Full coverage: Private equity

There's a pattern with private equity: at first when it arrives in a country the returns are great, but they seem to fall over time. What does this say about capitalism?

For a long time, I have been trying to simply and succinctly underline the role that private equity and large institutional funds play in our day-to-day lives. “Our Lives In Their Portfolios” is possibly the most beautiful way of describing something that has the potential to be so nefarious.

The Currency and Pinsent Masons brought together dealmakers and business owners to talk about the outlook for private equity in Ireland this year.

Kim Kardashian’s fine tells me that the SEC is acutely aware of her ability to move markets in the direction of her choice. This is why her arrival into the world of private equity is so scary for finance bros all over the world.

The HSE halted payments to the Mater Private amid concerns that it was being billed for hefty intercompany interest bills paid to a Luxembourg entity. The High Court has largely ruled in its favour.

With a strong track record, Melior Equity Partners is on the hunt for new companies to invest in. Jonny Cosgrave and Peter Garvey, the two partners at the fund's helm, talk about strategic acquisitions, good foundations and adding value.

Laura McCoy provides the boots on Irish ground for UK firm Elysian Capital, the new owner of Fastway Couriers. She says her second deal in one year won’t be the last.

Bruno Candès is a partner at the French private equity firm that owns the Mater Private Hospital, a group of 14 nursing homes and has just agreed to buy half of eir’s fibre network. He explains why Irish infrastructure fits Infravia’s strategy.

The Limerick-based high-voltage engineering firm’s return to private equity ownership marks the exit of Hugh O’Donnell, who had supported a management buy-out less than four years ago.

One year after leaving his executive position in his father Larry’s ABP beef business, Goodman has acquired the owner of the Bunalun organic food brand through offshore structures different from those of the rest of his family.