Matheson is pleased to have advised Bauer Media Group, a leading European media business which includes print and online publishing and audio broadcasting and entertainment, in relation to the Irish elements of its proposed acquisition of Clear Channel Europe-North, a significant player in the out of home media sector. The transaction is expected to close later in 2025, subject to regulatory approvals.
The cross departmental Matheson team was led on the Corporate M&A side by partner Robert Barrett, associate Aising Smith, solicitor Jennie Kennedy and trainee Susan Sarah Satheesh and on the Competition and Regulatory side by partners Niall Collins and Simon Shinkwin and associate Laura McDonnell.
A range of lawyers from other Matheson practice areas were also involved in the transaction, including Chris Hutchinson, Carlo Salizzo, Mollie Barlow and Emily Griffin (Technology and Innovation Group), Cillian O’Boyle and Emily Mitchell (Commercial Real Estate), Russell Rochford, Ellen Nolan, Colum Holland and Shauna Moran (Employment), Lorcan Keenan and Conor Woods (Pensions), Ruadhán Kenny, Aishlinn Gannon and Heloise Lepoutre (Litigation) and David O’Mahony and Richard Halpin (Finance and Capital Markets).
With a wealth of experience across our six partner led offices worldwide, Matheson has some of the most experienced corporate lawyers in Ireland. This transaction is a further example of the strength and depth across our market leading Corporate M&A team and our experience delivering for clients on complex and innovative domestic and cross border corporate transactions across all industry sectors.
