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William Fry ends merger talks with Eversheds' Irish arm

William Fry, one of the largest corporate law firms in the State, has walked away from merger talks with senior representatives from the Irish affiliate of UK-based Eversheds Sutherland. Staff at William Fry were informed of the development on Thursday afternoon, a little over five months after the discussions first emerged. It is understood that both sides failed to agree on commercial terms after William Fry carried out due diligence. 'After careful consideration, we have agreed that the interests of our respective firms are best served by remaining separate and accordingly both firms will instead focus on their individual strategic growth priorities,' William Fry said in a statement. The move comes less than month after the firm's managing partner Stephen Keogh was quoted as saying in an interview of the 'complimentary mindset' of both firms and that the Eversheds team 'will hopefully be joining us someday soon'. READ MORE More to follow...