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M&A Full Year Review 2025
Irish M&A continued to show resilience in 2025, despite a challenging global backdrop
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Outlook – M&A Half Year Review 2025
Looking ahead, there are reasons for cautious optimism for Irish M&A
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Private Equity- M&A Half Year Review 2025
PE investors announced 57 deals in Ireland duringH1 2025, ahead of the 41 and 46 transactions they completed during H1 and H2 2024.
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Inbound Activity- M&A Half Year Review 2025
International interest in Irish targets remains elevated. There were 148 deals announced for Irish companies by overseas buyers and investors in th...
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Sector Watch- M&A Half Year Review 2025
One striking aspect of Irish M&A this year has been the range of industries that have seen notable deal activity.
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Deal Focus- M&A Half Year Review 2025
Ireland’s M&A landscape has traditionally been dominated by mid-market transactions and 2025 to date, has been no exception.
Consultant
Myra Garrett SC
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Ireland’s M&A Market Proves Resilient as International Interest Grows
Transaction volume up 4% while value is down 51% across the first half of 2025
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M&A Half Year Review 2025
Irish M&A activity proved robust during the first six months of 2025, with deal volume increasing despite an extremely volatile geopolitical and ma...
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Outlook – M&A Review 2024
Dealmakers are cautiously optimistic about the outlook for M&A in 2025 – both in Ireland and internationally.
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Private Equity – M&A Review 2024
Private equity investors continue to be a major presence in the Irish M&A market.
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Inbound Activity – M&A Review 2024
International buyers continue to look to Ireland for M&A opportunities.
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Sector Watch – M&A Review 2024
In value and volume terms, the TMT sector continues to lead performance in Ireland’s M&A market.
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Deal Focus – M&A Review 2024
While Ireland saw 17 deals in 2024 valued at €250m or more, the majority of transactions where the value was publicly disclosed
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Article and Insights
Overview – M&A Review 2024
M&A activity in Ireland proved extremely resilient in 2024 – particularly in terms of value.
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Private Equity – Irish M&A Review 2023
The number of M&A deals involving a PE investor decreased in 2023 with 58 transactions announced, down 11% from 2022; these were collectively worth...
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Inbound Activity – Irish M&A Review 2023
Around two-thirds of Irish deals in 2023 involved an overseas bidder, with 225 inbound transactions overall.
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Sector Watch – Irish M&A Review 2023
Ireland’s financial services sector recorded more M&A activity than any other industry during 2023.
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Deal Focus – Irish M&A Review 2023
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Article and Insights
Irish M&A Review 2023
Against a global backdrop of negative economic and political news, Ireland’s mergers and acquisitions market in 2023 proved itself to be resilient.
Managing Partner
Stephen Keogh
