news 5 June 2025

McCann FitzGerald LLP advises on 21 Finance Dublin ‘Deals of the Year Awards 2025’

 

(L-R Back row): Ian Payne, Alan Heuston, Adrian Farrell, Anna Moran, Brendan Murphy, Hilary Marren, Gary McSharry, Darragh Murphy, Alan Fuller, Fergus Gillen, Eamon de Valera, Shane Fahy. (Front row) Colm Fanning, Deirdre Barnicle, Mark O'Connor, Georgina O'Riordan and Stephen Fuller

M&A

• M&A Deal of the Year: Smurfit Kappa/WestRock Merger 
• M&A Deal of the Year, Agribusiness:   Kerry Co-Operative Creameries' acquisition of Kerry Dairy Ireland
• Cross-border Construction Industry Acquisition: Cimsa Building Solutions' acquisition of the Mannok Group
• Acquisition, Private Equity: 3i's investment in WaterWipes
• Acquisition, Green Energy: NetZero Group's Acquisitions of Caldor Solar, Zetta Home Services and Envirobead  

Debt Capital Markets

• Senior Unsecured Notes Offering: Smurfit Kappa Group Triple-Tranche Green Senior Unsecured Notes Offering
• Panda Bonds: BASF Ireland DAC Panda Bond
• Ireland Sovereign Debt Programme: NTMA - First Irish Law Governed Government Bonds
• Debut Unsecured Corporate Bond Issuance: Kingspan Group Debut Senior Unsecured Bond

Equity Capital Markets

• Public Equity Placing & Financing: Datalex Capital Raise, Firm Placing, Placing and Open Offer
• Buyback: AIB Directed Share Buybacks
• Odd Lot Programme: Allied Irish Banks plc's Odd-lot Offer

Loans and Financing 

• Revolving Credit Facility: Smurfit WestRock RCF
• M&A Financing : Financing of Kerry Co-op's Acquisition of shares in Kerry Dairy Ireland
• Inward FDI Financing:  Echelon Data Centres financing
• Agribusiness - Sustainability Linked Loan Facility: Scandi Standard/Manor Farm Sustainability Linked Loan Facility
• Housing Finance, Rental Equity Loans: Housing Finance Agency Cost Rental Programme

Aviation

• Islamic Finance: AerCap inaugural Sukuk
• Aviation Finance, ABS: BBAM - Horizon 2024-1 ABS
• Aircraft Securitisation: Sky Leasing ABS - SLAM 2024-1 Limited

Financial Services Regulation: Insurance 

• Collateralised Reinsurance: Just Insurance - Project Light