We are ranked as the leading legal adviser in Ireland by deal value in Mergermarket’s league tables for Q1 – Q3 2026, representing 82% of transactions in the market by value and advising on 39 published deals with an aggregate value of $54.2 billion.
Our Corporate and M&A Group continues to deliver strategic, market-leading advice to domestic and international clients on transactions across a broad range of sectors.
During the past three months, our team advised on a wide spectrum of significant and complex public M&A, private M&A and private equity transactions, including:
- KKR on its £5.75 billion acquisition of DCC Energy plc
- The bidder and management buyout team on the €1.2 billion recommended cash offer for Irish Continental Group plc
- Theravance Biopharma on its $929 million merger with Zymeworks
- Kingspan Group plc on its €850 million acquisition of BMC Manufacturing Group
- H&MV Engineering on the Exponent-led €750 million continuation vehicle transaction
Commenting on the rankings, Stephen Ranalow, Partner and Head of our Corporate and M&A Group, said, “We are delighted to lead Mergermarket’s Ireland league tables for Q3 2026. We continue to see strong M&A activity, particularly in larger-cap transactions, public-to-private deals and a continued flow of LBOs. Thank you to our clients for entrusting us with their most important mandates and to our dedicated team who have made this result possible.”
