Independent deals advice
KPMG offers Ireland’s largest dedicated corporate finance practice with a team of over 70 professionals. Our combined expertise enables us to assist clients in dealing with a myriad of challenges and opportunities they face, no matter how complex.
Our team advises buyers, sellers, borrowers, lenders and financial investors across the spectrum of corporate finance services. We provide straight forward and independent advice ensuring you get the solution that best fits your objectives and optimises value for you. Our advice is independent of any product, market or bank and is supported by
- clear understanding of the issues and challenges faced by our clients;
- connectivity with financial markets;
- extensive sector knowledge;
- negotiation expertise; and
- global execution capability.
M&A Financial Advisor of the year
KPMG are consistently ranked at the top of the Mergermarket rankings by deal volume, recognizing them as one of the most active advisors in the Irish marketplace.
We have received multiple industry awards in recent years, including being ranked as Ireland's number 1 Financial Adviser in 2023 by deal volume.
This recognition highlights that KPMG advised on more deals than any other adviser in the marketplace. Additionally, we were awarded Irish Financial Adviser of the Year at the 2022 European Mergermarket Awards.
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A selection of our most recent deals
Consumer, Food & Agriculture
Tirlán
Financial advisor to Tirlán (formerly Glanbia Co-operative Society) on its acquisition of Glanbia Ireland DAC, the Ireland based agri-food and nutrition business from Glanbia plc.
€ 307 million (2022)
Consumer, Food & Agriculture
Aryzta
Financial advisor to Aryzta AG, an international bakery on the sale of its subsidiary Delice De France.
€ Confidential
Consumer, Food & Agriculture
Northway Mushrooms
Financial advisor to Northway Mushrooms, a mushroom and strawberry producer on raising capital to support a CapEx programme.
€ Confidential
Consumer, Food & Agriculture
Fane Valley
Financial advisor to Fane Valley, a retail distributor of animal health, crop protection, livestock, and agri products on its acquisition of DIG’s animal feed business
€ Confidential
Consumer, Food & Agriculture
Starbucks
Financial advisor to the buyers of the Starbucks Ireland business.
€ Confidential
Consumer, Food & Agriculture
Applegreen
Financial advisor to a consortium made up of Applegreen plc., IST3 Investment Foundation & TD Greystone Asset Management on the acquisition of Project Services LLC, a portfolio of forecourts in Ireland
€ 230 million
Consumer, Food & Agriculture
Domino's
Financial advisor to the Shorecal Group, a operator of pizza outlets across Ireland on the disposal of a minority stake.
€ Confidential
Consumer, Food & Agriculture
Bellingham Capital
Financial advisor to Bellingham Capital on the acquisition of Independent Irish Health Foods (IIHF), owner of the True Natural Goodness brand.
€ Confidential
Consumer, Food & Agriculture
Musgrave
Financial advisor to the Musgrave Group Ltd on the acquisition of the UK – based drinks distribution company, Drinks Inc.
€ Confidential
Consumer, Food & Agriculture
La Rousse Foods
Financial advisor to Aryzta AG, an international bakery company on multiple M&A sale mandates, including the sale of its subsidiary, La Rousse Foods.
€ Confidential
Diversified Industries
Cardinal Capital
Financial advisor to Cardinal Capital on its acquisition of a majority stake in Antrim-based kitchen furniture manufacturer, Uform.
€ Confidential
Diversified Industries
Reward Catering
Financial advisor to Reward Catering, a manufacture of high-end food trucks for the European and US markets, on its sale to Teqnion.
€13m
Diversified Industries
O’Flaherty Holdings
Financial advisor to O’Flaherty Holdings on the acquisition of Chippindale Plant Ltd. and on various acquisitions including Mainline, Drogheda Hire and Welfare 4 Hire.
€ Confidential
Diversified Industries
Byrne Looby
Financial advisor to Byrne Looby, an Irish-UK engineering consultancy firm, on its acquisition by Ayesa.
€ Confidential
Diversified Industries
Design Partners
Financial advisor to Design Partners Ltd on its sale to PA Consulting, a global innovation and transformation consultancy business.
€ Confidential
Diversified Industries
Dixon
Financial advisor to Dixon International Transport, an Ireland-based provider of freight and logistics services, on the sale of an undisclosed stake to Erisbeg Private Equity.
€ Confidential
Diversified Industries
SF Engineering
Financial advisor to SF Engineering, an industry leader in the design and installation of food production line solutions, on the sale of an undisclosed stake to Alcuin Capital Partners LLP.
€ Confidential
Diversified Industries
Dortek Limited
Financial advisor to Dortek’s management team, an industry hygienic GRP door systems and clean room specialist on their MBO of the Company.
