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Dominic Conlon
Partner | Legal
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Dominic Conlon
Partner
Ireland
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02 February 2024
Ireland
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Welcome to the latest FDI Quarterly update from Ogier's Corporate team in Ireland.
This update contains concise articles and regulatory information for advisors and clients doing business with Ireland.
Foreign direct investment (FDI) remains key to Ireland’s economic success. Notwithstanding recent global headwinds including higher inflation, increased interest rates, global geopolitical tensions, and concerns as to the impact of the global tax reform agenda, Ireland's economy continued to perform well during 2023 and into 2024.
More than 1,800 global organisations now operate from Ireland and a recent survey of investor sentiment found that the majority of respondents believe Ireland's attractiveness will remain or improve over the coming years.
We are happy to report that the Irish economy is predicted to continue growing, with GDP forecast to rise by 2.2% in 2024 and by 3.8% in 2025 - outperforming many economies around the world.
Three pieces of legislation have recently been enacted in Ireland that could affect overseas clients:
My partners and I travel extensively, meeting with advisors and clients who are looking at doing business with, in, or through, Ireland.
Please do contact us if you would like to chat about how we can help you in that regard.
Wishing you all a great Q1 2024.
Dominic Conlon, Head of Corporate in Ireland
Figures obtained from IDA's website, December 2023.
Ireland moved from 11th to second place (out of 64 measured countries) in the IMD World Competitiveness ranking for 2023
A Dutch limited company (BV) recently converted into an Irish private company limited by shares. This was the first cross-border conversion of an EU entity into Ireland under the provisions of the EU Mobility Directive and the implementing Irish regulations, the European Union (Cross-Border Conversions, Mergers and Divisions) Regulations 2023.
Certain Irish entities have also already availed of the ability to convert into EU entities. This highlights the new restructuring options available to corporate entities in Europe, to include the conversion of an entity from a form registered in one Member State to a form in another without losing its legal personality. We discussed the Mobility Directive in a previous article from April 2023 and forecasted the significance of its transposition.
In the below article, Ogier's Irish Corporate team explore recent developments in Ireland and the United States with respect to the access to, and filing requirements for, beneficial ownership information of corporate and other legal entities.
New Developments in Corporate Beneficial Ownership – Ireland and the USA | Ogier
Welcome to Focus on FDI in Ireland, a new podcast series featuring discussions about foreign direct investment (FDI), between industry experts and our very own legal professionals.
Our podcast is hosted by Dominic Conlon, Head of Corporate in Ireland, and Bláthnaid Evans, Head of Employment and Corporate Immigration in Ireland.
In the first of our series, Bláthnaid speaks to Mark Redmond, CEO of the American Chamber of Commerce Ireland, about Ireland as a destination of choice for FDI. You can listen to the podcast below or visit our podcast platform: Focus on FDI in Ireland | Spreaker
Focus on FDI in Ireland podcast: Episode 1 | Ogier
Our second episode features a discussion with Claire Kelly, Head of Growth and Partnerships at Sigmar Recruitment and Kevin Doyle, Corporate International Tax Partner at BDO Ireland, advising why international companies and investors choose Ireland in the FDI market and why Ireland is such an attractive location for these interested parties.
Focus on Ireland FDI podcast: Episode 2 | Ogier
The new global minimum tax rate of 15% for large multinationals, which came into effect across the EU, UK and several other large economies in January this year, has appeared in the news frequently as of recent. Sharon Meaney, associate and Matthew Van Der Want, senior legal manager, explain this development in the below article.
OECD predicts Ireland will benefit from the new global minimum tax rate | Ogier
The Irish Finance (No.2) Act, signed into law on December 18, 2023, enacts the tax reforms proposed in the 2024 Irish Budget.
Key changes affecting Irish and international stakeholders include several important actions - outlined in the below summary from partner Oisín McLoughlin and associate Aaron Kelly.
Impact of recent changes to Irish tax law on International business | Ogier
Ireland is the domicile for 5.9% of world-wide investment fund assets, making it the third largest global centre and the second largest in Europe. The below written feature from our Irish and Dubai experts outlines why.
The Irish advantage: why Middle Eastern managers are establishing funds in Ireland | Ogier
On Thursday 1 February, Ogier's Real Estate team in Ireland hosted an informative breakfast briefing at our offices in Dublin to discuss the topic of Housing Opportunities 2024 in Ireland. Gavin Fitzgerald, partner provides a post-event briefing below.
Delivering social, affordable and cost-rental housing in Ireland | Ogier
The Screening of Third Country Transactions Act 2023 (Act), which we previously discussed in an article from earlier this year, was signed into law on 31 October 2023. The Act will introduce a foreign direct investment (FDI) screening regime to Ireland for the first time.
This reflects recent international legislation on enhanced FDI control (e.g., the UK's National Security and Investment Act). More significantly,it specifically addresses Ireland's obligations under the EU FDI Regulation (EU 2019/452).
Overview of the Screening of Third Country Transactions Act 2023 | Ogier
The Irish Employment Investment Incentive Scheme (EIIS) is a well-established and often utilised tax efficient investment scheme in Ireland, which essentially provides an investor with tax relief on their investment and sources of non-earned income such as dividends and rental income. The scheme aims to encourage individuals to provide equity based finance to Irish companies.
Necessary and impactful changes to the Irish Employment Investment Incentive Scheme (EIIS) | Ogier
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Head of Employment and Corporate Immigration | Legal
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