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Full coverage: Norway

Norway’s renewables giant Statkraft has invested €300m in Ireland. This is just the beginning

In just three years, the Norwegian state-owned electricity group has become the fastest-growing green power company in Ireland. This is the story of its expansion in Ireland - what it owns, its financial strategy, and what is coming next.

Thomas Hubert
13th Oct, 2021 - 24 min read

A Norwegian Berkshire Hathaway has taken a big bet on FBD. What does it see in the insurer?

Protector Forsikring is, like Berkshire Hathaway, an investor disguised as an insurer. It invests in “overlooked”, “unpopular” companies going through “temporary operational setbacks” – and it just bought 6.3 per cent of FBD. What does it see in the Irish insurer?

Sean Keyes
16th Apr, 2021 - 3 min read

A Norwegian insurer has snapped up 6.3% of FBD. Is an acquisition on the cards?

Having snapped up a block of shares this week, Protector Forsikring is now the second biggest owner of FBD after farmers' interests. What is it, and what are its plans?

Sean Keyes
15th Apr, 2021 - 1 min read

The inside story of how a team of Dublin accountants and lawyers helped save a global airline from collapse

Yesterday morning, KPMG accountant Kieran Wallace finalised a 246-page document detailing how Norwegian Air can be saved from collapse. Obtained by The Currency, the scheme of arrangement gives the inside story of what went wrong, and the new turnaround plan.

Ian Kehoe
12th Mar, 2021 - 6 min read
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