It is widely known in the market that banks, reluctant to lend due to regulatory constraints, have left a vacuum which has created a demand for other reliable sources of funding.

This chapter first formed part of the Chambers and Partners Alternative Funds Guide 2019.

In this article, we will examine the rise of global female wealth and its role in the ESG movement.

Ireland's implementation of AIFMD 2.0 brings significant regulatory changes for alternative investment funds, alongside evolving requirements for ESG disclosure and board effectiveness. The Central Bank of Ireland explores emerging opportunities in distributed ledger technology, tokenisation, and artificial intelligence while addressing future modifications to venture and growth capital fund regulations.

Cian McCourt analyses Ireland's evolving equity financing landscape. He says the equity finance market in Ireland is in a very strong position thanks to the fundamentals driving the economy ...

Walkers' Asset Management and Investment Funds team provides a comprehensive quarterly update on Irish legal and regulatory developments from April to June 2026, covering AIFMD II transposition, Central Bank guidance on liquidity management and board diversity, ESMA compliance findings, and the latest sustainable finance regulations including ESG ratings and SFDR 2.0 proposals.

Similar to debt markets worldwide, Private Credit has become a key feature of the Irish market with many of the largest and most innovative financings involving Ireland over the past number of years being financed...

Corporate M&A partner Fergus Bolster together with Tax partner Mark O'Sullivan and Financial Institutions senior associate Lorna Daly look at the regulation of ICOs in Ireland.

The legislative programme for the forthcoming spring Oireachtas session has been published by the Government Chief Whip, Jack Chambers TD.

The Government's Autumn 2024 Legislation Programme includes 29 bills for priority publication, focusing on employee protection during employer insolvencies, remediation of apartment defects, and energy performance in buildings, alongside 32 bills prioritized for drafting.

On 31 January 2022, the Central Bank of Ireland published much-anticipated Guidance on the Use of Service Companies for Staffing in the Insurance Sector following a 2021 industry consultation process

Carina Lawlor provides an analysis on the legal framework, practice and procedure applicable to cross-border investigations in Ireland.

Cyprus amazing beachfronts and awarded beaches make it a Must Visit Destination! Coupled with low taxes it has become a relocation sensation for Italian entrepreneurs who are paying 45%- 50% taxes in Italy..

A mere 4 months into 2016 and it has already been a year of change for construction contracting in Ireland both in the private and public sector.

William Fry's Tax Litigation & Disputes team was involved in a landmark tax case that considered if a Spanish company's 2016 sale of unquoted shares in an Irish PPP company ...

Ireland will introduce an ATAD-compliant interest limitation rule, the timing of which will be determined following further engagement with the European Commission.

In this month's issue of Finance Dublin, Andrew Quinn and James O'Neal discuss the Corporate Tax reform proposals published by the new US Administration this year...

In this podcast Colin Rooney, Partner in the Technology and Innovation Group, will be discussing the use of electronic signatures with Maedhbh Clancy, Of Counsel in our Finance Department and Suzanne Kearney, Of Counsel in our Corporate and M&A Department.

Irish domiciled funds lend themselves to a wide variety of asset classes including; private equity, hedge funds, real estate and infrastructure funds, loan and other credit funds, hybrid and equity funds

On 2 October 2017 the Mediation Act 2017 was signed into law by the President. After much debate and amendment through the Houses...