Ireland's accountancy sector has become synonymous with private equity in recent years. Now a number PE-backed UK firms with Irish presences are reportedly exploring a sale as the industry enters a new phase.
Noel Ruane and Trevor Parsons have helped build some of Ireland’s biggest tech successes. Now, they’ve teamed up to launch Bronto, a start-up determined to modernise how the world handles log data at scale. It is a multibillion-dollar opportunity.
The Greenlink Interconnector went into commercial operation in April. Built mostly on time and on budget, the project was the first privately financed interconnector in Europe. The Currency spoke to CEO James O'Reilly.
London-based private equity firm Queen's Park Equity has just raised a £305m fund. Investors Mark Crowley and Alison Price speak to The Currency about its plans to start investing in Ireland.
While the short-lived imposition of Trump's "reciprocal" tariffs wrought havoc with stock exchanges, investors explain how the private market reaction will lag behind its public counterparts.
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.
The Irish video-game services giant saw a bumper exit to EQT last year. Since then, it has continued with job cuts globally and homed in on AI.
The Irish arm of the private equity firm, a frequent backer of mid-market companies, has secured funding from two investors for its third fund, according to documents filed in the US.
The private-equity owner of Freshly Chopped and Scrumdiddly’s is moving to take over the smash and chicken burger chain to add to its growing stable of Irish food chains with franchise potential.
Ormsby & Rhodes, which has revenues of over €7 million and a team of 50 staff, is now teaming up with AAB. It is joining a group with combined revenues of more than €120 million and 1,000 people.
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