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Full coverage: Private equity

New chapter, same challenges: As its €2.5bn deal closes, Keywords Studios’ Italian labour dispute rumbles on

Today, the games services firm closed its acquisition by EQT. In the last few months, it has been shedding jobs in some markets to cut costs but unions in Italy are putting up a fight.

Jonathan Keane
24th Oct, 2024 - 3 min read

“One of the most respected companies in the space”: Irish lifting firm WH Scott acquires UK counterpart

The Wicklow-headquartered company has made its fourth acquisition in the past three years in the form of Bristol-based RHC Lifting.

Michael Cogley
16th Oct, 2024 - 3 min read

“A really attractive market”: Inflexion Private Equity on Ireland’s maturing PE sector

The London firm has around £11bn in assets under management. Partner Malcolm Coffin and assistant director David Collins talk about the private-equity "snowball effect" taking hold in Ireland.

Michael Cogley
15th Oct, 2024 - 9 min read

Deloitte’s Harry Goddard: “Ireland is at a very exciting time where we have companies really looking to scale”

Deloitte is now the largest professional services network in the world and one of the big-four firms in Ireland. Managing partner Harry Goddard talks about its record financial performance, its future strategy and investing in Ireland.

Tom Lyons
26th Sep, 2024 - 10 min read

“My focus is definitely on moving more into Ireland”: London PE firm Lonsdale Capital on its Irish ambitions

The co-founder of the private equity house, Ross Finegan, discusses the "difficult situation" facing the UK and hails Ireland's rise as a place to do business.

Michael Cogley
17th Sep, 2024 - 9 min read

“The stars aligning”: Ian Brown on why Integrity360 acquired a major South African business

Irish-headquartered cybersecurity firm Integrity360 has bought its fourth business since being backed by private equity firm August Equity. Its executive chair Ian Brown reveals what is next.

Tom Lyons
28th Aug, 2024 - 3 min read

“Scale-up businesses need a different mindset from the hot, frothy, venture capital times”

Dubliner Martin Scott spent a decade working with the European arm of a US private equity business, The Riverside Company. Now he chairs CreditLogic, an Irish fintech start-up that aims to transform the mortgage market.

Michael Cogley
7th Aug, 2024 - 9 min read

A fresh exit for Renatus with cold storage firm CRS Group scooped up

Dutch firm Coolworld has bought the Meath-based business four years after Renatus pumped money into the company run by brothers John and Patrick Tyrrell.

Jonathan Keane
4th Aug, 2024 - 3 min read

US private equity is eying up Grant Thornton in Ireland: How would it work, and will it go ahead?

Having acquired a majority stake in Grant Thornton’s US business, Dublin is a next logical step for New Mountain Capital. However, any transaction involving the firm’s Irish operation will be complex.

Ian Kehoe
18th Jul, 2024 - 4 min read

Consolidation, private equity, sectors: What the Renatus M&A report reveals about dealmaking in Ireland 

The data for the first six months of the year offers a deep insight into the M&A and fundraising climate in Ireland, identifying the sectors that are being chased by domestic and international money.

Ian Kehoe
12th Jul, 2024 - 5 min read
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