Ronan McNamee’s investment firm has realised the most expensive retail real-estate sale in the exclusive Californian city so far this century.
Simultaneous insolvencies and new openings across the leading publican’s portfolio can be head-spinning. They reflect the fortunes of venues financed independently and carrying different baggage from pandemic times.
Describing himself as a "budding, young sprightly 64 years of age”, Denis Connolly took the stand to give his side of the bitter hotel ownership row while independent expert Kieran Wallace elaborated on his concerns over the business's accounts.
Wipeout of loan by BlackRock’s HPS to telecom entrepreneur points to risks for even the most sophisticated investors in the booming private-credit business, writes Jack Pitcher and Juliet Chung, The Wall Street Journal.
The tech giant's chief lobbyist, Kent Walker, was speaking in Dublin on EU tech regulation, Ireland’s role and “short-term pain for long-term gain” with artificial intelligence.
After decades in live entertainment and commercial partnerships, Richard Tierney took on Ireland’s national festival with a clear brief: make it sustainable and prove it could stand on its own two feet.
More than 1,500 personal transactions worth over €4m flowed through a director’s loan account at Tinakilly House, a court has heard, as an expert accountant questioned the financial management of the Wicklow hotel and a related Spanish venture.
Tai Lopez told his followers they could get rich investing in dying retail brands. The SEC says it was a Ponzi scheme, and the FBI is investigating, write Suzanne Kapner and Alexander Gladstone, The Wall Street Journal.
As revenues pass €200 million at the security-first managed services provider, co-founder and CEO Eoin Blacklock reflects on growth, global expansion, and the escalating threat from AI-powered hackers.
Released records show the reasons for the project’s failure – underestimated costs, lack of resources, and a complex build – are eerily familiar to why other ambitious IT projects from the State went awry.
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