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As Ireland’s leading corporate finance adviser, Davy has been involved in some of the most significant public and private transactions.
Selected 2007 Capital Market Transactions
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- Smurfit Kappa plc
- €1.5bn Initial Public Offering
- Joint Bookrunner and Sponsor
March 2007
- Anglo Irish Bank plc
- €543m Equity Fundraising
- Financial Adviser and Broker
February 2007
- Ballymore International Developments
- €242m Equity and PIK Placing
- Placing Agent and Broker
July 2007
- Setanta Sports Group
- €130m Fundraising
- Placing Agent
November 2007
- Waterford Wedgwood plc
- €100m Open Offer
- Financial Adviser, Sponsor and Broker
June 2007
- McInerney
- €80m Rights Issue
- Rights Issue Broker
February 2007
- Smart Telecom plc
- €50m Refinancing
- Financial Adviser and Broker
June 2007
- OpenHydro Group
- €40m Equity Fundraising
- Financial Adviser and Broker
May 2007
- Azur Pharma
- €35m Equity Financing
- Financial Adviser and Broker
August 2007
- Aminex plc
- US$29.27m Placing and Rights Issue
- Joint Bookrunner and Sponsor
June 2007
- Setanta Sports group
- €12.5m Secondary Stock Placing
- Placing Agent
February 2007
- National Treasury Management Agency
- €6bn Treasury bond
- Joint Lead Manager
October 2007
Selected 2007 M&A transactions
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- Houghton Mifflin Riverdeep Group plc
- €2.9bn Acquisition of Harcourt Education
- Financial Adviser and Broker
July 2007
- Irish Continental Group plc
- Adviser to the Moonduster Consortium on ICG bid
- Financial Adviser
June 2007
- Independent News and Media plc
- Proposed Restructuring and Consortium Offer for APN News & Media
- Financial Adviser, Sponsor and Broker
May 2007
- Fyffes
- De-merger of Total Produce
- Financial Adviser
January 2007
- IAWS
- Spin out of Origin
- Financial Adviser
June 2007
- South Wharf plc
- €412m Property Disposal
- Financial Adviser
January 2007
- Calyx Group plc
- Stg£70m Management Buyout
- Adviser to Independent Directors
May 2007
- Advanced Environmental Solutions (Ireland)
- €61 Disposal to Bord na Mona plc
- Financial Adviser
May 2007
- Siteserv plc
- €46m Acquisition od Sierra Communications Ltd
- Adviser
September 2007
- Suir Engineering
- Disposal to Imtech NV
- Financial Adviser
December 2007
- Qualceram Shires plc
- €31m Arklow Property Disposal
- Financial Adviser and Sponsor
November 2007
- O'Brien Marketing
- Disposal to Wavin
- finacial Adviser
June 2007
Selected AIM, IEX and Grey Market Transactions
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- CREO
- €360m Fundraising
- Irish Placing Agent
July 2007
- Origin Enterprises plc
- €100m Placing and Admission to AIM and IEX
- Nominated Adviser, IEX Adviser and Broker
June 2007
- Total Produce plc
- Admission to AIM and IEX
- Nominated Adviser, IEX Adviser and Broker
January 2007
- Fyffes
- Admission to AIM and IEX
- Nominated Adviser and Broker
June 2007
- TVC Holdings plc
- €50m Placing and Admission to AIM and IEX
- Nominated Adviser, IEX Adviser and Broker
July 2007
- Boundary Capital plc
- €25.25m Placing and Admission to AIM and IEX
- Nominated Adviser, IEX Adviser and Broker
May 2007
- Petroneft Resources plc
- €15m Placing
- Nominated Adviser, IEX Adviser and Broker
July 2007
- Amarin plc
- US$8.1m Fundraising
- Adviser
December 2007
- Boundary Capital plc
- Reverse Takeover of Panther Group
- Nominated Adviser and IEX Adviser
March 2007
- Island Oil & Gas plc
- Stg£13.7m Fundraising
- Nominated Adviser and Broker
May 2007
- Veris plc
- €14m Acquisition of Orange Group
- Adviser
November 2007
- One 51 plc
- Initiation of Grey Market
- Financial Adviser and Broker
October 2007
Selected 2006 Transactions
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- HM Rivergroup
