Paul O’Brien, a corporate lawyer in Tughans’ market leading Corporate M&A practice, has been nominated for the coveted ‘Dealmaker of the Year’ award at this year’s Insider Media Northern Ireland Dealmaker Awards. Paul has continued to build his reputation as one of the leading advisers on M&A, Private Equity and Venture Capital transactions in Northern...
Tughans has been shortlisted by Insider Media’s Northern Ireland Dealmakers Awards for Corporate Law Firm of the Year, following a record 7th year in a row as Northern Ireland’s most active advisory firm. Tughans also advised on 13 deals shortlisted for ‘Deal of the Year’. The awards reward the best-performing professional advisory firms based in...
Tughans has advised Belfast-based software company Obbi Golf on its £1.25 million investment, which will be used to accelerate growth plans and for the creation of 14 jobs. The award-winning software product is helping to change the way golf clubs manage their compliance, safety and training, and the company has already signed many customers across...
The Government has recently announced the introduction of the Energy Bills Discount Scheme (EBDS), which secures continued support with energy bills for non-domestic customers. The new scheme will replace the Government’s existing Energy Bill Relief Scheme for businesses (whereby discounts were applied automatically to all non-domestic tariffs), which comes to an end on 31 March...
Tughans have advised Investec, one of the UK’s leading wealth management companies, on the leasing of office space in City Quays 3, Belfast Harbour’s latest office development. With more than 8,000 employees globally, Investec who are listed in both London and Johannesburg, have chosen the landmark building to create a new headquarters for their Belfast...
Leading Belfast-based law firm, Tughans is moving to new headquarters in the recently completed Grade A office building, The Ewart. Located at Bedford Square in Belfast, the firm’s new office space spans approximately 23,000 sq. ft. across the 11th and 12th floors, boasting enviable panoramic views across the city. Tughans is one of Northern Ireland’s...
Tughans acted on behalf of Diaceutics, a London-listed precision medicine company, on the leasing of 10,000 sq ft of the Dataworks office building to create its new headquarters in Northern Ireland. The lease means that Diaceutics become lead tenant of the 20,000 sq ft building within South Belfast’s iconic Kings Hall Life Sciences Park. Tughans’...
The High Court in Dublin in the case of Cliona O’Keeffe And Alan Doran And Governor And Guardians Of The Hospital For The Relief Of The Poor Lying In Women Dublin 2022 463 dealt with the issue of non-disclosure of statements made during risk management enquiries. Background The Judgment arises from a tragic...
On 15 March 2022, the Economic Crime (Transparency and Enforcement) Act 2022 came into force. In this article, we consider the impact of this Act on property transactions in Northern Ireland. In short, from 5 September 2022 any overseas entity wishing to deal with registrable land and property in Northern Ireland must register with the...
The Government has recently announced the introduction of the Energy Bills Discount Scheme (EBDS), which secures continued support with energy bills for non-domestic customers. The new scheme will replace the Government’s existing Energy Bill Relief Scheme for businesses (whereby discounts were applied automatically to all non-domestic tariffs), which comes to an end on 31 March...