€ Confidential
Diversified Industries
MAAS Aviation
Financial advisor to Maas Aviation, a specialist aircraft painting company on its sale to Egeria Private Equity.
€ Confidential
Diversified Industries
O'Flaherty Holdings
Financial advisor to O'Flaherty Holdings on the sale of Time Manufacturing, a leading global manufacturer of vehicle-mounted aerial lifts to Sterling Private Equity.
€ Confidential
Diversified Industries
RiverRidge
Financial advisor to RiverRidge, an integrated waste management company on its acquisition by Equitix and Cube.
€ Confidential
Diversified Industries
Beauparc
Financial advisor to Beauparc, an integrated waste management company, on its minority equity investment from Blackstone.
€ Confidential
Healthcare
Bartra Healthcare
Financial advisor to Bartra Healthcare on the sale and leaseback of its nursing home property portfolio to Aedifica.
€161m
Healthcare
Aut Even Hospital
Financial advisor on the sale of Aut Even Hospital, to UPMC.
€ Confidential
Healthcare
Valley Healthcare
Financial advisor to Valley Healthcare, a leading developer of primary care centres, and AMP Capital on a €110m debt raise.
€110m
Healthcare
be Independent Homecare
Advised on the sale of be Independent HomeCare, a nurse led home care provider.
€ Confidential
Healthcare
Hickey's Pharmacy
Financial advisor to Hickeys Pharmacy Group on its sale to Uniphar plc.
€ Confidential
Healthcare
Cardinal Capital
Financial advisor to Cardinal Capital on its acquisition of an undisclosed stake in Ashdale Care, a residential children’s care provider.
€ Confidential
Healthcare
Grace Healthcare
Advised on the sale of Grace Healthcare, an Irish nursing home operator group, to Vivalto Vie.
€ Confidential
Healthcare
Action Health
Financial advisor to Marlet on the sale of the Action portfolio of primary care facilities.
€ Confidential
Healthcare
Whitfield Clinic
Financial advisor to Goldman Sachs on the sale of the Whitfield Clinic, a private hospital in Waterford, to UPMC.
€ Confidential
Healthcare
Barchester
Financial advisor to Barchester Healthcare on a £240m debt raise and on the sale of its Irish business.
€240m
Healthcare
Blackrock Health
Advised Blackrock Health, a private hospital group, on raising various debt facilities.
€ Confidential
Healthcare
Philips
Advised Philips on the sale of its digital pathology imaging and software business to Cirdan.
€ Confidential
Financial Services
Permanent TSB
Buy-side advisor on the acquisition of a €7.5bn performing loan portfolio (residential, asset finance and MSME) from Ulster Bank.
€ Confidential
Financial Services
Digney Grant
Financial advisor to Digney Grant, an insurance provider on the sale of its majority stake in the company to Abbey Bond Lovis.
€ Confidential
Financial Services
Vitruvian
Financial advisor to Vitruvian Partners, an international investment firm on its growth capital investment into the Carne Group.
€ 100 million
Financial Services
AIB
Acted as financial advisor to AIB on its acquisition of Ulster Bank’s commercial business.
€ 4.5 billion
Financial Services
Thompson Insurance
Financial advisor to Norman Thompson Insurance and Norman Thompson Life & Pension on its sale to Hastings Insurance Brokers.
€ Confidential
Financial Services
EZE Castle
Financial advisor on the sale of EZE Castle, a provider of management technology to the fund industry, to H.I.G.
€ Confidential
Financial Services
Goldman Sachs
Enablement and sell-side advisor on the disposal of a €560m performing loan portfolio (residential PDH) for Goldman Sachs.
€ Confidential
Financial Services
Danske Bank
Enablement and sell-side advisor on the disposal of a €300m non-performing loan portfolio (residential) for Danske.
€ Confidential
Financial Services
RBS
Enablement and sell-side advisor on the disposal of a €2.5bn non-performing loan portfolio (CRE, SME and residential) for RBS.
€ Confidential
Financial Services
IBRC
Enablement and sell-side advisor on over €20bn of real estate backed loans, including circa 11 large single named corporate connections for IBRC.
€ Confidential
Renewable Energy
Statkraft
Financial advisor to Statkraft Ireland on partnering with Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners to develop up to 2.2GW of offshore in Ireland.
€ Confidential
Renewable Energy
East Celtic
Financial advisor to the shareholders of East Celtic offshore wind project on its sale to RWE.
€ Confidential
Renewable Energy
Apollo Global Management
Financial advisor to Apollo Global Management on the sale of its Tullahennel 37MW wind farm to Greencoat Renewables.
