltd to Watson Petroleum Ltd.
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Bord Gáis Éireann
Acquisition of SWS Natural Resources Ltd.
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Wind Energy Direct Ltd
€20m fundraising.
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Moonduster
€700m offer for Irish Continental Group plc via a scheme of arrangement.
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Bank of Ireland Group
€3.5bn capital raising.
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Karelian Diamond Resources plc
IEX adviser on its admission to the Irish Enterprise Exchange.
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Bank of Ireland Group
Equity placing, redemption of NPRFC Prefs and re-marketing of NPRFC Prefs to private investors
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Conroy Gold and Natural Resources plc
IEX adviser on its admission to the Irish Enterprise Exchange.
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Longhill Investments Ltd
Acquisition of Grove Services Group Ltd.
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Management of Maybin Support Services (NI) Ltd
Management buy-in by Longhill Investments Ltd.
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Eventus Ltd
Acquisition of a majority shareholding in North Down Marquees Ltd.
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Wilson Waste Management Ltd
Disposal to SITA 2007 Ltd.
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Arrow Rentals Ltd
Disposal to ITT Corporation.
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Parston Ltd
Acquisition of Victor Treacy International Ltd.
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E.G. Pettit & Company
Disposal to Mott MacDonald Group Ltd.
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Marina Marketing & Management Ltd
€19m disposal.
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Goff Recycling Ltd
Disposal of the business and assets of the Company to Bord na Mόna plc.
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CNG Travel Group plc
Stg£16m recommended cash offer by Corporate Travel Holdings, Inc.
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Treaty Radio Ltd
€16m disposal to UTV plc.
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Q Radio Network
Disposal to Northern Media Group Ltd.
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The Irish News Ltd
Acquisition of Farm Week from Johnston Press plc.
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Microchannel Technologies Ltd
Disposal of the trade and assets of the Company to Unica Corporation.
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Eontec Ltd
US$10m private equity fundraising
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Vordel Ltd
US$10m private equity fundraising.
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Qumas Ltd
€7m private equity fundraising.
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MobileAware Ltd
€7m private equity fundraising.
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Irish Banking Syndicate
Restructuring of McInerney Holdings plc.
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ComReg
Proposed structural separation of eircom.
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Kandel Ltd
€90m disposal to Investcorp Technology Ventures and InfoNXX, Inc.
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The Connacht Tribune Ltd
Acquisition of Galway Bay FM.
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Servecast Ltd
€33m disposal to Level 3 Communications, Inc.
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Real-Time Editing & Design Ltd
Structuring and arranging funding for its outsourcing contract with Independent News & Media plc.
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Vilicom Holdings Ltd (t/a iProperty)
Disposal to Shared Access LLC.
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Management Team of Web Reservations International Ltd
€228m disposal to Hellman & Friedman LLC.
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Stokes Bio Ltd
US$44m disposal to Life Technologies Corp.
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Eakin Holdings Ltd
Acquisition of a majority shareholding in Pelican Healthcare Ltd.
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Homecare Independent Living Group
Acquisition of Premier Care Armagh Ltd.
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Homecare Independent Living Group
Disposal of a 50.1% stake to Allied Healthcare Group Ltd.
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Vhi Healthcare
Government restructuring proposals.
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LW Enterprises Ltd
Disposal to IPOS Holding 122 Ltd.
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Creganna Medical Group
Private equity fundraising.
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Volturnus Ltd
Disposal of Medentech Ltd to ICL Group.
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Vention Medical, Inc.
Acquisition of Ansamed Ltd.
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Firecrest Clinical Ltd
Disposal to ICON plc.
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Saudi Pharmaceutical Industries and Medical Appliances Corp
Acquisition of a 48% stake in EirGen Pharma Ltd.
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ArcRoyal
Disposal to Owens & Minor, Inc.
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Beechfield Nursing Home Group Ltd
Disposal of a minority stake to Lioncourt Capital.
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Moran Freight Services Ltd
Disposal to PRL Group Ltd.
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Sisk Healthcare Group
Disposal of Eschmann Holdings Ltd to STERIS plc.
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Aer Rianta International
Acquisition of an additional 10% shareholding in Aer Rianta International Middle East.
