Selected Transactions 2018
As Ireland’s leading corporate finance adviser, Davy Corporate Finance has been involved in some of the most significant public and private transactions:
| Company | Deal description | Davy Corporate Finance’s role |
Date |
|---|---|---|---|
| Aryzta |
€790m rights issue |
Joint financial adviser |
November 2018 |
| DCC | £606m placing | Joint global co-ordinator | September 2018 |
| Glenveagh Properties PLC |
€213 firm placing, placing and open offer |
Joint global co-ordinator and sponsor |
July 2018 |
| Greencoat Renewables |
€111m placing |
Joint bookrunner, nominated adviser and ESM adviser |
July 2018 |
| Mainstay Medical | €30m placing |
Prospectus adviser and ESM adviser |
May 2018 |
| Ovoca Life Science Investments |
Acquisition of IVIX and admission to AIM and ESM |
Financial adviser, nominated adviser and ESM adviser |
July 2018 |
| Smurfit Kappa |
Defence against unsolicited takeover approach |
Joint financial adviser |
March 2018 |
| Tesco |
£3.9bn merger with Booker Group |
Irish sponsor |
February 2018 |
| Total Produce PLC |
$330m investment in Dole Food Company and $180m placing |
Joint bookrunner, nominated adviser and ESM adviser |
February 2018 |
| Aminex |
Farm-out of 50% interest in the Ruvuma PSA |
Sponsor | December 2018 |
| IPL |
C$178m Initial Public Offering |
Joint bookrunner |
June 2018 |
| Ryanair | €750m share buyback | Corporate broker | February 2018 |
| Malin |
€28m placing |
Bookrunner and ESM adviser |
January 2018 |
| Cainthus |
Minority investment from Cargill |
Financial adviser | January 2018 |
| Westland |
Acquisition of Gardman UK |
Financial adviser | October 2018 |
| DCC |
Sale of NI oil storage & distribution businesses |
Financial adviser | June 2018 |