Two years ago, a small Dublin oil company was rocked by alleged fraudulent share sales that ruined plans for its majority takeover by Middle-Eastern investors. A deal to close the dispute reveals who won, who lost, and how much.
In a major interview, Eamonn O’Reilly, outgoing chief executive of Dublin Port Authority, discusses the extreme challenges facing the shipping industry and how he is funding the €1.6 billion masterplan to expand the port.
As managing director of Massey Bros, Susan Guinan runs one of the largest funeral directors with nine funeral homes in the capital. She talks about technological advances in the industry, how Covid reshaped the sector and her plan to expand into funeral planning.
Alain Bertaud trained as an architect and urban planner, but in the course of his esteemed career, came to reject that worldview. He shares his thoughts on how to make our cities better.
Quoted Australian company Calix was set to acquire Co Louth firm Premier Periclase out of examinership. However, it has now pulled out due to spiralling gas prices and the only other bidder wants to reduce its 94 staff by 66%. What happens next?
Gerard Loughran has accumulated sufficient profits with the high-end fast-food chain in the UK to support its expansion to Ireland. His local partner Ray McNamara has done the same here with Ann’s Bakery. And they share the same approach to commercial property.
US sanctions mean the Kinahan hierarchy joins the ranks of the Camorra in Italy, Los Zetas in Mexico and the Yakuza in Japan as international targets.
Politicians of all parties concede that state investigations into IBRC’s sale of Siteserv and Nama’s Project Eagle have gone on too long and cost too much. So, what are policymakers going to do about it?
Some 36 years after joining Dermot Desmond and a fledgling NCB, Liam Booth is preparing to step down as managing director of Investec Corporate Finance. From advising Valeo and the Mater to helping float ICG and Kingspan, he reflects upon his career.
Having been sucked into the spiral of Nama and vulture funds, Belfast property developers Gareth Graham and Adam Dickson saw the need for another form of lending. This is now their main business – all bootstrapped.
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