“Blood brothers” – Bankruptcy trustee rows in on disputed millions
July 2, 2020 5:05 amNeither man came out looking the better of the encounter – a six-week High Court row over who owned $8 million.... View Article
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Fashion fightback: “I think the future is bright. But then I’m very positive”
July 2, 2020 4:13 amIt was the worst of times, it was the best of times, to paraphrase a writer who knew all about... View Article
A corporate Cadence: How moving billions’ worth of IP to Ireland doubled a Silicon Valley firm’s annual profit
July 1, 2020 4:00 pmUnless you’re in the business of designing computer chips and other electronic devices, you’ve probably never used Cadence’s software or... View Article
How Covid-19 scuppered the grand exit plans of vulture funds
July 1, 2020 5:54 amFour years ago, I found myself in a beatdown apartment on the sixth floor of a tower block on the... View Article
Maximum deal: Iconic Labs poised to acquire Joe brands after entering into exclusive talks
July 1, 2020 5:43 amIconic Labs, a London-listed media and technology business, and its investment partner Greencastle Capital, are in exclusive talks to buy... View Article
The thrill of the deal: The many and varied careers of Conor Sheahan
July 1, 2020 4:57 amIt was mid-June when Conor Sheahan found himself in a 16-seater bus on the way to the office of Action24... View Article
A bailout beckons: How Covid-19 has smashed Ireland’s army of transport semi-states
June 30, 2020 5:52 amIn the heyday of neoliberalism, before Lehman Brothers, privatisation was a big thing. At the time, it was the settled... View Article
Covid-19 is exposing fraudulent companies. Here are nine ways to see them coming
June 30, 2020 4:06 amFraudulent companies often come unstuck during recessions. That’s because frauds constantly need new sources of cash to stay alive, and... View Article
An outpost at the centre of the world: Skillsoft’s tangled Irish web of debt, losses and write-offs
June 29, 2020 5:13 amWhen Skillsoft, the global e-learning giant, filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in the US state of Delaware two weeks ago,... View Article
“Would you like to go to a wedding where there were four people seated at a normal six-foot round table?”
June 29, 2020 3:19 amWhen I spoke to hotelier Howard Hastings, we did not talk over coffee in the magical surroundings of his Ballygally... View Article
