10/07/2025
Publication

The Irish chapter of the Practical Law: Capital Markets Global Guide, published by Thomson Reuters (‘Capital Markets in Ireland: Regulatory Overview’) provides a high-level overview of the main equity and debt markets/exchanges, and the main regulators and legislation that govern them.

The prospectus/main offering document requirements are also covered, together with any reduced disclosure obligations and exemptions from the requirements to publish/deliver a prospectus/main offering document.

Equity capital markets covers the following areas: requirements for a primary and secondary listing; offering structures; advisers and documents; marketing; bookbuilding; underwriting; timetable; stabilisation; continuing obligations; market abuse and insider dealing; and de-listing. Private securities offerings are also briefly discussed.

Debt capital markets covers the following areas: restrictions on offering/selling debt securities; structuring a debt securities issue; listing debt securities and admission to trading; continuing obligations; advisers and documents; timetable; and clearing and settlement of debt securities.

The full article is available here: ‘Capital Markets in Ireland: Regulatory Overview’ Practical Law Country Q&A

Reproduced with the permission of Thomson Reuters, this article was first published in Practical Law.