Corporate advisory

Corporate & M&A

Commercially focused advice on business sales, acquisitions, reorganisations and corporate matters.

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What we advise on

Our corporate services

We advise businesses, founders, shareholders, investors and management teams on the legal aspects of buying, selling, funding and reorganising businesses. Our work spans the full life cycle of private M&A transactions, alongside company law, commercial agreement drafting and ongoing corporate advisory matters.

On acquisitions and disposals, we advise from transaction planning and heads of terms through to comprehensive legal due diligence reports, the negotiation and preparation of share and asset purchase agreements, warranty and indemnity provisions, disclosure letters, signing and completion. We work closely with financial and tax advisers to identify material issues early and manage risk.

Our approach brings detailed legal execution together with practical commercial judgement and direct senior involvement. We focus on protecting value, maintaining transaction momentum and ensuring that clients have the documentation, advice and guidance required to make informed decisions.

Private M&A

We advise on private company sales and acquisitions, management buyouts and strategic investments. This includes transaction structuring, legal due diligence reports, heads of terms, share and asset purchase agreements, warranties, indemnities, disclosure letters and completion documentation.

Corporate advisory and company law

We support directors, founders, shareholders and management teams on governance, Companies Act 2014 obligations, share capital, board decisions, investment arrangements and continuing corporate requirements. Advice is delivered with a close understanding of the operational and commercial context.

Company reorganisations

We advise on group restructurings, intra-group mergers, hive-ups, ownership changes and pre-sale planning. We manage the legal implementation and coordinate with financial and tax advisers, helping businesses prepare for investment, acquisitions, disposals or changes in their group structure.

Shareholder agreements

We prepare and negotiate shareholder and investment agreements governing control, reserved matters, minority protections, transfers, funding, management incentives, dispute resolution and exit rights. The objective is to document a clear, workable framework between owners and investors.

Partnerships and joint ventures

We advise on the formation, operation and restructuring of partnerships and joint ventures. Our work includes structuring contributions, governance rights, decision-making, economic arrangements, deadlock provisions, risk allocation and agreed exit mechanisms.

Commercial agreements

We draft, review and negotiate the agreements businesses rely on in their day-to-day operations and commercial relationships. This includes supply and services contracts, warehousing and logistics agreements, distribution and reseller arrangements, terms of business and website terms of use. We focus on clear performance obligations, payment terms, risk allocation, liability, termination rights and practical dispute resolution provisions.

Sectors

We advise across a broad range of sectors, with particular experience in the following areas. Select a card to explore the sector.

TechnologyAdvising technology businesses, founders and investors on transactions, growth and ownership.

Our work includes acquisitions, shareholder arrangements, group structures and preparation for investment or sale.

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InsuranceCorporate and cross-practice advice for insurance brokers and related businesses.

Relevant experience includes corporate transactions and employment advice connected to insurance brokerage sales.

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HealthcareAdvising owners and acquirers of healthcare and related service providers.

We advise on sales, acquisitions, corporate due diligence, ownership arrangements and reorganisations.

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SecurityExperience involving fire protection, safety and security services businesses.

Our corporate work includes acquisitions and disposals, transaction documentation and business reorganisations.

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Transactions and corporate work

Recent experience

Selected transactions and matters on which we have advised, including Irish domestic transactions and the Irish aspects of international acquisitions.

Sale of a financial services business for €30 million.
Sale of a medical devices business for €15 million.
Sale of a packaging business, including a reinvestment structure within the group, for €13 million.
Sale of a Midlands accountancy practice for approximately €12 million.
Sale of a health and safety provider for €10 million.
Equity release and refinancing for an Irish and UK group totalling €6 million.
Irish legal representation for an international group's agribusiness acquisition in 2026, valued at €6 million.
Sale of a country stores and farm shop business for approximately €5 million.
Sale of a ducting and air ventilation business to an equity-backed group for approximately €3.5 million.
Acquisition of a fire extinguishing and security business for over €3 million.
Acquisition of a further fire and security business for approximately €1.2 million.
Sale of a golf tournament business for over €1 million.
Acquisition of a bike rental business as part of a wider Irish group strategy, valued at approximately €1 million.
Sale and acquisition of a furniture fittings company following a reorganisation and management buyout, with transaction value of up to €1 million.
Property development refinancing involving debt funding of over €6 million.
Equity release and funding exercise across a group structure of approximately €3 million.
Shareholder and share option arrangements for a management team in a business valued at approximately €12 million.
Pre-sale hive-up into an SPV for a logistics business with over 50 vehicles, valued at approximately €2.5 million.
Intra-group mergers including mergers by acquisition and mergers by absorption.
Irish employment law support on the sell-side of a major insurance brokerage transaction valued at over €335 million.

Representative matters are anonymised. Values describe transactions or business valuations as stated. Figures and descriptions are subject to approval before public release.