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| Aug 13, 2024 | EIDA Solutions receives equity investment from Renatus Capital Partners | EIDA Solutions has secured a multi-million euro investment from Renatus Capital Partners.
Renatus has bought an undisclosed stake in the specialist construction software company, but co-founders Dan McAlister and Ramy Michael will retain &q... |
| Oct 8, 2023 | Renatus says M&A deal volume on a par with 2022 | Irish M&A deal volume experienced an increase quarter on quarter in Q3 but is still marginally down year to date, according to private equity firm Renatus Capital Partners.
Renatus counted 118 deals in Q3 2023 compared with 112 a year e... |
| Jul 12, 2023 | M&A activity slows in first half of 2023 | Merger & acquisition activity in Ireland declined significantly during the first half of 2023 as fewer than 200 deals were completed, according to Renatus.
A total of 198 Irish M&A deals were transacted in the first half of the year... |
| Jun 19, 2023 | Azzurri Group acquires Boojum restaurant chain | Azzurri Group, a market-leading casual dining business in the UK, has acquired a controlling interest in Boojum from Renatus Capital Partners.
The Mexican-themed fast-casual restaurant chain operates from 14 sites in the Republic of Ireland... |
| Apr 17, 2023 | Cork broker MBC Insurance attracts UK investment | Cork commercial insurance broker McAuliffe Barry & Collins Ltd, trading as MBC Insurance, has announced “significant investment” from Clear group, a UK insurance broker peer.
Last year Clear Group secured investment from Goldman Sachs t... |
| Apr 11, 2023 | Packaging Holdings effects bolt-on buys | Packaging Holdings has announced two bolt-on acquisitions for a combined outlay of over €11m.
The two firms being acquired are Ace Corrugated and Craftpak Protective Packaging.
Packaging Holdings is a corrugated packaging business incorpora... |
| Apr 3, 2023 | IITC acquires family firm Curust Industries | Irish International Trading Corporation (IITC) has acquired family firm Curust Industries for an undisclosed amount.
IITC is a Cork-based distributor of hardware, wire, steel, salt, plumbing materials and bathroom supplies. The business has... |
| Mar 1, 2023 | Azets acquires Baker Tilly Ireland | Azets has entered the Irish market by acquiring Baker Tilly Ireland, which will rebrand as Azets Ireland with immediate effect.
Azets is an international audit, accounting, outsourcing, compliance and advisory group, specialising in support... |
| Feb 28, 2023 | News data reaps large reward for Aylien shareholders | Aylien, a Dublin venture specialising in natural language processing, has been acquired by Quantexa, a London software firm with a focus on Decision Intelligence solutions.
Founded in 2012, Aylien’s products include a News API for building ... |
| Feb 17, 2023 | PIB Group acquires two more insurance brokers | Insurance broker consolidator PIB Group has added to Landmark Insurance and Halligan Insurances to its network in Ireland.
The purchases were effected through the PIB subsidiary Campion Insurance, which leads PIB’s Irish division.
Following... |
| Feb 6, 2023 | Premier Machine Tools acquired by Sandvik | Sweden’s mining equipment giant Sandvik has acquired a 95% stake in Premier Machine Tools.
PMT is a Kildare-based supplier of CNC machine tools and carbide cutting tools to the manufacturing and metal cutting sector in Ireland.
PMT’s main c... |
| Jan 8, 2023 | Marco Beverage Systems acquired by Middleby Corporation | The Middleby Corporation in Illinois has acquired Dublin firm Marco Beverage Systems, which designs and makes beverage dispensers for hotels, restaurants, offices, homes and coffee shops.
Middleby said that Marco has annual turnover of c.€2... |
| Dec 17, 2022 | Public companies on the Private Equity shortlist | A trend has emerged in recent years for private equity buyers to snap up small Irish public companies. Conor Mehigan of Renatus Capital Partners wonders who might be next.
In 2018 Euronext completed the purchase of the Irish Stock Exchange ... |
| Nov 6, 2022 | MJ Scannell Safety acquired by French buyer Groupe RG | MJ Scannell Safety, a personal protection equipment vendor in Dublin and Cork, has been acquired by French buyer Groupe RG.
MJ Scannell Safety is based in Stillorgan in Dublin and has a second outlet in Cork.
The family business was establi... |
| Nov 2, 2022 | Mediahuis adds Switcher.ie to digital portfolio | Mediahuis, the Belgian owner of the Irish Independent and other Irish newspapers, has acquired Switcher.ie, the price comparison site for broadband, energy, mobile, money and mortgages.
The purchase follows Mediahuis’ recent acquisition of ... |
| Sep 11, 2022 | Delmec expands with FocusPlus acquisition | Carlow-based Delmec, a provider of telecoms infrastructure solutions and services, has acquired Swiss peer FocusPlus, according to deal monitor Renatus.
FocusPlus was founded in Switzerland in 2000 and also has offices in Ireland and Austra... |
| Sep 4, 2022 | Briggs Equipment acquires Galway Plant and Tool Hire | Briggs Equipment has completed the acquisition of Galway Plant and Tool Hire (GPT), one of Ireland’s largest plant, commercial vehicle and tool hire specialists.