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Aer Rianta International Middle East
Acquisition of a 50% shareholding in CTC-ARI (F&B) Ltd.
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Aer Rianta International
€54m acquisition of an additional 50% shareholding in CTC-ARI (Cyprus airport retail business).
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BWG Holdings Ltd
€390m disposal to Triode Acquisitions UK Ltd.
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Punch Industries
Merger with Spotless Group SAS (an AXA Private Equity vehicle).
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Anthony Nicholas Group Ltd
Acquisition of Fraser Hart Holdings Ltd.
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Premier Productions Ltd (t/a Storm Cinemas)
Disposal to Entertainment Enterprises Group.
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Eason & Son Ltd
Disposal of British Bookshops & Stationers plc to Amber One Ltd.
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Independent Colleges Ltd
€2m acquisition of International House Dublin.
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Bank of Ireland Group
Restructuring leading to disposal of Clery & Co plc to Gordon Brothers Group LLC.
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Smiles Dental
Disposal to Oasis Healthcare Ltd.
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Stone Developments Ltd
Disposal to Brachot-Hermant.
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Staunton Sports
Disposal of the Elverys retail chain to its management team.
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Gaiety Cinema Group
Disposal to Omniplex Cinema Group.
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Arnotts plc
€257m recommended offer by Nesbitt Acquisitions plc.
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Paddy Power plc
AUD32m acquisition by subsidiary Sportsbet Pty Ltd of International All Sports Ltd
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Paddy Power plc
AUD49m acquisition of a 51% stake in Sportsbet Pty Ltd.
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SHS Group Ltd
Stg£37m recommended offer for Merrydown plc.
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Bank of Scotland (Ireland) Ltd and Barry’s Tea
Acquisition of Batchelors.
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Wholefoods Wholesale Ltd
Disposal to Total Produce plc.
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Irish Dairy Board Co-operative Society Ltd
Disposal of European food convenience group Nikita to Bieze Food Groep.
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Irish Dairy Board Co-operative Society Ltd
Disposal of IDB Belgium to Royal Friesland Campina.
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One51 plc and Dublin Port Company
Disposal of Greenore Port to Doyle Group.
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Fondomonte SA
US$83m disposal to Almarai Company.
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Monaghan Middlebrook Mushrooms
Acquisition of Walkro International BV.
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Monaghan Middlebrook Mushrooms
Acquisition of Prime Champ Group.
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Liffey Meats
Acquisition of Chiron ACVF.
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Dawn Meats Group
Acquisition of a minority shareholding in Elivia.
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Golden Vale plc
€253m recommended offer by Kerry Group plc.
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Kennedy Wilson Europe Real Estate plc
Lead manager in respect of £1bn IPO on the London Stock Exchange.
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Gallagher Holdings Ltd
Stg£53m mandatory offer for Abbey plc.
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Premier Group
Stg£45m recommended offer for Imprint plc.
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DCC plc
Stg£9m reorganisation of its British environmental operations.
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Jefferson Smurfit Group plc
€3.6bn disposal to Madison Dearborn Partners.
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Management Team of Celtic Media Group
Acquisition of the business and assets of Celtic Media Group.
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Management Team of Web Reservations International Ltd
Acquisition of HostelBookers.com.
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e Island plc
€3bn offer for eircom plc.
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HemCon Medical Technologies, Inc.
Recommended offer for Alltracel Pharmaceuticals plc.
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DCC plc
Acquisition of Midsona Manufacturing AB.
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Paddy Power plc
AUD133m acquisition of the remaining 39.2% shareholding in Sportsbet Pty Ltd.
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C&C Group plc
€398m global offer and listing on the Irish and London Stock Exchanges.
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CowCub Ltd
Disposal of its interests in the Retail inMotion group to LSG Sky Chefs.
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C&C Group plc
€62m disposal of Tayto Crisps Ltd to Largo Food Exports Ltd.
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Greencore Group plc
£18m disposal of bottled water business to Highland Spring Ltd.
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Greencore Group plc
€116m disposal of malt business to Axereal Union de Cooperatives Agricoles.
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Glanbia plc
€200m dairy processing joint venture with Glanbia Co-operative Society Ltd.
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Department of Communications, Energy & Natural Resources
£1.2bn ESB acquisition of Northern Ireland Electricity plc.