Corporate and M&A Belfast: Experience

  • The shareholders in the Kingsbridge Healthcare Group, Northern Ireland’s largest private healthcare group, in relation to its investment from Exponent.
  • Saint-Gobain Construction Products a worldwide leader in design, manufacturing & distribution of construction materials & solutions, in relation to its acquisition of Kilwaughter.
  • Causeway Securities a global FCA authorised brokerage specialising in structured investments, on its sale to private equity fund, Westbridge III.
  • Ready Egg one of the UK and Ireland’s largest supplier of egg products, on its acquisition of Skea Eggs & its  subsequent joint venture arrangement with Fane Valley Co-operative.
  • Decora Blinds a UK leader in window coverings, on its  BGF investment & multiple acquisitions including Illumni8, TCMM Shutter, Tropical Blinds, Purely Shutters & Make My Blinds.
  • Liberty Mutual Insurance Company a US headquartered global insurance provider, in relation to the sale of Hughes Insurance to Markerstudy Group.
  • BGF, one of the UK’s most active investors, in relation to various matters, most recently its investment into Woodland Kitchens and subsequent bolt-on acquisition of JTC furniture.
  • The founders of Kairos Sports Tech, a term operations and communication system business, in relation to the sale of the entire issued share capital to Teamworks Innovations Inc.
  • Haldane Fisher, one of the leading independent suppliers to the construction industry, on multiple acquisitions including Greengates Builders Merchants, Prowood & Key Hardware.
  • AJ Capital Partners (the private real estate company with other €3.6 billion in current investments) on its acquisition of the Slieve Donard Hotel, Newcastle.
  • The shareholders in McBurney Transport Group, logistics supplier across UK and Ireland including McBurney Refrigeration and Bondelivery NI, in relation to its c.£143m sale to DFDS.
  • Carlyle Cardinal in relation to its £20m investment into and subsequent €175m exit from online learning company, Learning Pool.
  • Jose Cuervo, the worlds largest tequila producer, on the acquisition of The Old Bushmills Distillery Company.
  • Ballyrashane Creamery, a Northern Ireland based diary co-operative, on its merger with Town of Monaghan Co-op to form LacPatrick.
  • Global packing firm, Huhtamaki Oyj, on its £80m acquisition of Delta Print and Packaging.
  • Meat processing company, JBS USA, on the sale of Moy Park.
  • Progressive Building Society on its merger with City of Derry Building Society.
  • Aventas Manufacturing Group on the disposal of its packaging and construction industry supplies businesses.
  • ADC & HAS Airports on its acquisition of Belfast International Airport.
  • Quinn Group on all aspects of its €1.3bn restructuring.