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.
In a hotly contested court hearing, the rescue package for the Irish airline was described as a "hostile takeover" by existing shareholder SARA. Its interests will now be wiped out in favour of Danish aviation investor Lars Thuesen.
The restaurant upstairs on Grafton Street has fed generations of Dubliners since 1971. It is hoped the rescue plan will give the venue a new lease of life.
The company was once valued near €100m but was bought out of examinership for €6.9m. Co-founder Kieran Daly and Rob George of new owner Hamilton Beach explain what’s next.
In May accountant Joe Walsh was tasked, as examiner, with rescuing 25-year-old Instrotec. On Thursday his rescue plan was approved by the High Court. What does it say?
The examiner's survival plan imposes a €60m haircut on creditors of the former Press Up company but secures jobs at some of Dublin's best-known bars and venues.
Trade returns are positive but lower than projected at the well-known bar and restaurant that entered examinership in June over Revenue debts of over €1.7m.
Founded in 1971, the company which operates Captain Americas on Grafton Street has had an interim examiner appointed. Over the decades, it hosted U2 and Chris de Burgh.
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