news 23 June 2026

McCann FitzGerald LLP advises on 21 Finance Dublin ‘Deals of the Year 2026’

These awards highlight some of the most significant transactions in the Irish market over the past year. We are pleased to have supported clients across a broad range of these deals.

M&A

• Joint Venture: Aviva Global Investors/Astanine
• SME Domestic Acquisition: Ishikawa Technologies acquisition of Big Red Cloud
• Acquisition, Renewable Energy: Lirion Power’s acquisition of energy assets from Greencoat Renewables
• Private Equity, Industrial: Shrieve Chemical Co’s acquisition of Carbon Group

Debt Capital Markets

• Notes Issuance, Aviation: SMBC Aviation Capital Finance DAC Senior Unsecured Notes

Equity Capital Markets

• Equity Capital Markets Deal of the Year The Irish State’s phased disposal of its shareholdings in AIB
• Accelerated Book Build: Tirlan Co-op sale of shares in Glanbia plc and concurrent tender offer
• Financing Round: Proverum Limited Series B investment
• Growth Capital: ePower growth capital raise

Loans and Financing

• Loans & Financing Deal of the Year: ESB Revolving Credit Facility Refinancing
• International Refinancing: Dole plc refinance
• Refinancing and RCF: Uniphar refinancing
• Syndicated Loan: Project Sparrow
• Housing - Green Loan: Cairn Homes PLC refinancing, upsize and migration to Green Loan
• Development Refinancing: Marlet/College Square refinancing
• Funding Package: St. Vincent’s Healthcare Group DAC debt refinancing

Financial Services

• M&A: Alchelyst’s merger with Lyra Client
• Tokenisation: Citi – Token Services for Cash
• Aviation Finance, M&A: Dubai Aerospace Enterprise’s acquisition of Nordic Aviation Capital
• Aviation Finance, ABS: Griffin Global Asset Management - GGAM Master Trust Aircraft ABS
• Aviation Finance, Joint Venture: Monroe / AIP - Aircraft Leasing Venture

Pictured: L-R Back Row; Ruairí Stewart (Partner), Brendan Murphy (Partner and Head of Corporate), Richard Gill (Partner), Niall Best (Partner), Aidan Gleeson (Partner), Stephen Holst (Managing Partner), Stephen FitzSimons (Partner), Niall McDowell (Partner)

L-R Middle Row; Deirdre Barnicle (Partner), John Neeson (Partner), Georgina O’Riordan (Partner and Head of Finance), Josh Hogan (Partner), Helen Kilroy (Partner), Tom Dane (Partner), Donal O'Raghallaigh (Partner)

L-R Front Row; Fergus Gillen (Partner), Gill Lohan (Partner), Mark White (Partner and Chair), Philip Murphy (Partner)