George Kennedy

• Acting for the sellers of Tigers Childcare and BGF to Kids Planet Day Nurseries, backed by private equity group Fremman (2026).

• Acting for French based, Kiloutou Group acquiring KDM Hire (2026).

• Acting for H&MV Engineering acquiring Cooke Power Services (2026).

• Acting for H&MV Engineering acquiring Blake Clough Consulting (2025).

• Acting for IK Partners acquiring Kestrel Capital (2025).

• Acting for the shareholders of GMC Utilities on the minority investment by Towerbrook Capital Partners (2025).

• Acting for Panda acquiring Food Surplus Management (2025).

• Acting for MÜPRO International Limited (backed by private equity firm, IK Partners) acquiring MSS Building Services Limited (2025).

• Acting for Swiss headquartered private equity firm, Eisvogel Group acquiring Tekpak (2023).

• Acting for Swiss headquartered private equity firm, Eisvogel Group acquiring Shields Dental and Mullingar Dental (2024 and 2025).

• Acting for Vp plc acquiring Charleville Plant Hire (2024).

• Acting for Orbis Protect (backed by private equity firm, Synova) acquiring Optosafe Ireland (2024).

• Acting for the sellers of Wood Communications to Swedish based Alcadon Group AB (2024).

• Acting for TDL Media acquiring Finest Brands (2024).

• Acting for the sellers of Skanstec Group to H&MV Engineering, backed by Exponent (2024).

• Acting for Viotas on an investment from Claret Capital (2024).

• Acting for the sellers of Village Vets to Inflexion Private Equity Partners (2024).

• Acting for Glankos acquiring O’Dwyer Steel (2024).

• Acting for Snigel acquiring Publisher Collective Group (2024).

• Acting for the sellers of Snigel to CBPE (2023).

• Acting in the sale of a majority stake in H&MV Engineering to MML Ireland in 2015, to Novus Technical Services in 2018, to Exponent in 2022 and to LGT Bank AG and Hamilton Lane, with continued backing from Exponent in 2024.

• Acting for Renatus acquiring a majority stake in Tipperary Crystal (2021).

• Acting for Renatus acquiring WH Scott (2023).

• Acting for BGF investing in Croom Medical (2020).

• Acting for BGF investing in Avoca Clinic (2023).

• Acting for Comfortdelgro acquiring Gobus (2022).

• Acting for BHSL acquiring Glan Agua group (2022).

• Acting for the sellers of Limerick Packaging to Zeus Packaging (2021).

• Acting for Ellab (majority owned by EQT, private equity), acquiring ITL, Qualus and Autocal (2019, 2020 and 2022).

• Acting for Action Point acquiring P2V (2019) and ICT Project Management (2021).

• Acting for the sellers of Action Point to Viatel (2021).

• Acting for Ardmac acquiring majority ownership of Cental Engineering (2020 and 2022).

Consolidation in insurance brokers

• Acting for Clear Group acquiring Thomond Underwriting (2023) and Phelan Caswell Insurances (2025).

• Acting for Goggin Insurance in its sale to Innovu (2021) (then owned by MML).

• Acting for McMahon Galvin in its sale to Aston Lark (2021).

• Acting for JF Dunne in its sale to Aston Lark (2022).

• Acting for Sullivans in its sale to PIB (2022).

• Acting for MBC Insurance in its sale to Clear Group (2023).

Consolidation in IT services

• Acting for the sellers of Software Radio Systems to Rohde & Schwarz (2026).

• Acting for Synova acquiring and investing in Klearcom (2025).

• Acting in the sale of Wren Data to Weltel (2022).

• Acting for the sellers of Action Point to Viatel (2021).

Consolidation in fuel distribution

• Acting in the sale of Tara Oil to East Cork Oil.

• Acting in the sale of Vale Oil to East Cork Oil.

Consolidation in nursing homes

• Acting in the sale of Athlunkard Nursing Home to Orpea.

• Acting in the sale of Millbrae Nursing Home to Orpea.