The cost of Russian sanctions is spelled out in SMBC's indemnity claim against its insurers. The case, one of several before the Commercial Court, was described as "extremely complex in fact and in law".
John Redmond was previously the creative director of the Brown Thomas Arnotts group while Karen Higgins was its head of buying. Now the married couple are launching a new online retail business. They talk sustainability, strategy, and style.
Musgrave, which has built its family fortress as a wholesale grocer, is buying the retail and property business of one of the leading franchisees in its network. What prompted the move?
Having charted Quinn’s demise for more than a decade now, it was impossible not to be impressed by the scenes where Quinn walked around a region that he shaped and helped build. But it was equally hard not to be shocked at his sense of victimhood.
Like the gambling addict he surely was, Sean Quinn kept going as the Anglo share price dipped, he doubled down, chasing his losses, and eventually lost everything. Compulsive gamblers often bet on pursuits they know nothing about.
In March 2007, Sean Quinn stood up to speak at the Slieve Russell hotel. In the speech, he reflected on his career so far but there were indications too of what was coming next. This podcast looks at Sean Quinn's career through the prism of that speech.
The pet care division of the US food multinational Mars spent €40m acquiring Irish veterinary practices last year. Meanwhile, Cerberus is using Ireland to acquire large amounts of distressed debt in Spain, while a privacy campaigner has issued proceedings against LinkedIn.
The investors brought along by David McCourt since he won the National Broadband Plan contract are forming a new company to commercialise related technology and turn the team who developed it into a permanent “centre of excellence”. Strict procurement rules apply.
New information from multiple subsidiaries of the two digital advertising giants in Ireland reveal how they operate in the post-double Irish world and how ready they are to take on the industry slump.
Back when the Central Bank was trying to stimulate the economy, it spent more than a hundred billion buying government bonds. Now that rates are going up, it finds itself paying interest on that spending. The bill will not be small.
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