St Patrick's Day Newsletter

March 2026

The partners and everyone at Matheson would like to send you our best wishes for St Patrick’s Day. The first quarter of 2026 has brought many exciting developments here at Matheson.  We began 2026 with new Managing Partner, Darren Maher formally stepping into his role from 1 January.  The partners and employees of the firm look forward to supporting him as he begins his tenure.

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Matheson welcomes nine partners across nine practice areas

In early January, Matheson announced the appointment of nine new partners across nine different practice areas. The appointments – eight internal promotions and one external hire – bring the total number of partners and tax principals at the firm to 128, reflect the firm’s continued investment in its client service capabilities.

As trusted advisors for complex, high-impact matters, the new appointments reinforce Matheson’s strength across a wide range of practice areas, including: Asset Management; Commercial Real Estate; Construction; Employment; Environment and Planning; Finance and Capital Markets; Healthcare; Restructuring and insolvency; and Tax.

Matheson Managing Partner, Darren Maher said; “The promotion of eight talented colleagues, alongside one strategic external hire, demonstrates our commitment to bringing the best expertise to our clients. These appointments span nine distinct practice areas, reflecting the breadth and depth of our client service capability and our sector specific expertise. They reinforce our position as trusted advisers on the most complex, high-impact matters. As we begin 2026, I am confident that this investment in our partnership will ensure Matheson continues to deliver the expert, commercial advice that our internationally focused clients require in today’s rapidly evolving business environment.”

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Pictured L-R: Andrew Dixon; Rachel Barry; Anna Crowley; Laura James; Managing Partner, Darren Maher; Maeve Delargy; Mary Elizabeth Mahony; Shane Kennedy; Kathryn Rice and Paula Collins.

Pictured L-R: Daisy McAndrew, journalist and host of the awards, with Matheson partners Alan Bunbury, Joe Beashel and April McClements and category judge, Ingrid Cope.

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Matheson wins Corporate Team of the Year 2025

Matheson’s Corporate team has won the European Corporate Team of the Year award at The Lawyer European Awards 2025 in London.

Partner and Co-Head of Matheson’s Corporate Department, David Fitzgibbon said; “Winning such a prestigious award is another international acknowledgement of the skills and expertise which are demonstrated every day by the many skilled lawyers in our Corporate Department, supported by our business services teams. It also shows the calibre of the transactions on which Matheson leads, including: Pandox’ €1.4 billion acquisition of Dalata Hotel Group; the $25.5 billion Smurfit Westrock combination; Macquarie Asset Management’s circa €342 million purchase of the Beacon Hospital, and the sale by Cellnex of its Irish business to Phoenix Tower International for circa €1 billion.”

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Experience highlights

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Matheson advises Montagu and Kohlberg on acquisition of Teleflex Medical OEM

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Matheson advises Carne Group on major strategic investment by leading private equity investor, Permira, at EUR 1.4bn valuation

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Matheson advises Precision Concepts International on its acquisition of Comar

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Matheson advises Ares on USD 1.3 billion private credit continuation vehicle for U.S. Direct Lending

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Matheson advises Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners on its acquisition of Ørsted’s European onshore business

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Matheson advises four out of Ireland’s ten new authorised Crypto firms

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