LK Shields Solicitors has a reputation as one of the Ireland's leading experts in mergers and acquisitions. We have acted in the acquisiton and disposal of many high profile companies and businesses and we are consistently ranked among the top Irish legal firms in this field. We pride ourselves on the strength and depth of experience of our lawyers engaged in mergers and acquisitions and we can field teams specific to transactions that are second to none in Ireland.

We advise bidders and targets and their financial advisers as well as financers of bids, whether debt or equity underwriters. This wide variety of experience enables us to deal with all aspects of a take-over irrespective of its size.

We advise on all aspects of mergers and acquisitions under Irish Law. Our lawyers are divided into teams with particular expertise for the purposes of individual significant acquisitions or disposals. Our experience has been brought to bear in acquisitions and disposals of businesses in every sector of Irish business including building societies, financial institutions and businesses engaged in the telecommunications, financial services, food and drink, information technology, pharmaceuticals and paper and packaging sectors.