Deals into Ireland.

What a buyer plans for in Ireland

• In an asset or business transfer, contracts pass to the buyer on their existing terms, and the transfer alone is no ground for dismissal. European Communities (Protection of Employees on Transfer of Undertakings) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 131 of 2003), regulations 4 and 5
• Seller and buyer inform employee representatives, where reasonably practicable, not later than 30 days before the transfer, and consult them on any measures envisaged. European Communities (Protection of Employees on Transfer of Undertakings) Regulations 2003 (S.I. No. 131 of 2003), regulation 8
• A deal of EUR 2 million or more giving a buyer from outside the EU, EEA or Switzerland control of a sensitive Irish business is notified at least 10 days before completion. Screening of Third Country Transactions Act 2023, sections 9 and 10 (Department of Enterprise, Tourism and Employment: Inward Investment Screening Guidance, May 2026)
• Where the deal needs EU merger clearance, the buyer may not implement it before clearance. EU Merger Regulation (Council Regulation (EC) No 139/2004), article 7