How did the French property firm raise €800m to invest in Ireland, when will it start selling assets, and would its funds target Irish savings? Senior executives in Paris and Dublin answer The Currency’s questions.
Corum Asset Management was among the first international firms to acquire commercial property in Ireland after the financial crisis. Its executives still see “patches of value” in office and retail deals here.
From the Taoiseach down, Ireland has been fascinated by Xavier Niel’s French start-up incubator. What is Station F, and can the decentralised Irish ecosystem replicate its success? Thomas Hubert reports from Paris.
France is broke but can double the size of the Paris metro, while cash-rich Ireland faces another judicial review in Dublin. Are there any lessons to be learned?
The company makes power systems for data centres and was bought last year by Legrand. New accounts show revenue was soaring at the time, and now its make-up is transforming.
The economic and political situations of troubled France and confident Ireland could not be more different. Or are they?
The French luxury brand’s High Court action against the Irish retailer follows online attention for the similar design of their products.
Generating EU demand for the products of the bloc’s start-ups may be a good place to start, but a lot more is needed to make the European ecosystem less dependent on US venture capital.
Populist leaders claim to solve complex problems with simple solutions. In practice, they sow confidence-wracking uncertainty.
Top Part, run by the Dillane brothers, is being acquired by France’s Autodistribution, a company ultimately controlled by the owner of Autoglass and Moleskin.
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