Matheson Ormsby Prentice ranks number one for Irish M&A activity in 2009
Matheson Ormsby Prentice, Ireland’s largest law firm, advised on more Irish M&A transactions than any other law firm in 2009, according to leading international financial publisher, MergerMarket.
According to MergerMarket, the firm advised on 30% more Irish M&A deals in 2009 than any other law firm, proving it to be the first choice for M&A transactions in Ireland.
Matheson Ormsby Prentice has advised on some of the largest M&A transactions in 2009, including advising Singapore Technologies Telemedia Pte Ltd on its acquisition of Eircom Holdings Ltd; advising Pallas Foods on its acquisition by Sysco; advising Beckman Coulter Inc. on its acquisition of the lab-based diagnostics business of Olympus Corp.; advising Wood Group plc on its acquisition of a majority stake in Shanahan Engineering and advising the Irish Times Limited, DMG Ireland Holdings Limited and Independent Newspapers (Ireland) Limited on their acquisition of Fortunegreen Limited.
Other headline deals advised on in 2009 include advising EcoSecurities Group plc in relation to the contested takeover offers made by Guanabara Holdings BV and the recommended offers by Carbon Acquisition Company Limited, a subsidiary of JPMorgan Chase & Co.; advising ARAMARK Ireland on its acquisition of Veris Plc’s property management and facilities management business and advising THI Beacon Court Limited on the acquisition by UPMC Ireland Limited of a majority ownership of Dublin's Beacon Hospital.
Stanley Watson, partner and head of the firm’s Corporate Finance Department, said: “This result reflects an excellent performance by the firm’s corporate finance team in 2009, despite the economic environment. As indicated by MergerMarket, UK and Ireland remained the largest M&A markets in Europe for the period and we were pleased to take the lion’s share of the Irish activity. The firm looks forward to an equally successful performance in 2010, having already acted on the first major M&A announcement of the year, advising the lenders to Creganna Group on its acquisition of Tactx Medical”.