ALG is advising REA Group on its acquisition of a 35% interest in Distilled, the owner of Daft.ie.

ALG is advising REA Group on its acquisition of a 35% interest in Distilled, the owner of Daft.ie. The transaction is subject to regulatory approval and is expected to complete before the end of 2026.

The ALG team was led by Richard Marron and Eoghan Browne with support from across our Dublin and Belfast offices including Gavin Dowd, Harriet Baxter, Clare McGurk and David Anderson (Corporate), Dervla Broderick and Micaela Diver (Competition), Mark Ellis, Alek Larski, Keith Dunn, Leigh Taylor, Abbey Walker and Patrick Murray (Commercial and Technology), James Somerville and James Butterworth (Tax), Noleen Meehan and Fiona Stinson (Employment), Chris Comerford (Pensions), Niamh McMahon and Aoife Muldoon (Finance), Eimear O’Brien, Denise Daly Byrne and Nadia Woods (Regulatory).

Date published: 30 September 2026