Full coverage: Private equity

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.

US investment giant Bain Capital has become a dominant force in Irish business over the last seven years. Based on an investigation of more than 700 company documents, this is the story of Bain Capital in Ireland – what it owns, who it has backed, and what is coming next.

After 16 years building up cybersecurity firm Integrity360, its founder Eoin Goulding has just sold a majority stake to August Equity. He discusses the lessons he learned doing the deal, and how the business plans to grow next.

Why a private equity firm decided to invest in €100 million Irish business Chill Insurance – Tom Lyons talks to Xavier Woodward, partner with Livingbridge, on buying into Ireland’s largest independent personal lines insurance broker. Plus who are the Lynch brothers behind it all?