- €4.4bn Acquisition of Riverdeep and Houghton Mifflin
- Financial Adviser and Broker
December 2006
- Fyffes plc
- Demerger of General Produce & Distribution Business and Admission to AIM & IEX
- Financial Adviser
December 2006
- South Wharf plc
- €412m Property Disposal
- Financial Adviser
December 2006
- Setanta Sport Holding Limited
- €315m Funding
- Placing Agent
December 2006
- IFG Group plc
- Placing and €16m Acquisition of Langtry Trust Company Limited
- Financial Adviser
December 2006
- Davy
- €350m Management Buy Out of Davy
- Financial Adviser
November 2006
- Siteserv plc
- Placing and Admission to AIM and IEX
- Nominated Adviser, IEX Adviser and Broker
November 2006
- Ryanair Holdings plc
- Acquisition of 25% of Aer Lingus & Financial Adviser for €1.4bn Takeover bid
- Financial Adviser and Broker
October 2006
- NTR Plc
- €170m Equity Fundraising
- Financial Adviser and Broker
October 2006
- PetroNeft Resources plc
- Placing and Admission to AIM and IEX
- Nominated Adviser, IEX Adviser and Broker
September 2006
- Setanta Sport Holding Limited
- €28m Convertible Loan Note
- Financial Adviser and Broker
August 2006
- Finance Ireland plc (formerly Ardent Group plc)
- Admission to IEX
- IEX Adviser and Broker
August 2006
- Waterford Wedgwood plc
- €60m Open Offer
- Financial Adviser and Underwriter
July 2006
- Newcourt Group plc
- €22m Acquisition of the Ely Property Group plc
- Financial Adviser
July 2006
- Petroceltic International plc
- US$40m Placing and Admission to IEX
- Nominated Adviser, IEX Adviser and Broker
July 2006
- Amarin plc
- Admission to AIM and IEX
- Nominated Adviser, IEX Adviser and Broker
June 2006
- Babcock & Brown Capital Limited
- €2.6bn Acquisition of Eircom Group plc
- Corporate Broker
May 2006
- Blackrock International Land plc
- Admission to AIM and IEX
- Nominated Adviser, IEX Adviser and Broker
May 2006
- Calyx Group plc
- €17m Placing, Admission to IEX and Acquisition of the Matrix Companies
- IEX Adviser and Broker
May 2006
- Ovoca Gold plc
- €17m Acquisition of CISC Ayax Prospectas Artel Company
- Nominated Adviser, IEX Adviser and Broker
April 2006
- Horizon Technology Group plc
- Placing and €13m Acquisition of Equip Technology
- Financial Adviser and Broker
February 2006
- Stericycle Inc
- €111m Acquisition of Sterile Technology Group Ltd
- Financial Adviser
February 2006
- AGI Therapeutics plc
- €42m Placing and Admission to AIM and IEX
- Nominated Adviser, IEX Adviser and Broker
February 2006
- Anglo Irish Bank plc
- €416m Equity Placing
- Financial Adviser and Broker
January 2006
Selected 2008 Transactions
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- Alltracel Pharmaceuticals plc
- Sale to HemCon Medical Technologies, Inc
- Financial Adviser
May 2008
- ARYZTA AG
- Merger of IAWS Group plc & Hiestand AG to form ARYZTA AG
- Financial Adviser and Sponsor
September 2008
- Continental Farmers Group plc
- €16.5 Equity Funding
- Financial Adviser
August 2008
- Davy Hickey Properties Ltd
- Restructuring
- Financial Adviser
July 2008
- ETFS Fund Co. plc
- Admission of ETF Platform to ISE & LSE
- Sponsor to Issuer
October 2008
- getMobile Europe plc
- Prospectus for German Market
- Financial Adviser & NOMAD
October 2008
- Glanbia plc
- Sale of Glanbia Meats
- Financial Adviser
February 2008
- Horizon Technology Group plc
- €100m sale to Avnet Holdings Limited
- Financial Adviser
July 2008
- IFG Group plc
- €7.2m Equity Funding
- Financial Adviser
May 2008
- IONA Technologies plc
- Sale to Progress Software
- Financial Adviser
June 2008
- Kenmare Resources plc
- €20 million Equity Funding
- Financial Adviser and Sponsor
September 2008
- NTR plc
- €260 million Share Redemption
- Financial Adviser
July 2008
- One51 plc
- Approach to Augean plc and Moonduster approach to ICG plc
- Financial Adviser
2008
- Petroceltic International plc
- US $55 Equity Funding with Iberdrola S.A.
