William Fry advises EQT Private Equity on acquisition of majority stake in AMCS
William Fry advises EQT Private Equity on the acquisition of a majority stake in AMCS, a global l...
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William Fry advises EQT Private Equity on the acquisition of a majority stake in AMCS, a global l...
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Here is a selection of recent publications contained in our August 2024 edition of Legal News.
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The number of M&A deals involving a PE investor decreased in 2023 with 58 transactions announced,...
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Around two-thirds of Irish deals in 2023 involved an overseas bidder, with 225 inbound transactio...
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Ireland’s financial services sector recorded more M&A activity than any other industry during 2023.
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Ireland’s M&A market has traditionally been dominated by mid-market activity and this trend conti...
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Against a global backdrop of negative economic and political news, Ireland’s mergers and acquisit...
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Irish M&A activity has been relatively muted in the first half of the year in line with the globa...
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PE investors, both international and domestic, continue to take a keen interest in Irish business...
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As in previous years, a significant percentage of M&A activity in Ireland in the first half of 20...
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With only a handful of very large deals in H1 2023, the sectors in which these took place were in...
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Ireland’s mid-market continues to dominate from an M&A perspective, with 97% of deals in the firs...
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The Irish M&A market experienced a dip of 2% in the number of qualifying deals during the first h...
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Despite headwinds, private equity activity in Ireland in 2022 continued to be strong with a total...
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Overseas investors remain committed to Ireland: foreign acquirers conducted 216 transactions in t...
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Ireland’s appeal as a place to do business has, in recent years, both attracted multinational gro...
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M&A activity in Ireland has been consistently dominated by mid-market transactions and 2022 was n...
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The FCA issued a series of new measures aimed at assisting companies raise new share capital whil...
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EU member states have unanimously agreed upon a package of new sanctions against Russia. What do ...
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M&A Deals increase 14% in 2020 to €9.1bn. Download Ireland's definitive M&A review.
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Simplified market processes for SMEs as Euronext Growth, Ireland's secondary equity market, has b...
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The Food, Beverage & Agri-business sector is one of the hardest hit by COVID-19. In this article,...
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We consider the duties which directors of Irish companies need to be particularly conscious of gi...
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ISS, a leading global proxy advisor, has proposed changes to its benchmark voting policy, potent...
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The temporary changes would allow electronic shareholder/creditor meetings and an extended period...
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Companies have until 22 November 2019 to file beneficial ownership information with newly establi...