From a youthful stint in the South Pacific to corporate America, via one of the biggest trading floors in the City of London, Helen Doody tells how she’s been changed by a career in finance.
Suzanne Moloney decided to hang up her apron as a professional baker in 2018 to focus on her medtech start-up HidraMed Solutions, which creates wound dressings for a rare skin condition. Having landed a number of major deals, it is now raising €1.5m to fuel international growth.
The Cork-based printer Webprint is taking over INM's Citywest newspaper press. Having come back from the brink, its founder Donagh O’Doherty believes scale and access to Dublin will ensure Webprint's longevity in a declining industry.
Alan Connell has worked on deals for the Glazer family and Robbie Williams. Recently appointed managing partner of Eversheds Sutherland in Ireland, he talks about tax regimes, the economic outlook and the influx of international law firms.
Deirdre McGettrick thought her past life working in banking would eventually lead her to a CFO or CEO role, but she never expected to create her own business. Her love of interior design made her re-think this career path and she now runs the UK’s largest home furnishing and comparison website, Ufurnish.com.
Asendia, a joint venture with La Poste in France and Swiss Post, already held a significant stake in eShopWorld. Tommy Kelly founded the Irish ecommerce firm in 2010, and following the deal, he will become one of the richest people in the country.
As dozens of commercial tenants and landlords face off in the courts over missed rents during Covid-19 restrictions, one interim judgement has laid the ground rules on relevant evidence from multi-store retailers.
By connecting the world’s most informed and powerful people, Declan Kelly has built Teneo into a $700 million giant. A recent bond offering reveals how the company makes money and sheds light on its earnings, cash flow, and acquisition strategy.
When the issue of unallocated vaccines came up, the hospital chief executive suggested that they be given to St Gerard’s in Bray Co Wicklow, a private school where his children are educated. No one objected.
Through acquisitions, CapVest has bolted together two food groups: Valeo in ambient food and Eight Fifty Foods in protein. Yesterday, Eight Fifty Foods was sold to a Canadian buyer. What does the deal signify for Valeo?
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