A major theme that emerges is that clear evidence now exists that the practical advantages of Ireland as a leading common law jurisdiction in the EU27 is crystallising in terms of deals done. The Deals identify seven major deals that took place during the year notable as involving international recognition and use of Irish Law and the Irish justice system as a global reference point for deals with no specific grounding in the jurisdiction.

The deals also recognise Ireland's debt capital markets, and in Equity Capital Markets, while only one Irish IPO was launched in 2019, the Equity Capital Markets Deal of the Year was a spectacular success, that of Uniphar. Also recognised are the Bank of China acquisition of Goodbody, I-RES Reit, Greencore RCF and financing, and the Dublin Landings property finacing

Amongst the range of other deals are green Sustainability-linked deal awards, and a number of deals involving the financing of housing, and social housing, a major issue that was highlighted during the General Election earlier this year.