Behind the deal: How foresight on the reality of AI led Brightflag to a €425m exit
May 30, 2025 5:07 amWhen Brightflag closed its last funding round in 2020, chief executive Ian Nolan said the company was ready for a... View Article
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Eversheds Sutherland Ireland merger talks with William Fry collapse. What now?
May 29, 2025 4:14 pmMerger talks between law firms Eversheds Sutherland Ireland and William Fry have dramatically ended. The decision to end talks comes... View Article
“I came up here for protection and not to be slaughtered. You tainted my good name”
May 29, 2025 1:03 pmTo be memorable, it is always best to finish with a bang, as the expression goes. Not that the bloodstock... View Article
Kestrel takes flight: IK Partners backs Irish wealth management firm
May 29, 2025 11:20 amFounded in 2015, Kestrel Capital offers bespoke services to high-net-worth individuals, family offices, and companies. The investment management and financial... View Article
Legal software company Brightflag acquired in €425m deal
May 29, 2025 9:22 amBrightflag, the Irish legal software company, is being acquired for €425 million. The Dutch Euronext-listed IT services firm Wolters Kluwer,... View Article
“Sport is drama where nobody knows the ending. With The Traitors, it’s the same thing”
May 29, 2025 5:56 amDarren Smith was walking out of the Merrion shopping centre in Dublin when he got a call from RTÉ. No,... View Article
Arts Matters: HLB’s Bruce Stanley on why artists need to think like entrepreneurs
May 29, 2025 5:48 amManaging a career in the arts is difficult, even for the most talented and successful – they have to navigate... View Article
“I don’t think they are greedy. I think they have been misled”
May 28, 2025 5:50 pmUS-based businessman Maurice Regan intimated he was going to top by €5 million John Magnier’s bid for the Barne Estate... View Article
Maureen Kennelly to step down as Arts Council director
May 28, 2025 9:38 amThe Arts Council’s most senior executive Maureen Kennelly will leave her position this summer. In a statement, the board of... View Article
Outmin wants to revolutionise bookkeeping. Its founders explain how
May 28, 2025 5:35 amRoss Hunt qualified as an accountant and spent four years working in the audit team at BDO. But, at heart,... View Article
