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A legal framework to permit cross-border mergers between limited liability companies from member states in the European Economic Area

While Ireland saw 17 deals in 2024 valued at €250m or more, the majority of transactions where the value was publicly disclosed – some 89% – fell squarely into the mid-market category, worth between €5m and €250m.

The rise of digital adoption and the implementation of digital transformation strategies in recent years has led to significant M&A growth in the technology space.

For the first time, the Irish High Court (Court) has granted relief to two directors who had been the subject of a "deemed" disqualification order under the Companies Act 2014 (Companies Act).

The Bill’s primary focus of simplification is spearheaded by the introduction of the new model form of private company limited by shares.

We have recently written on various topics relating to sustainable finance, including the European Green Deal, greenwashing and the EU Taxonomy Regulation and the related screening criteria.

The European Parliament is expected to vote on the text of the proposed CSDDD on 24 April 2024. While provisional agreement was reached between the EU Council...

The European Securities and Markets Authority ("ESMA") issued its statement on the European common enforcement priorities for 2021 annual financial reports of listed companies...

Most of the Central Securities Depositary Regulation (CSDR) settlement discipline regime has applied from 1 February 2022. We wrote in November last year about delay in the application...

The Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Bill 2024 was published by the Department of Enterprise, Trade and Employment yesterday...

The FRC has published its annual review of corporate governance reporting against the UK Corporate Governance Code (the Code).

Corporate governance encompasses the internal policies and procedures that control, direct, and manage corporate entities, serving to protect and enhance a business's most valuable asset - its name and reputation. This framework includes legally mandated requirements, voluntary best practices, and strategic measures that span from accurate financial record-keeping to board management and director training.

Around two-thirds of the deals in 2023 involved an overseas bidder (67%), with 225 inbound transactions overall. Those deals were collectively valued at €11.3bn – 96% of the market.

There were 148 deals announced for Irish companies by overseas buyers and investors in the first half of the year – that included 83 first-quarter transactions, more than in any other quarter in the past five years.

Our ESG Advisory Group continues to closely monitor new developments concerning the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive ("CSRD").

M&A worldwide has reduced as rising interest rates, high inflation and fears of a recession have impacted confidence and made acquisitions more expensive.

The Minister for Business, Enterprise and Innovation, Heather Humphreys TD, announced last week that the Government has approved the General Scheme of the Companies (Corporate Enforcement Authority) Bill 2018...