Taylor Wessing Ireland deals of 2023

Taylor Wessing Ireland has advised on some of the most high-profile and market leading transactions in the Irish market during 2023. 

These significant mandates reflect our commitment to be the law firm of choice in Ireland for complex and cross-border legal work, while also demonstrating our lawyers' sectoral expertise across the technology, life sciences, healthcare, real estate and banking and finance sectors.  

Key highlights for 2023 include acting for: 

Real Estate

French asset manager, Corum Investments on its acquisition of George’s Quay House. This was one of the top five commercial property deals by value in Ireland of 2023.

Mergers & Acquisitions

Japanese multinational, Ricoh on its acquisition of  Irish IT services provider, PFH Technology Group.  This was one of the most substantial shareholder exits by transaction value from an Irish private company in 2023.

Leading UK audit, tax and consultancy adviser, RSM UK on its acquisition of RSM Ireland. Both firms are members of RSM International which is the sixth largest network of audit, tax and consulting firms globally. 

Mail Metrics, a specialist in Outsourced Customer Communications and finalist in the 2023 Deloitte Fast 50, on its acquisition of Dafil. 

The shareholders of Data Solutions, a specialist in IT solutions distribution on the sale of their shares to NASDAQ-listed Climb Global Solutions, Inc.

Venture Capital and Growth Equity

European specialist growth investor Verdane, on its €26 million Series B investment in clean energy firm, UrbanVolt. This was one of the highest value growth equity investments in an Irish company in 2023.

Tailr, a high potential Irish fashion tech company, on its seed funding round. The funding round was led by Irish venture fund, Delta Partners, English venture fund, Haatch, and Enterprise Ireland. 

Equity Capital Markets

Molten Ventures plc, a leading European venture capital firm which is listed on both the London and Euronext Dublin stock exchanges, on its recommended all share offer for Forward Partners plc and related £55 million fundraising.

Banking and Finance

Canada Life Reinsurance in its provision of €100 million in funding to specialist Irish central bank regulated consumer lender, Spry Finance.

Secret Escapes, the world's leading members only online travel deals company, on its successful completion of an equity raise and refinancing fully supported by existing shareholders and lenders.

Adam Griffiths, Managing Partner at Taylor Wessing Ireland, comments "2023 has been a year of continued growth for the Taylor Wessing Dublin office. Not only has our team delivered significant wins for our clients across all of our core sectors, we continue to execute our ambition to deliver top tier and outstanding legal advice alongside an international platform for clients looking to do business in and out of Ireland. I would like to express my gratitude to our clients who chose Taylor Wessing in 2023, and I look forward to continuing to grow our legal offering in 2024 and beyond.”

We opened our Irish office in late-2021 and have quickly garnered a reputation as one of the leading law firms in Ireland with an international footprint. We're committed to further expansion in Ireland and have ambitions to grow our offering with a number of key hires in 2024.