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Full coverage: Debt

Less than two years in, NBI’s new shareholders collect over €30m in dividends

As the contractor to the National Broadband Plan reaches more rural customers, the resulting cash flows allows it to repay investors led by Spanish firm Asterion.

Thomas Hubert
18th Sep, 2024 - 3 min read

Debt, risk and transparency: Why Press Up’s company structure is so convoluted

Paddy McKillen Jr and Matt Ryan packaged the trading and property assets behind their hospitality group in a way that let them maximise debt and manage risk, but there were downsides too.

Thomas Hubert
17th Sep, 2024 - 4 min read

Aryzta’s refinance paves the way for dividends

Restrictive debt arrangements were among the factors that precipitated the baked goods multinational into a leadership crisis four years ago. As its financial health improves, Aryzta is shaking them off.

Thomas Hubert
12th Aug, 2024 - 3 min read

Understanding Ardagh’s tower of debt: Interest rates, aggressive dealmaking, and operating performance

The Ardagh edifice was designed for interest rates a couple of percentage points lower than they are today.

Sean Keyes
26th Jul, 2024 - 4 min read

How Gazprombank (nearly) filled a €750m hole in the Irish balance sheet of Ikea’s retail arm

As it exited Russia, Ingka Group was set to lose multi-hundred-million-euro assets in the form of intercompany loans advanced out of Dublin. Then it cut a deal, only to find itself before a Moscow court.

Thomas Hubert
9th Jul, 2024 - 6 min read

Donohoe stresses “strong need to reduce borrowing” as populists lead in French election

Candidates in the EU’s second-largest economy have traded barbs on deficits and profligate promises. The Eurogroup president is warning against breaking fiscal rules and adding debt in a high interest rate environment.

Thomas Hubert
5th Jul, 2024 - 3 min read

Under new management, McManus-backed lender repossesses €2.5m farm

On the day after its managing director resigned, Novellus appointed receivers to “one of the most impressive” farms in Co Louth. The landowner is now threatening court action.

Thomas Hubert
6th Jun, 2024 - 3 min read

Who is Dilosk, the new owner of 4,000 Irish residential mortgages?

The acquisition of thousands of remaining Ulster Bank loans is transformational for the alternative lender, but what does it mean for those homeowners?

Thomas Hubert
3rd May, 2024 - 3 min read

Moran group secures hotel refinance on wider property portfolio

The Red Cow hospitality business has raised €70 million to refinance its debt, with additional backing from a family investment in residential property.

Thomas Hubert
21st Mar, 2024 - 2 min read

Inside the bank of JP McManus: How Novellus is expanding into Ireland

While the Limerick businessman is in Cheltenham watching his horses run, the UK- and Dublin-based lending arm of his family office is funding more and more property deals all over Ireland.

Thomas Hubert
15th Mar, 2024 - 7 min read
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