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Full coverage: Larry Goodman

The King of M&A and the beef baron: Inside Larry Goodman’s ABP boardroom

Larry Goodman’s decision to appoint a prominent London dealmaker to his family holdings one year ago, and the departure of his son Mark from ABP's senior executive team last month, book-end a period of dramatic change. What is next for the beef processing giant?

Thomas Hubert
1st Dec, 2020 - 8 min read

30 years on from Goodman’s collapse, examinership has stood the test of time

Three decades ago this week, the Oireachtas rushed through emergency legislation to save Larry Goodman’s beef processing empire, triggering Ireland’s first-ever examinership. A lawyer who was in the room looks back on the process that kept the Goodman Group afloat – and many businesses since.

Willie Day
28th Aug, 2020 - 5 min read

Leaving Luxembourg: Larry Goodman’s €3.3bn exit to the Channel Island of Jersey

Larry Goodman’s key Luxembourg holding companies are no more. Instead, an investigation by The Currency today reveals that control structures are moving to more secretive entities in Jersey and Liechtenstein. How and why has it happened?

Thomas Hubert
19th Jun, 2020 - 5 min read

Setanta development row: €400,000 meet €8.3 million – and that is before the lawyers get paid

The row between the Goodman Group and the Kilkenny shop shows the enormous costs of High Court litigation – and just how wide apart expert opinions can be.

Francesca Comyn
18th Jun, 2020 - 3 min read

“The turn of the screw”: War tactics spiral in Goodman legal dispute with former executive

New court documents in a bitter legal battle between Larry Goodman and a former senior executive suggests the levels of bitterness between the two sides have left the door open to intransigence, ambush tactics and tit for tat claims.

Francesca Comyn
10th Apr, 2020 - 6 min read

Checkmate? Court ruling paves way for beef baron Goodman to call in rival investor’s €17m Blackrock Clinic loans

A five-year legal feud, two warring shareholders, one exclusive private hospital. After a failed challenge to the very existence of the Commercial Court, has the tide gone out for founding surgeon Joseph Sheehan?

Francesca Comyn
22nd Jan, 2020 - 5 min read

Handsome dividends and robust profits – is it any wonder there is a battle for control of the Blackrock Clinic?

New filings for the Blackrock Clinic show a business in rude health, with serious capital investment and room for growth. However, the sector is not without challenge, as other operators are discovering.

Ian Kehoe
26th Nov, 2019 - 4 min read

Between Blackrock and a hard place: the epic battle for control of Ireland’s premier private hospital

One of Ireland’s most bitter corporate battles has shed a light on the financial affairs of secretive tycoons. But after already spawning more than a dozen judgments, what is the battle for Blackrock Clinic actually about?

Francesca Comyn
21st Nov, 2019 - 20 min read

A lawyer less ordinary: the life and times of former Arthur Cox boss Eugene McCague

From Goodman to the night of the bank guarantee, Eugene McCague has enjoyed a ringside view of the careening, schizophrenic personality of the Irish economy over the last 30 years. He has never told his story or given an in-depth interview. Until now.

Ian Kehoe
29th Oct, 2019 - 17 min read
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