Tughans Solicitors

NI construction professionals less optimistic as labour shortages and soaring material costs bite

RICS & Tughans NI Construction & Infrastructure Monitor Q4 2022 Construction workloads in Northern Ireland fell in the final quarter of last year and surveyors here are less optimistic about the outlook than their counterparts elsewhere in the UK as skills shortages and material costs bite, the RICS & Tughans NI Construction and Infrastructure Monitor... Read More

Paul O’Brien nominated for prestigious ‘Dealmaker of the Year’ award at the Northern Ireland Dealmaker Awards

Paul O’Brien, a corporate lawyer at Tughans, has been nominated for the prestigious Dealmaker of the Year award at the Northern Ireland Dealmaker Awards.   Insider Media says “Paul has continued to build his reputation as one of the leading advisers on private equity/venture capital transactions in NI during 2021. He was the lead legal adviser... Read More

Tughans has advised Made to Engage, a Belfast-based digital agency, on its acquisition by UNRVLD

Tughans has advised Made to Engage on its acquisition by UNRVLD. Made to Engage, a commerce specialist and Optimizely Platinum partner, brings extended skills and a roster of brands to the UNRVLD group, including New Era Cap, Energia Group, Permanent TSB and Eason.   Founded in 2011, Made to Engage also has offices in Dublin... Read More

Tughans tops the M&A league tables for seventh year

Tughans has been named Northern Ireland’s most active corporate law firm, as it topped the Experian MarketIQ M&A review: Northern Ireland League Table for an impressive seventh year in a row.   The Belfast-based law firm advised on 73 deals during 2021 with an overall value of more than £1bn. On a quarterly basis it... Read More

Tughans shortlisted for Corporate Law Firm of The Year

Tughans has been shortlisted by Insider Media’s Northern Ireland Dealmakers Awards for Corporate Law Firm of the Year. We have also advised on seven deals shortlisted for ‘Deal of the Year’ and advised one shortlisted deal for the ‘Bank-funded Deal of the Year’.   Insider Media invited Northern Ireland based corporate finance firms, banks and... Read More

Welcome return of the Saffron Business Forum Lunch

The Saffron Business Forum Sports Lunch, sponsored by Tughans, made a welcome return at the start of November 2021 after a two year absence, for a memorable day at Crowne Plaza Hotel, Shaw’s Bridge. Guests of honour were former Tipperary Hurling manager Liam Sheedy and one of his greatest players during his two terms at... Read More

NI Chamber President’s Banquet – Moving Forward Together

There was a welcome return of the NI Chamber President’s Banquet this year, which took place in the ICC Belfast on Thursday 25th November 2021. During his keynote speech to an audience of business and political leaders, the President of NI Chamber, Paul Murnaghan focused on the theme for the night, ‘Moving Forward Together’, saying... Read More

Made in Northern Ireland Awards

Manufacturing innovation and resilience was showcased at the Insider Media Made in Northern Ireland Awards, which were held today at the Europa Hotel in Belfast in early November. Mark Nodder, who was appointed as joint chief executive of the recently formed Makers Alliance in June 2021, gave a keynote address at the event. As a... Read More

Tughans to take part in Will Aid

Tughans is delighted to announce that it will be taking part in this year’s Will Aid campaign. Millions of people in the UK do not currently have a Will and Will Aid is an opportunity for people to put that right whilst raising vital funds for charities benefitting some of the world’s most vulnerable people.... Read More

Tughans Invests in Legal Talent

Belfast law firm Tughans continues to invest in Northern Ireland’s brightest legal talent with the appointment of two new directors, four newly qualified solicitors and three new trainee solicitors.   Kevin Hegarty joins the Healthcare Department as Director, acting on behalf of medical indemnity organisations and individual clinicians involved in medical negligence cases, regulatory/disciplinary proceedings,... Read More