EY Ireland buys research firm DKM

The deal will see DKM’s 15 staff become part of EY’s government, infrastructure and economic advisory services division

Shane MacSweeney, EY Ireland; Annette Hughes, EY-DKM Economic Advisory; and Mike McKerr, EY Ireland

Company: EY Ireland

Done Deal: DKM acquisition

The clincher:“Our rationale for the acquisition is to build on recent investments we’ve made in our government, infrastructure and economic advisory offering” - Mike McKerr, country managing partner, EY Ireland

Ernst & Young (EY) has completed its first Irish acquisition, buying Dublin-based research firm DKM Economic Consultants.

The deal will see DKM’s 15 staff become part of EY’s government, infrastructure and economic advisory services division in ...