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Irish merger control is being reshaped at both policy and enforcement level. Ongoing debate as to the appropriate breadth of jurisdiction under Part 3 of the Competition Act 2002...

The Irish Takeover Rules (the 'Rules') are set to be revised, following a consultation process run by the Irish Takeover Panel (the 'Panel'), the takeovers regulator for Ireland.

With the new EU Foreign Subsidies Regulation ("FSR") now fully in force, M&A transactions and public procurement processes above certain prescribed thresholds are now mandatorily...

Following its transposition into Irish law, and further to our last update, the Mobility Directive (Directive (EU) 2019/2121) (the "Mobility Directive")...

In this briefing, we highlight the key themes from Irish merger control in 2024 and look forward at the emerging developments in 2025, including the recent introduction of Ireland's new FDI screening regime.

Maples Group's Colm Rafferty discusses the Irish tech start-up ecosystem, the importance of resilience, and the legal mistakes that founders can make.

Private equity sponsors and Irish businesses are increasingly turning to preferred equity and hybrid capital instruments as flexible financing tools. This article examines how these sophisticated capital structures work, their key commercial terms, and why they have become mainstream alternatives to traditional bank debt and ordinary equity across multiple asset classes including corporate buyouts, infrastructure, energy, real estate, and technology sectors.

The Mobility Regulations transpose Directive (EU) 2019/2121 on cross-border conversions, mergers and divisions (Mobility Directive) into Irish law.

The Irish media merger regime has a long history and remains a complex part of the Irish regulatory law and politics.

Ireland's merger notification regime has undergone significant reform with new financial thresholds taking effect from 1 July 2026, raising the aggregate turnover requirement from €60 million to €100 million and individual turnover from €10 million to €15 million. The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission's first-ever use of its call-in power in the Uniphar/TouchStore transaction demonstrates how below-threshold deals with competitive significance will remain subject to regu

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There were 90 transactions notified to the CCPC in 2025, up from 82 in 2024 and 68 in 2023, marking a continued upward trajectory in the number of deals being notified to the CCPC.

As part of a series of articles providing insights on the management and corporate governance of Irish-incorporated companies and, in particular Irish subsidiaries of international companies,...

The attached checklist highlights the main legal risks that a buyer should consider when buying another business or enterprise.

Warranty and indemnity insurance has evolved from a niche product to a standard feature in Irish M&A transactions, fundamentally changing how parties allocate risk in private deals. As insurers expand coverage into emerging areas like cyber risk and ESG disclosures, understanding how this insurance works and when to deploy it has become essential for both buyers and sellers navigating competitive deal processes.

On 2 July 2025, the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport (the "Minister") announced that the Government has approved the General Scheme of the Media Regulation Bill (the "Draft Media Bill").

31 October 2015 marks the first birthday of the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission ("CCPC") which was created under the Competition and Consumer Protection Act 2014 ("2014 Act").