Full coverage: examinership

Trinseo has factories worldwide and employs over 120 people in its Dublin office. A deal with creditors will wipe out all shareholders in its Irish-registered parent – but it must first go through the High Court.

Meath-based Harp Renewables and a sister company have entered interim examinership as Novellus Finance makes moves.

A McKillen family linked company is investing in an artisan chocolatier in Co Kerry saving 25 jobs.

At a High Court examinership hearing, lawyers for the debt-riddled garden retailer that has left customers in limbo on refunds of up to €2.5 million blamed supply chain issues, and claimed it had worked "day and night" to keep the company afloat.

The craft chocolate business, controlled by Paddy McKillen Jr, is cash-flow insolvent with debts of around €2.7m, including over €900,000 owing to the Revenue Commissioners, the court heard. An investor linked to the businessman is understood to be in the wings.

Creditors backed by Steve Gidman's Fortress Technology stepped in to rescue the bio-tech start up with "very valuable" IP. Co-founders Brendan Rice and Steve Comby appeared in court to put their concerns about the proposal on the public record.

The East Coast Bakehouse has gone into interim examinership. A report filed in the High Court outlines the company’s financial position, examines what went wrong, and details its plans for survival.

Co-founded by entrepreneurs Michael Carey and Alison Cowzer, East Coast Bakehouse employs 78 people in Drogheda. An interim examiner has been appointed to help save the business.

Fortress Technology and Boole Nominees are supporting one bid for Senoptica while management back another. The examiner of the foodtech firm urges “a constructive and co-operative approach”.

Examiner Declan de Lacy said he was optimistic about the prospects of Senoptica exiting examinership after four parties expressed an interested in investing in the company.