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On 15 November 2024, Glass Lewis (GL) published its 2025 Benchmark Policy Guidelines for the UK and for Shareholder Proposals & ESG-Related Issues.

The Companies Act 2014 has made it possible for certain types of companies limited by shares to dispense with the requirement to hold an annual general meeting ("AGM").

"Corporate governance" is a term that refers to the framework of internal policies and procedures by which a corporate entity is controlled, directed and managed.

People do business with people they know, like and trust. Companies don't make decisions, people do. Your professional network can open doors for you that otherwise could not be opened.

The Government has announced the extension until 31 December 2023 of two significant temporary measures brought in by the Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid-19) Act 2020 (the "Covid Act").

On 29 October 2019, the Irish Competition and Consumer Protection Commission ("CCPC") published draft Simplified Merger Notification Guidelines ...

Venture capital investment into Irish tech start-ups and SMEs reached a record €1.3 billion in 2021, up 44% from €925m the previous year, according to Irish Venture Capital Association VenturePulse survey...

The Irish tech start-up scene has never been stronger.

In a recent High Court decision, it was ruled that the liquidator not only failed in his application before the court, but in bringing forward an application that was 'doomed to fail'...

Irish M&A activity proved robust during the first six months of 2025, with deal volume increasing despite an extremely volatile geopolitical and macroeconomic backdrop.

Ireland's mid-market continues to dominate from an M&A perspective, with 97% of deals in the first half valued at between €5m and €250m.

The pharmaceuticals, medical and biotech (PMB) sector accounted for 28% of Irish M&A activity by value in the first half of the year, versus just 2% during the same period last year.

Ireland remains the best small country in the world in which to do business, according to Robert O'Shea, the newly appointed head of Matheson's Corporate and Commercial Department.

Matheson recently advised Novo Nordisk A/S, a Danish multinational pharmaceutical company, alongside Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, on its acquisition of Neotope Neuroscience Limited...

Matheson recently advised the DPO Group, a leading high growth e-commerce platform and payments provider, on its recent acquisition

The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission ("CCPC") is responsible for the promotion and enforcement of competition law in Ireland.

On October 26, 2017, following consultation with European authorities, and in response to concerns that investors could lose access to valuable research, the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission...