The sale of Lagan Group to Breedon Group (advised on by EY, Carson McDowell and PwC) was awarded the ‘Deal of the Year’ at the Northern Ireland Dealmaker Awards 2019, which took place at the Stormont Hotel, Belfast in March 2019. The event honoured the corporate finance firms, banks, funders, private equity houses and individuals who have excelled in dealmaking over the past year.
Lagan Group was sold to UK AIM-listed Breedon Group for about £455m in one of the largest and highest profile corporate transactions completed in Northern Ireland during 2018. The deal created a business with a combined workforce of 3,000 with annual turnover in excess of £900m.
Peter Lagan, John Lagan, Cary Wilson (EY) and Richard Gray (Carson McDowell LLP) accepted the award.
It was a double celebration as Cary Wilson of EY, was crowned Dealmaker of the Year, for acting as lead advisor on the record-breaking deal and on a number of market leading transactions in 2018.