Continued consolidation of the financial services sector. A massive spike in the number of hotels and pubs being acquired. A notable reduction in international trade companies acquiring Irish businesses, and a sizable fall in the volume of fundraises being closed by Irish firms.  These are just some of the headline results from the Q3 M&A report by Renatus Capital Partners, the Irish private equity house that keeps a rolling track of dealmaking and fundraising in Ireland.  However, the biggest trend uncovered by the new report is the surge in Irish deals involving both domestic and international private equity firms. Renatus…