An unknown buyer is building a large stake in FBD insurance. It is now the largest institutional shareholder and the second largest shareholder overall, after the holding company which controls the stake of 4,400 farmers.
Davy has yet to circulate the full information memorandum for its sale. But it has dispatched a high-level teaser document. Here is what it says.
Ten years ago, Dublin student Ronan McGovern left for MIT on a Fulbright scholarship. He has just returned to Ireland after selling his start-up to a leading engineering multinational.
The company claimed it did not have to pay Vat on a yacht because it was for personal use and would be harboured in the Caribbean. Instead, it was used by a director as a hobby and remained in Europe. The tax authority cried foul.
Irish-founded pharma company Sublimity Therapeutics had hoped to pull off a stock market listing. However, having burned through cash, the heavily backed company has collapsed. Just what went wrong?
Former INM chief executive Robert Pitt was described by the court as "merely a witness" and "not a protagonist" in Leslie Buckley's failed attempt to have inspectors withdrawn from the media group.
In the third quarter of 2020, an all time record number of M&A deals for wealth managers were completed. An analysis of the wealth management industry across Europe shows who might be buying a firm like Davy, and what they might pay.
Television presenter Anna Daly always wanted to set up her own business, and the lockdown prompted her to launch fashion brand Little Bliss. She talks about building a brand from scratch, why sustainability matters and the future of retail.
What does it mean to cast a bankable star in a marginalised role in 2021 – thoughtless and crass, or is it simply an actor's job?
The CEO of Cricket Ireland, Warren Deutrom, talks about his organisation's strategic plan, how the game represents so much of Ireland's past and Ireland's future, and getting back to normal in 2021.
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