Maples Group’s Role in Multiple Award-Winning Deals Recognised by Finance Dublin
Maples and Calder, the Maples Group’s law firm, has been recognised for its role in eight of this year’s award-winning ‘Deals of the Year 2025’ as published by Finance Dublin. This honour highlights the firm’s exceptional involvement in landmark transactions and its continued excellence in the legal sector.
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Multi-disciplinary teams of lawyers across the firm’s Finance, Corporate, Funds & Investment Management, Financial Services Regulatory and Tax practices advised on the following winning deals in the Mergers & Acquisitions, Financial Services Aviation Finance and Debt Capital Markets categories:
Mergers & Acquisitions
- International Private Equity, SME: HSI’s acquisition of Skillko
- M&A Deal of the Year, Technology: EQT’s Acquisition of a majority stake in AMCS International Limited
- Minority Investment: Goodbody Capital Partners investment in Aptech Business Systems Ltd
- Aircraft Securitisation: Sky Leasing ABS – SLAM 2024-1 Limited
- Outward FDI Investment: Avolon’s Acquisition of Castlelake Aviation Limited
Financial Services
- Strategic Financing & Capital Markets Collaboration: Apollo and ATLAS SP Collaboration with BNP Paribas
- Aviation Finance, ABS: BBAM – Horizon 2024-1 ABS
Loans & Financing
- Chapter 11 Reorganization: Endo Chapter 11 Plan of Re-organisation
Commenting on this latest success for the Maples Group, Ireland Managing Partner, Peter Stapleton said, “We are incredibly proud that our team of talented lawyers and professionals across the Maples Group have been once again recognised by Finance Dublin. We have a full-service offering in Ireland and, this year, it is fantastic to see our recognition of our teams across Corporate, Finance, Investment Funds, Tax and Restructuring who were supported by colleagues in specialist teams.
As the leading international law firm in Ireland, we leverage our global network to provide domestic and worldwide clients with not only comprehensive legal services but a truly international perspective. We also offer an integrated approach by bringing together multi-disciplinary teams who address our clients’ legal challenges with holistic and innovative solutions. I would like to thank our valued clients for giving us the opportunity to support them and congratulate them on the underlying deals recognised by these awards, which were amongst the largest and most complex in Ireland and cross-border.”
Awarded annually, the Finance Dublin Deals of the Year Awards recognise the best in Irish corporate finance and financial services deals and profile the leading deal makers and advisers in the market. The awards also highlight the breadth of world-class professional services expertise servicing Ireland’s corporate and financial services sectors.
