Pent-up demand in Irelands mergers and acquisitions market bodes well for 2025 [Video]

The appeal of Irish businesses to private investors, both nationally and internationally, shows no sign of waning in Ireland’s mergers and acquisitions market, which is in the midst of an upswing, Sorcha Corcoran writes

There has been a strong level of private equity activity in the Irish mergers and acquisitions (M&A) landscape in 2024 and this looks likely to continue into next year in light of the ‘dry powder’ available that is yet to be deployed by investors.

This is the consensus among the firms that took part in this year’s Business Plus M&A survey, all of which expect Irish businesses to remain highly attractive to international investors, particularly from the US and UK.

“In the first half of 2024, almost one in five deals was undertaken by a financial sponsor or a private equity backed company and — notably — half of Ireland’s largest 20 deals involved a private equity acquirer,” David Fitzgibbon, …