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Matheson is advising the US pharmaceutical firm Actavis on its $5.1 billion acquisition of Dublin-based Warner Chilcott.

The terms "all reasonable endeavours", "reasonable endeavours" and "best endeavours" are regularly used in the drafting of commercial agreements and contracts.

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission ("CCPC") confirmed on Friday, 14 June 2019, that it will proceed with plans to introduce a simplified procedure

The Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 (the "2014 Act"), which came into force in late October 2014, reshaped the Irish merger control landscape.

Irish M&A buoyant with growth in private equity and tech activity while new thresholds reduce merger control burden

In December 2021, the Irish Takeover Panel (the "Panel") released a public consultation paper seeking comments on proposed amendments to the...

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission (the "CCPC") recently published on its website details of a merger notification it received on 3rd March 2025...

Irish M&A continued to show resilience in 2025, despite a challenging global backdrop. Over the full year, Ireland saw 524 deals worth a combined €19.5bn...

The move comes after San Francisco-headquartered Sitecore last month announced a $1.2 billion investment to accelerate growth.

2025 was another milestone year for transactions involving professional services firms in Ireland. Alongside a busy transactional environment, there is an evolving regulatory landscape.

On 18 November 2024, ISS launched a consultation on its 2025 voting policies which will apply from 1 February 2025.

Irish dealmakers involved in transactions where any of the parties are beneficiaries of foreign subsidies may be subject to an additional mandatory notification requirement under the new EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation...

Directive 2014/95/EU amending Directive 2013/34/EU as regards disclosure of non-financial and diversity information ...

A total of 300 qualifying deals were recorded within the Irish M&A Market in 2022, a drop of 2% since 2021 which was considered an outlier year. The total deal value came to €14.8bn, which is 38% lower from the figure...

Taxand's 2021 Guide provides commentary and insights into the tax treatment of global M&A deals.

The first half of 2019 saw a sharp drop in the number of filings to the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission

A total of 122 deals were recorded within the Irish M&A Market in the first six months of 2022, a drop of 14% since the first half of 2021 which was considered an outlier year.