Dividends, profits and revenues: how the Smyth family has made a fortune from toys
January 14, 2021 1:24 pmFrom its base in the west of Ireland, Smyths Toys has grown into one of Ireland’s most successful retail businesses.... View Article
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Seeking a remedy: AbbVie in court battle with Irish tax authority over €580m Allergan tax bill
January 14, 2021 11:55 amLast May, the High Court cleared the scheme of arrangement entered by AbbVie to acquire Irish-headquartered Allergan. This week, solicitors... View Article
Having raised $1.5m, Frankie Health wants to tackle mental health issues in the workplace
January 14, 2021 6:00 amDubliner James McGann and Melbourne-born Seb Poole were building separate start-ups in South East Asia and first met when they... View Article
A force to be reckoned with: when the Barclays met McKillen
January 14, 2021 5:35 amIf anyone had good cause to pay tribute to the late David Barclay, one-half of the reclusive billionaire Barclay brothers... View Article
Greater than the sum of its parts: how, over 18 deals, CapVest built Valeo into a €1.2 billion food giant
January 14, 2021 5:20 amIt started with cars. Once people got cars, they started getting their groceries at big one-stop-shops at the edge of... View Article
Healthy ambition: How a FTSE-250 company is investing €500 million in Irish primary care
January 13, 2021 5:40 amJust three days before Christmas, Primary Health Properties (PHP) announced plans to fund the development and acquisition of its 18th... View Article
What do you do when you have already built one global company? For David Walsh, the answer was simple: do it again
January 13, 2021 4:25 amMidway through our interview, David Walsh unleashes a message that sums up both his approach to business and also explains... View Article
Why location is everything for 100-year-old fuel retailer Maxol and its ambitious CEO
January 12, 2021 5:55 amCo Down native Brian Donaldson studied business in Bradford University and had ambitions of becoming a chartered accountant. After graduating,... View Article
Using images of a lion’s head and Elon Musk, a convicted fraudster ran an alleged luxury property scam from Meath
January 12, 2021 4:55 amFirst impressions matter, and the first impression of Lux Estate Capital Group is quite impressive. For a start, there is... View Article
Hotel feud: Judge urges mediation in multi-million euro oppression suit
January 11, 2021 2:26 pmA Commercial Court judge has “very strongly” urged the parties behind a multi-million euro family hotel business to re-engage in... View Article
