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Full coverage: Private equity

Irish accountancy and advisory firms enter a new phase as private equity backers weigh up exits

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.

Michael Cogley
30th May, 2025 - 6 min read

Bronto: a start-up that starts with a story – and a (logging) solution

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.

Tom Lyons
20th May, 2025 - 12 min read

Eight banks, two regulators, one investor, and a new power interconnector

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.

Alice Chambers
16th May, 2025 - 8 min read

“We actively track hundreds of companies in Ireland at the moment”

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.

Michael Cogley
2nd May, 2025 - 9 min read

“An extra voice in people’s heads”: How Trump’s tariffs are impacting private markets

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.

Michael Cogley
28th Apr, 2025 - 7 min read

“Things are taking longer but are still happening”: Uncertainty takes its toll on dealmaking

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.

Michael Cogley
14th Apr, 2025 - 6 min read

A €2.5bn deal and a PE buyer: How the gears of the new Keywords Studios are moving

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.

Jonathan Keane
18th Mar, 2025 - 10 min read

Scouting out its third fund, MML Capital raises over €80m from US backers

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.

Jonathan Keane
27th Feb, 2025 - 2 min read

Expecting a smash: Knightbridge acquires Rolling Stoves burger chain

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.

Niall Sargent
22nd Jan, 2025 - 2 min read

Ormsby & Rhodes, one of the oldest accountancy firms in Ireland, is merging with AAB

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.

Tom Lyons
22nd Jan, 2025 - 2 min read
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