We are delighted to have advised Irish registered, NYSE listed Aon plc on its signing of a $13.4 billion definitive agreement to acquire NFP for a combination of cash and stock which was announced yesterday. NPF is a leading middle-market provider of risk, benefits, wealth and retirement plan advisory solutions with operations in the US and internationally, including in Ireland. Closing of the transaction is subject to customary conditions, including regulatory approvals, and is expected to occur in mid-2024.
The Matheson team was led by Corporate Partner, Fergus Bolster, Financial Institutions Group Partner, Elaine Long and lead Corporate Associate, Anna O'Carroll, and comprised a group of multi-disciplinary experts, including George Brady, Brent Esler and Mary Maunsell (Corporate), John Ryan, Brian Doohan and Eimear Meally (Tax), Catherine MacFarlane, James Grogan, Joanna Malek and Ruairi O'Connell (Financial Institutions), Niall Collins, Calum Warren and Ciaran Campbell (Competition and Regulatory), Russell Rochford, Eimear Boyle and Colum Holland (Employment and Pensions) and Carlo Salizzo and Ciara Doris (Technology and Innovation).
Excellence matters and Matheson, with its leading Corporate M&A, Tax and Financial Institutions expertise, is consistently chosen to advise on the most significant corporate transactions involving Irish and international financial institutions.
Established in 1825 in Dublin, Ireland and with offices in Cork, London, New York, Palo Alto and San Francisco, 800 people work across Matheson’s six offices, including 121 partners and tax principals and over 540 legal, tax and digital services professionals. Matheson services the legal needs of internationally focused companies and financial institutions doing business in and from Ireland. Our clients include over half of the world’s 50 largest banks, 7 of the world’s 10 largest asset managers, 7 of the top 10 global technology brands and we have advised the majority of the Fortune 100 companies.
