The Irish Companies Registration Office has confirmed that the launch of a central beneficial ownership register for companies and industrial and provident societies will be delayed to Q4 2017.

The Guidelines will become effective two months after publication on ESMA's website.

Richard Ryan and Patrick Horan from our Competition & Regulated Markets team contributed the chapter on Ireland for the 2018 International Comparative Legal Guide to Merger Control.

In the February edition of IFLR's International Briefings Finance Partner, John Breslin discusses individual responsibility and increased regulatory scrutiny of directors and senior managers where their employer breaches regulation.

In the April issue of Business Plus magazine, Managing Partner in our Dublin office, Nicholas Butcher,

Should you have any queries in relation to the issues raise in this bulletin, please contact the authors or your usual Dillon Eustace contact for further information.

Delighted to have represented Clavis on its acquisition by Ascential plc. Another significant transaction for our technology M&A team in Dublin

In the latest episode from our new Company Law: Back to Basics podcast series Tom Courtney, Aisling Carey and I discuss some of the issues frequently encountered in relation to director and shareholder meetings.

The Companies Bill 2012 reached the Committee Stage of the legislative process in Dáil Éireann 5/11/13.

The "interim period" provided for in the Companies (Miscellaneous Provisions) (Covid-19) Act 2020 ("the Act"), has been further extended by Government OrderOpens in new window until 31 December 2022.

Founded by Paddy O'Leary in 2005 and now run by sons Brian and David O'Leary, Dublin Meat Company is a specialist food producer and owner of the Fit Foods range of healthy ready meals which are available nationwide through retailers including Lidl and Dunnes Stores.

In a special report / articles on M&A for the Irish Times, Jordan O'Brien and Morgan Pierse of our Corporate team in Dublin

To the extent not actioned to date, the board of directors of the Irish company should convene a board meeting and arrange for a full briefing on the implications of Brexit on the company's business, and the industry generally. T

Listen to the latest Aquest podcast, co-hosted by Peter Stapleton and Karen Killalea.

The obligation to report to a central register is unlikely to come into effect until 4MLD is fully transposed which is expected to occur in June 2017.

In Silicon Republic's Leaders' Insights series, Partner and co-head of our Corporate team in Dublin, Colm Rafferty, speaks about what sparked his interest in tech and VC and outlines what he

Great to see Sligo companies continue to innovate and attract multinational M&A interest.

The Middle East remains a key centre for private equity and venture capital activity.

The Irish government set out its policy priorities in its newly-published Spring 2022 Legislation Programme.