At the end of last week, the Competition and Consumer Protection Commission cleared the acquisition of Fastway Couriers by London-based private equity firm Elysian Capital. It is now set to complete in the coming days. Days before the watchdog gave the green light for the takeover of the transport company and its related business Parcel Connect, I sat down with Elysian investment partner Laura McCoy. The Fastway deal marks one year since Dubliner McCoy set up a permanent Irish presence for the private equity house in what she described as a “fast start”. This time last year, while establishing herself…

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