- Financial Adviser
August 2008
- Petroneft Resources plc
- US $17.3 Equity Funding
- Broker and Financial Adviser
July 2008
- Qualceram Shires plc
- Approach by 3rd Party
- Financial Adviser
March 2008
- Ryanair plc
- €750 million offer for Aer Lingus Group plc
- Financial Adviser
December 2008
- Siteserv plc
- Acquisition of Deborah Services Limited
- Nominated Adviser, IEX Adviser and Financial Adviser
February 2008
- Snap Printing
- Sale
- Financial Adviser
April 2008
- Waterford Wedgwood plc
- €80 million Equity Funding
- Financial Adviser and Sponsor
October 2008
Selected 2009 Transactions
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- Aminex
- Stg£10.2m Placing and Open Offer
- Sponsor & Placing Agent
July 2009
- Bank of Ireland
- Shareholder Approval for NAMA
- Sponsor
December 2009
- C&C Group
- €205m Acquisition of AB InBev businesses in Ireland, Scotland and N. Ireland
- Sponsor
September 2009
- CRH
- €1.24bn Rights Issue
- Joint Global Co-ordinator, Bookrunner & Sponsor
March 2009
- Dragon Oil
- €1.2bn Takeover Offer by Emirates National Oil Company
- Financial Adviser & Broker
June 2009
- Elan
- US$885m Placing and US$500m Collaboration Agreement with Johnson & Johnson
- Financial Adviser and Sponsor
September 2009
- Glencar Mining
- US$48m Sale to Gold Fields Metals B.V.
- Financial Adviser
July 2009
- IFG Group
- Stg£35m Acquisition of James Hay Holdings and €50m Equity Funding
- Sponsor and Bookrunner
December 2009
- Independent News & Media
- €98m Disposal of INM Outdoor
- Sponsor
November 2009
- Independent News & Media
- Financial Restructuring comprising Bond Equitisation, Rights Issue and New Banking Facilities
- Joint Financial Adviser, Sponsor and Broker
November 2009
- Kenmare Resources
- Stg£10.3m Placing
- Joint Broker
June 2009
- Petroceltic
- US$40m Placing
- Financial Adviser and Broker
April 2009
- Petroneft
- US$27.5m Placing
- Financial Adviser and Broker
September 2009
- Veris
- €51m Disposal of Property and Facilities Management Business
- NOMAD and IEX Adviser
October 2009
Selected 2010 Transactions
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- Ballymore International Developments Limited
- €50m Preferred Equity Investment
- Placement Agent
July 2010
- Bank of Ireland
- €1.6bn Placing and Rights Issue
- Joint Bookrunner and Underwriter. Sponsor and Broker
April 2010
- C&C Group
- Disposal of C&C Spirits
- Sponsor
April 2010
- Digicel Limited
- US$300m Bond Offering
- Joint Bookrunning Manager
December 2010
- Elan
- US$200m Bond Offering
- Co-Manager
August 2010
- Grove Ventures
- Acquisition of Oglesby & Butler
- Financial Adviser
December 2010
- Independent News & Media
- €29.3m Placing
- Sponsor and Sole Bookrunner
November 2010
- Kenmare Resources
- US$270m Firm Placing, Placing and Open Offer. Admission to FTSE
- Sponsor and Joint Bookrunner
March & July 2010
- Petroceltic International
- US$120m Placing
- NOMAD and Joint Broker
March 2010
- Petroneft Resources
- US$43m Placing
- NOMAD and Joint Broker
October 2010