€ Confidential
Renewable Energy
GLIL Infrastructure
Financial advisor to GLIL on its acquisition of a 90% stake in Invis Energy’s portfolio of 11 onshore wind farms.
€ Confidential
Renewable Energy
Lumcloon Energy
Financial advisor to Lumcloon Energy on the sale of a 50% stake in a 275MW OCGT development asset in Ireland.
€ Confidential
Renewable Energy
TD Asset Management
Financial advisor to TD Asset Management on the refinance of an operational wind farm in Ireland.
€ Confidential
Renewable Energy
McAleer & Rushe
Financial advisor to McAleer & Rushe on the sale of a 50MW Irish solar development project to Statkraft.
€ Confidential
Renewable Energy
Brookfield Renewable Partners
Financial advisor to Brookfield Renewable Partners’ on the sale of its Irish and UK onshore wind platform to Orsted
€570 million
Renewable Energy
Low Carbon
Financial advisor to Low Carbon on the sale of 160MW of battery storage projects in Ireland.
€ Confidential
Renewable Energy
Rhode Solar
Financial advisor to Rhode Solar on the sale of a 130MW solar project in Ireland to Neoen.
€ Confidential
TMT
CWSI
Financial advisor to CWSI on its acquisition of Blaud and AVR International. KPMG also advised CWSI on its recent investment from Castlegate.
€ Confidential
TMT
Obelisk
Advised Obelisk, a provider of telecommunications and power transmission infrastructure on the sale of the Highpoint telecom tower portfolio.
€ Confidential
TMT
Phillips
Financial advisor to Philips, a global healthcare company on the sale of its digital pathology imaging and software business to Cirdan.
€ Confidential
TMT
Sigma Wireless
Financial advisor to Sigma, a provider of mission critical communication services on the sale of its stake in Tetra Ireland to Motorola, a US based telecommunications company.
€ Confidential
TMT
Eleven
Advised the shareholders of Eleven, an enterprise telecom solutions provider on the sale of the Company to Welltel.
€ Confidential
TMT
Wrkit
Financial advisor to Wrkit, a developer of employee engagement and retention tools, on its sale to Benefex.
€ Confidential
TMT
Integrity360
Financial advisor to Integrity360, a cyber security specialist on its investment from August Equity.
€ Confidential
TMT
EssentialSkillz
Financial advisor to EssentialSkillz, a software company engaged in the development of eLearning courses, on its sale to Marlowe plc.
€30 million
TMT
Cognizant
Financial advisor to Cognizant Technology Solutions Corporation, a multinational Information technology company on its acquisition of Zenith Technologies Limited.
€150m
TMT
Planet21
Advised PlanNet21, a technology solutions provider on its acquisition of Agile Networks.
€ Confidential
Infrastructure & Government
Department of the Environment, Climate and Communications
Lead procurement and financial advisor to DECC on the structuring and procurement of National Broadband Plan (NBP) contract.
€ Confidential
Infrastructure & Government
Department of Transport
Commercial, financial, procurement, project management and business case advisory services to the Department of Transport in relation to its Search and Rescue procurement.
€ Confidential
Infrastructure & Government
National Transport Authority
Commercial, financial, procurement and business case advisor to the NTA across a range of projects such as BusConnects, Next Generation Ticketing, Customer Contact Centre.
€ Confidential
Infrastructure & Government
South Dublin County Council
Financial and business case advisory services to South Dublin County Council.
€ Confidential
Infrastructure & Government
Dublin City Council
Business case advisory services to Dublin City Council in relation to its North and South Inner City regeneration programmes.
€ Confidential
Infrastructure & Government
Department of Finance NI
Lead financial & commercial advisor to Department of Finance NI on the business case, procurement and management of a new NI Direct contact centre for the delivery of public services in Northern Ireland.
€ Confidential
Infrastructure & Government
Belfast City Council
Specialist advisor to Belfast City Council on the commercial, operating and governance arrangements and delivery model for Belfast Stories visitor destination.
€ Confidential
Infrastructure & Government
Irish Aviation Authority
Commercial & Financial advisor to Irish Aviation Authority (IAA) including separation advice.
€ Confidential
Infrastructure & Government
ESB
Lead advisor to ESB on project Habitat.
€ Confidential
Infrastructure & Government
Belfast Harbour
Asset Management Maturity Assessment and Asset Management Improvement.
€ Confidential
Infrastructure & Government
Health Service Executive
External review and project assurance services to HSE on the New Children’s Hospital.
€ Confidential
Infrastructure & Government
Department for the Economy NI
Lead financial and commercial advisor to DfE on the business case, procurement and implementation of Project Stratum.
€ Confidential
Meet our Corporate Finance team
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