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Taylor Wessing partners Dannie Hanna and Paul Thorpe on the impact that tariffs and conflict are having on deals in Ireland, the surge in defence spending, and the rise in overseas PE.

European Central Bank president Christine Lagarde believes Europeans are "much less wealthy than they could be". The high concentration of savings and pensions need to be invested.

Kevin Canning, the managing director of Quintas, says his EIIS fund plans to invest in up to six Irish SMEs. It has already identified a childcare business to back.

The London firm has around £11bn in assets under management. Partner Malcolm Coffin and assistant director David Collins talk about the private-equity "snowball effect" taking hold in Ireland.

The lesson from Haghani’s trading game and my friend’s 2016 bet is clear. Thinking of the stock market as a series of binary bets to which we can attach probabilities is unhelpful - and potentially costly. Crucially, even knowing the outcome of a given event might cost us money. 

The Highland Europe co-founder speaks about growing up in Dublin, the Apple windfall, and why other countries don't follow Ireland's low-tax model.

Fawad Tariq-Khan once led SHUAA Capital, the oldest investment bank in the Middle East. Born in Galway he is now investing in Cork-based Quintas using his investment firm Exnite.

The co-founder of the private equity house, Ross Finegan, discusses the "difficult situation" facing the UK and hails Ireland's rise as a place to do business.

Building a company or investing is never easy. If it’s easy, you’re probably doing it wrong or someone’s defrauding you. When you probe many founders and investors about their successes, beyond the interviews and posts, you will find a messy, complex, and often inelegant story.

The London-based private equity firm has invested over €90 million in Ireland to date. Founding partner Mark Advani and associate director Gareth Molloy talk Brexit, high interest rates, and future plans.