Firm advises on ten winning deals across four categories
Matheson LLP is pleased to have advised on ten deals that have been included in Finance Dublin Deals of the Year Awards 2025. The awards include deals in four categories: Debt Capital Markets, Financial Services, Loans & Financing and Mergers and Acquisitions. In addition, the merger of Smurfit Kappa and WestRock Company to form Smurfit Westrock was named the Mergers and Acquisitions Deal of the Year 2025.
The annual Finance Dublin Deals of the Year Awards profile the leading deals, deal makers and advisers in the Irish market. They highlight the high calibre of professional services expertise that exists to service Ireland's corporate and financial services activity. The judging panel has made a total of 62 deal awards this year, a record number, across five broad categories of Ireland's capital markets and financial services industry.
Matheson’s Managing Partner, Michael Jackson commented; “We are delighted to have been recognised once again in the Finance Dublin awards as one of the leading advisors on the most high-value and high-profile deals in the market. These awards are another validation of the strength and depth which we continue to build across not just our Corporate, Finance and Capital Markets, and Technology and Innovation teams, but across the entire firm as a whole.”
“We continue to deliver for clients on complex and innovative domestic and international corporate transactions across all industry sectors and I want to thank all my colleagues who play such a key part in helping us to maintain our strong reputation and to consistently grow our share of the international market. I also want to thank our clients for their continued trust in Matheson in instructing us to work with them in completing these complex deals.”
The ten Finance Dublin Deals of the Year Matheson advised on are:
| Deal Category | Deal Description |
| Mergers & Acquisitions | M&A Deal of the Year: Smurfit Kappa / WestRock merger. |
| Acquisition, Public Company: K1 Investment Management LLC’s acquisition of MariaDB plc. | |
| Acquisition, Technology: R&S Group Holding AG's acquisition of Kyte Powertech. | |
| Debt Capital Markets | MREL Eligible Debt Issuance: AIB Group Senior Non Preferred MREL Eligible Debt Issuance. |
| Debt for Nature Swap, International: Amazon Conservation DAC. | |
| Financial Services | Collateralised Reinsurance: Project Light: ICAV- Enabled Collateralised Reinsurance of Bulk Annuity transactions. |
| ETC Securities Programme: KraneShares ETC plc. | |
| Aviation Finance, Warehouse financing: Wafra / Aquila Air Capital Acquisition financing. | |
| Loans & Financing | Refinance and Private Placement: Dalata Hotel Group bank Refinance and Private Placement. |
| Agribusiness - Sustainability Linked Loan Facilities: Scandi Standard AB. |
You can read the full Finance Dublin 2025 Deals of the Year Special report here
