Full coverage: Green Reit

Henderson Park is battling the state over last-minute legislative changes that added €65m in tax to its €1.34bn acquisition of Green Reit. But just how has the portfolio it acquired held up during the pandemic, and what financial structure underpinned the deal?

Changes in last year’s budget meant that Henderson Park faced an unforeseen €65m tax hit on its €1.34bn acquisition of Green Reit. The London firm did not take it lying down.

He did not know it at the time, but missing out on the top job at AIB in 2005 was a blessing. Since then, Gary Kennedy has become a boardroom titan, chairing companies such as Greencore and Green Reit. Now, he is pursuing his most difficult job yet: getting more companies to appoint women directors.