News and Publications

Seed and Venture Capital Scheme 2025 - 2029

Enterprise Ireland has issued a call for expressions of interest pursuant to the Seed and Venture Capital Scheme 2025 – 2029


Changes to the Companies Act 2014

The Companies (Corporate Governance, Enforcement and Regulatory Provisions) Act 2024 (the 2024 Act) will introduce significant and welcome changes to the Companies Act 2014


Compliance Agenda - September 2018

We are delighted to publish the latest edition of our newsletter Compliance Agenda


Companies (Accounting) Act 2017 - What is new?

Companies (Accounting) Act 2017 introduces a new definition of an External Company and new filing obligations


Disclosure of Company Details – are you in breach of legislation?

Every day Irish companies communicate with third parties through email, letter, and through visits to their websites


Share Remuneration in Private Companies: From Start-Ups To SMEs

If a start-up or a Small to Medium Enterprise (SME) is considering setting up a share scheme or employee incentive arrangement so that it can attract and retain key talent, there are various types of schemes available


Atlantic Bridge leads $30m round for DecaWave

We were delighted to act for Atlantic Bridge and the China Ireland Growth Technology Fund in relation to their investment in DecaWave Limited


Shareholders’ Agreements – A Practical Analysis

The focus of this article is on shareholders’ agreements as they apply to early stage companies and in particular private companies limited by shares which are by far the most common type of company in Ireland



Keeping SMEs Competitive - Budget 2018

Introduction Minister for Finance Paschal O’Donohoe announced the introduction of the Key Employee Engagement Programme (“KEEP”) which is a new tax advantageous share option incentive arrangement for small and medium sized enterprises (“SMEs”) in Budget 2018


Competitive Start Fund for Female Entrepreneurs

Enterprise Ireland is seeking applications for its Competitive Start Fund (CSF) for Female Entrepreneurs


Bumper year for Irish tech investment

Figures compiled by the Irish Venture Capital Association (IVCA) show that 2016 was a bumper year for investment in Irish technology companies


Checklist for Employee Incentive Schemes

Many businesses in Ireland operate well designed share schemes for their employees


Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Growth Fund leads a €3 million investment in Corlytics

We acted for Bank of Ireland Kernel Capital Growth Fund and Infinity Capital who have lead a €3 million investment in Corlytics, a Dublin based world leader in regulatory risk intelligence


Start-Up Businesses Are Fuelling Economic Recovery

Recent figures and surveys have indicated that the Irish economy is recovering from the recession with growth and job creation predicted to continue for 2015


Start Ups Team

Ruairí Mulrean

Partner

rmulrean@lkshields.ie
+ 353 1 638 5844

Gemma Forde

Partner

gforde@lkshields.ie
+353 91 341 347

Kris O’Shea

Senior Associate

koshea@lkshields.ie
+353 1 91 341 342

Paul Dineen

Senior Associate

pdineen@lkshields.ie
+353 1 638 5897

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