Matheson advised Canadian-owned Irving Oil on its acquisition of Top Oil. The acquisition will complete once all conditions of the sale have been met (including approval by the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission in Ireland).
Founded in 1924, Irving Oil operates Canada’s largest refinery in Saint John, New Brunswick, along with more than 900 fuelling locations and a network of distribution terminals spanning Canada and New England. It also operates Ireland’s only refinery, located in Whitegate, Co. Cork.
Headquartered in Dublin, Top Oil has a network of 200 dealer and company-owned forecourts and 20 dedicated fuel card sites, an aviation fuel business, an oil terminal at Dublin Port and is a leading supplier of home heating oil.
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