Stuart Fitzgerald has seen the pandemic from both sides – his restaurant chain Leon has suffered while his accountancy firm has thrived. He talks about dark kitchens, future expansion and why the hospitality sector needs tailored supports.
The market's response to Total Produce's merger with Dole says it's going to be great for shareholders. Who are they, how will the deal work, and how will they benefit?
The High Court has agreed to block disciplinary proceedings against the managing director of Dublin investment advisory firm GillenMarkets. Rory Mason says he was set up to fail and wrongly dismissed for gross misconduct.
Patrick Kearney was on the wrong side of the Davy bond trade, and the Belfast developer is now suing the firm and 16 former employees who benefitted from it. He has just laid out his legal case in a new 25-page statement of claim. This is what it says.
Just before lockdowns pushed shoppers online, Jenny Timony had launched her FitPink brand of athleisure wear. She’s now raising funds to expand overseas, targeting a €3m valuation for her business – all from her hometown of Donegal.
What do you do when you make €91m from the sale of your business? For Colm Lyon, the answer was to launch a start-up, and back 15 other companies. He talks about the defining moments of his journey and his fears and hopes for Irish business.
Competition authorities have just cleared ABP’s final takeover of both Linden Foods in Northern Ireland and Slaney in the Republic, which employ over 2,000 people. The northern half of this portfolio cemented growing profits as the pandemic hit.
Perrigo is locked in a row with its insurers over policy cover for disgruntled investors suing in the wake of Mylan’s failed $26 billion hostile takeover bid in November 2015. Now the battle is being played out in Dublin.
Owned by the O’Brien and Lynch families, Cork Plastics and its sister company in the UK employ 370 people and generate revenues of €100m. Both have now been acquired by Austrian giant Wienerberger for a purchase price in the region of €200m.
From butter to forklifts, companies shipping Irish-made products around the world have faced a six-fold increase in the cost of container freight and multiple transport delays since the start of the pandemic. The crisis shows no sign of immediate resolution and their margins are taking the hit.
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