Operating from eight sites, GPT employs c.90 people and has been trading 1969.... |
| Aug 9, 2022 | Ekco turnover heads over €100m with Unity purchase | Cybersecurity specialist Ekco has acquired IT services provider Unity Technology Solutions for an undisclosed sum.
Ekco said that the enlarged business will have over 500 staff and that annual revenue will exceed €100m.
Unity is a managed c... |
| Aug 3, 2022 | Renatus reports buoyant H1 M&A activity | M&A activity in the first half of 2022 has remained buoyant, according to Renatus, which tracks Mergers & Acquisitions activity in its weekly newsletter.
Conor Hall, private equity associate at Renatus, said there were 226 deals com... |
| Jul 18, 2022 | Arachas bolts on Apex Insurance in Cork | Arachas, the largest nationwide insurance broker, has agreed terms to acquire Apex Insurance, a small insurance broker based on the South Mall in Cork.
Apex Insurance is led by founder and managing director Theo Hoare, and director Marie O’... |
| Jul 5, 2022 | Lockton bolts on Burke Pensions & Financial Services | Lockton Ireland, the Irish arm of global insurance brokerage Lockton, has announced its third acquisition of the yer after entering into an agreement to purchased Dublin-based advisors Burke Pensions & Financial Services.
Lockton previo... |
| Jul 4, 2022 | Hawksford acquires Pearse Trust from founders | Dublin trust and corporate services firm Pearse Trust has been acquired by Hawksford, a British-based global company that provides administration and director services.
Hawksford said that the acquisition will help expand its European opera... |
| Jul 3, 2022 | Aspire Technology finds Japanese buyer | Japan’s NEC Corporation has acquired Aspire Technology in Dublin for an undisclosed sum.
Aspire Technology specialises in designing and integrating Open Networks used by telecoms companies.
NEC is a global leader in Open RAN. NEC Open Netwo... |
| Jun 11, 2022 | Inside the surge in professional services M&A | M&A activity in professional services has surged in recent years. Conor Mehigan of Renatus Capital Partners explains the deal drivers
Recent weeks have seen a number of high-profile transactions announced in the professional services se... |
| Jun 3, 2022 | BGF leads €12.5m equity investment in Revive Active | Private equity investor BGF has announced a €12.5m investment in Galway-based Revive Active.
Revive Active is the No.1 supplement brand in Ireland and manufactures a range of super-supplement products at its facility in Mullingar.
The inves... |
| Jun 3, 2022 | Dublin Meat Company acquires Swift Fine Foods | Dublin Meat Company, a specialist food producer and owner of the Fit Foods range of healthy ready meals, is acquiring Swift Fine Foods in Monaghan after securing equity funding from BGF.
Swift employs c.200 people and currently manufactures... |
| May 31, 2022 | Tommy Kelly pivots to property with Sherry FitzGerald | Sherry FitzGerald has been acquired by Tommy Kelly, the e-commerce fulfilment multi-millionaire.
Kelly’s acquisition vehicle is CastleGate Investments, his family office led by Roy Barrett.
Kelly was the founder of e-commerce platform eShop... |
| May 25, 2022 | NFP acquires financial advisor Simon Shirley Advisors | New York insurance broker NFP has acquired Dublin financial advisory firm, Simon Shirley Advisors, its fourth acquisition in Ireland during the past two years.
NFP’s previous buys were HMP Insurance and Pensions Advisors, Aiken Insurance an... |
| May 18, 2022 | Texas billionaire invests in Leo Lynch | A Texas billionaire has invested in Leo Lynch, the specialist technical, mechanical and electrical engineering contractor based in Dublin and with sites in Kilkenny and Kildare.
Cathexis Holdings LP, led by William Harrison, said it has ent... |
| May 12, 2022 | AMCS announces major acquisition in Germany | AMCS in Limerick has entered into an agreement to acquire German software company Quentic and has raised new equity to fund the deal.
AMCS is a leading global supplier of integrated cloud-based software and vehicle technology for the enviro... |
| Mar 31, 2022 | EY acquires technology consulting business Client Solutions | EY has acquired Client Solutions with the aim of elevating its client offering across digital, technology and innovation services.
Client Solutions was founded in 1994 and employs 240 people. The business serves a broad range of sectors, wi... |
| Dec 11, 2017 | Renatus Capital Defies Business Post Desist Plea | For years now, Renatus Capital, which raises funds for deals, has been summing up the business content of Sunday papers in a Sunday email to clients and others, doing such a good job that readers might ask themselves, why bother to buy the ... |
| PA Consulting bolts on Design Partners | PA Consulting in the UK has acquired Design Partners, a product design and innovation agency based in the IDA Business Park in Bray.
Design Partners was founded in 1984 and was owned by Annette Stephens, Brian Stephens, Diarmuid MacMahon, a... |
| Billionaire William Harrison snaps up Jones Engineering | Texas billionaire William Harrison has followed up on his recent investment in Leo Lynch by acquiring Jones Engineering.
The purchase is being effected through Harrison’s investment vehicle Cathexis Holdings LP. Deal consideration was not d... |
