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.
Four months after the High Court appointed an inspector to WFS Forestry, non-cooperation has been the order of the day. Following a money trail to the UK and Spain, Declan de Lacy is seeking court orders to track down the company's assets.
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Joe Schull is a former Warburg Pincus dealmaker who wants to redefine private equity. He talks about his investment philosophy and why his fund, Corten Capital, has bought a majority stake in Ekco, and where the Irish firm plans to go next.
The ride-hailing giant’s Ireland general manager Kieran Harte speaks to The Currency about the country’s taxi shortage and its pitch to government for easing the licensing regime.
Constant hiring by technology firms has just turned into a wave of job cuts. Stephen Kinsella and Thomas Hubert discuss what this means for Ireland – and what the country should do about it.
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