Private Equity

We have taken part in some of the largest deals in the Irish private equity market, advising both sellers and buyers in order to ensure our clients receive the best possible service. By way of example, we have recently advised:

• Advent International, a leading global private equity investor, on the buy-out of public relations firm Financial Dynamics by specialist global infrastructure and real assets manager Cordiant Communications Group.
• Andera Partners on its investment in Kestra Medical Technologies, a wearable medical device and digital healthcare company.
• Apax Partners LLP on its agreement to acquire Evelyn Partners’ professional services business.
• Arcus Infrastructure Partners and its portfolio company, Coolworld Rentals, on the acquisition of The CRS Group, a leading provider of modular cold storage solutions in Ireland and the UK.
• Ardian Infrastructure on its acquisition of leading energy utility Energia.
• Asterion Industrial Partners, a specialist European infrastructure investor, on its acquisition of an 80% stake in National Broadband Ireland.
• BC Partners on the Irish aspects of the €600 million acquisition of the Spotless Group.
• Bain Capital LP, a US private equity firm, on its acquisition of the Pan European food business, Valeo Foods Group Limited from CapVest Partners LLP.
• Bregal Milestone, a leading technology growth capital firm, on its investments in technology solutions providers TitanHQ, UTrack, Arkphire and Teamwork.
• Carlyle Cardinal Ireland, a leading Irish provider of alternative investment capital, and the founders of the Sports Surgery Clinic, a centre of excellence for joint replacement and surgery for sports soft tissue injuries, on its sale to international healthcare provider UPMC.
• CashAnalytics on its sale to GTreasury, a lead provider of corporate digital treasury systems and a portfolio company of private equity investor Hg Capital.
• CVC Capital Partners, a European private equity and investment advisory firm, on the acquisition of motoring group The AA.
• Draycott SCR, private equity house and global industrial group Purever Industries, on their acquisition of Ardmac, the Irish headquartered international specialist contracting firm.
• EQT and its portfolio company Sitecore, the global leader in digital experience management software and on its acquisition of Boxever Limited, the Dublin-based data analytics company.
• EQT and its portfolio company Constellation on the acquisition of CGI Group, a provider of temperature-controlled storage solutions.
• Felicis Ventures, a US-based venture capital firm, on its investments into security automation company Tines.
• Graham Partners, a US-based specialist investor in advanced manufacturing solutions, on the acquisition of Taoglas, the Irish-based distributor of antennas, filters, cables, and connectors.
• Insight Venture Partners, a global software investor, on a range of acquisitions, bolt-on transactions and exits including Fenergo, AMCS, Statistical Solutions Limited and BrowserStack.
• Irish Strategic Investment Fund, Ireland’s sovereign development fund, on a range of investments in both listed and private companies across various industry sectors,  including in relation to debt financing facilities to Port of Cork to facilitate Ireland’s ambitious Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) strategy.
• IQ-EQ, an Astorg portfolio company, on its acquisition of Green Bay Acquisitions Limited, which incorporates the trading group for Davy’s Fund Management business.
• J2 Ventures in connection with its investment in the Irish based cellular network provider, Druid Software.
• JP Morgan, a global leader in financial services, on its investment in Paulus Holdings, the owner of medical tech company LetsGetChecked.
• Lead Edge Capital, a growth-stage fund based in New York and California, on the sale of Immedis Limited, an Irish global payroll software developer to UKG, one of the US’ largest privately owned software groups.
• Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 6 on its acquisition of Ireland’s largest waste company, Beauparc Utilities Holdings Limited, from founder Eamon Waters and Blackstone Tactical Opportunities Fund.
• Macquarie European Infrastructure Fund 7 on its agreement to acquire the Beacon Hospital Group, one of Ireland’s most technologically advanced private hospitals.
• Macquarie Capital Principal Finance on its investment in digital technology and cyber security company, Viatel Technology Group Limited.
• National Treasury Management Agency (as controller and manager of the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund) in connection with its further investment in the Dublin-based medical device company, FIRE1, as part of a $120m Series B funding round.
• Riverside Partners, a Boston-based technology and healthcare specialist private equity firm, on its acquisition of Netwatch, a leading private security company with operations in Ireland, the UK and the US.
• S2G Ventures, the Oil and Gas Climate Initiative, Morgan Stanley’s 1GT Fund and an affiliate of the Crown family’s CC Industries Inc. on their combined €115million investment in XOCEAN, a leading provider of data collection solutions for environmental and ocean data.
• Shrieve Chemical Company (a portfolio company of Gemspring Capital) on its acquisition of Carbon Chemicals Group Limited.
• Towerbrook Capital Partners, a transatlantic investment fund manager, on their €100m controlling equity investment in CarTrawler, the leading B2B provider of car rental and mobility solutions to the travel industry.
• Waterland Private Equity, an alternative investment fund manager, in relation to its investment in MTM Engineering, a Irish data centre cable specialist, and in relation to MTM Engineering’s subsequent acquisitions of CET Connect and ATSS Ventures.
• Waystone on the completion of an investment by Montagu Private Equity and Hg Capital.
• Winthrop Technologies, Europe’s leading dedicated turnkey data centre delivery provider, and its shareholders, on its strategic partnership with funds managed by Blackstone Tactical Opportunities and affiliated funds.