William Fry has advised on the sale of Beechfield Healthcare to Vital Ireland.
Founded in 1996 and headquartered in Portlaoise, Beechfield is an Irish provider of community care products and services. It supports hospitals, community services, nursing homes, private healthcare providers and individual consumers across Ireland. Its activities include community care equipment, acute care and decontamination, sleep medicine and CPAP, stairlifts and retail.
The transaction brings Beechfield together with Vital Ireland’s group of healthcare businesses. The combined group will offer a broader range of products, services and expertise across hospital, community and home-care settings.
The transaction is subject to clearance by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission.
The William Fry team was led by Ronan Shanahan (Corporate / M&A), with Marie McQuail, Ciarán O’Brien and Sarah Young (Corporate / M&A), Colin Bolger (Tax), Sheila Tormey and Róisín Casey (Competition & Regulation) and Ben Conway (Employment, Pensions & Incentives).
