Ireland: M&A/Private Equity

Ireland's foreign direct investment screening regime has completed its first full year of operation, generating significant activity across critical sectors. The 2026 Guidance introduces important procedural changes, including a shift to control-based notification triggers, while the EU's newly adopted Revised FDI Screening Regulation and proposed Industrial Accelerator Act will introduce additional layers of regulatory scrutiny for cross-border transactions.

Ireland's merger notification regime has undergone significant reform with new financial thresholds taking effect from 1 July 2026, raising the aggregate turnover requirement from €60 million to €100 million and individual turnover from €10 million to €15 million. The Competition and Consumer Protection Commission's first-ever use of its call-in power in the Uniphar/TouchStore transaction demonstrates how below-threshold deals with competitive significance will remain subject to regu

Ireland is raising the financial thresholds for mandatory merger control notifications from July 2026, increasing the combined Irish turnover requirement from €60 million to €100 million and the individual turnover threshold from €10 million to €15 million. This change follows recommendations from the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission and a public consultation process, with significant implications for transaction notification requirements and regulatory oversight.

On 26 February 2026, the Minister for Culture, Communications and Sport published the Media Regulation Bill (the “Bill”), which will implement the main provisions of EU Regulation 2024/1083, the European Media Freedom Act (“EMFA”) in Ireland. EMFA puts new rules in place to protect media pluralism and independence and increase co-operation between media regulators in the EU.

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The Omnibus I Directive, amending the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD) and Corporate Sustainability Due Diligence Directive (CSDDD), was published in the Official Journal of the EU on 26 February 2026...

After months of intense negotiations, the European Parliament (the "Parliament") and the Council of the European Union (the "Council") have agreed...

2025 was another milestone year for transactions involving professional services firms in Ireland. Alongside a busy transactional environment, there is an evolving regulatory landscape.

This recovery follows a difficult second quarter when funding fell to €112.6m, its lowest level in a decade.