A strong year for corporate transactions despite Covid crisis

Neil Keenan of ByrneWallace looks back over an unprecedented year in business deals and previews what lies ahead in 2021

Neil Keenan, head of corporate at law firm ByrneWallace

According to Neil Keenan, head of corporate at law firm ByrneWallace, 2020 can only be described as an unprecedented year due to the impact Covid-19 has had on all aspects of our lives.

“If this had been a normal year, we would have expected a strong year for corporate transactional activity following on from a busy 2019, despite some headwinds such as Brexit,” Keenan said.

“However, when Ireland initially entered lockdown in March, many transactions ...