The company sitting at the apex of the Abbey Capital structure has €161 million of cash, €216 million of equity and barely any debt. How did the Irish alternative fund manager become so successful so quietly? Market analysis and company filings reveal some of its secrets.
The battle involves oligarchs, ex-KGB figures, as well as allegations of threats, blackmail, corruption and secret recordings. And because of an Irish shelf company, the litigation for an ammonia giant has played out in the Four Courts.
Stripe's Dublin office has just filed annual accounts revealing the central role Ireland has come to play in its expanding business outside the US. Just before the pandemic provided a huge boost to its business, it also posted its first ever Irish profit.
New transactions reveal how the American computer infrastructure giant has consolidated all profits made outside the US in an unassuming Dublin business park – without fully giving up on zero-tax jurisdictions.
Four years ago, Dr Fiona Edwards Murphy went straight from her studies to founding a connected beehive start-up, ApisProtect. Last month, she featured on Forbes’s 30 under 30 list. After launching in the US in the middle of the pandemic, her product is now launching on the European market.
It began with two brothers from Limerick and one big idea. Today, Kirby employs 1,200 people and has revenues of €300m. Its managing director Mark Flanagan talks about Covid, overcoming challenges and the company’s international growth strategy.
From the interpretation of satellite data to software assisting astronauts on SpaceX flights, Irish companies are increasingly present in orbit. Beyond the thrill of space exploration, its exacting standards propel these technology businesses towards new markets.
Welltel, chaired by businessman John Quinn, is buying a 21-year-old cloud computing and cybersecurity company. The deal represents its second purchase in as many months.
Colm Barrington was there for the failed GPA IPO. As chairman of Aer Lingus, he fended off Michael O’Leary before selling it to IAG. He helped oust Pat Hickey from the OCI, and, in recent weeks, sold the aircraft leasing business he leads for $2.6bn.
With Arlene Foster resigning, the DUP stands at a fork in the road. The danger is they burn the road to the ground, says Sarah Creighton.
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