Full coverage: Renatus

In a year when caution dominated boardrooms, international acquirers increased their presence in Ireland. Renatus data reveals what sectors contunue to draw foreign capital — and how the market is changing as a result.

An 11% rise in M&A activity, a surge in foreign acquisitions, and mega fundraises show that dealmaking in Ireland is not just surviving global uncertainty, but growing, according to the latest Renatus report.

Despite global uncertainty and a pullback in private equity, Ireland posted its strongest first-half deal volume since 2021. Financial services consolidation, SME succession, and inbound interest from the UK and US drove M&A activity.

Ahead of this year’s Real Deal conference, Ian Kehoe speaks with Brendan Traynor of Renatus Capital Partners and Noel Winters of Fitzgerald Power about the mood in the market, emerging deal trends, and why a resilient SME sector keeps Ireland punching above its weight.

Ireland M&As soared in the first quarter, driven by private equity momentum, SME activity, and renewed international interest, according to Renatus.

As UK-backed consolidators snap up Irish accountancy firms, Dominic Kelly is taking a different path. With new investment from Renatus, Kelly wants Strata Financial to offer an Irish alternative for smaller practices.

The Renatus Capital Partners M&A data for last year reveals a growth in dealmaking, particularly deals involving PE. The data also reveals where the buyers are coming from and what sectors they are targeting.

AQF Medical makes specialist packaging for the medical device sector and has been picked up by the Nasdaq-listed firm. The deal means another exit for Irish private equity firm Renatus Capital Partners.

Renatus Capital Partners is making a multi-million euro investment in Dublin-based construction software specialist EIDA Solutions. The deal will allow the company to ramp up its headcount and expand into new markets.

Dutch firm Coolworld has bought the Meath-based business four years after Renatus pumped money into the company run by brothers John and Patrick Tyrrell.