In the latest installment of the Mapping Multinationals series, we unlock Microsoft's Irish presence - the tax tactics, the IP moves and the dividend strategy.
Abbott Laboratories (market cap: €142 billion) has been battling Edwards Lifesciences (market cap: €42 billion) in US and UK courts over the Pascal, Edwards' device for fixing leaky heart valves. Now the fight is coming to Ireland.
VideoDoc was billed as the next big thing, raising millions from investors and even appointing a former health minister as chair. Now, its assets have been sold for crumbs with liquidators poised to wind up the business. Just what went wrong?
First elected to the Dáil at the age of 27, Lucinda Creighton was a rising star in Fine Gael – before she resigned from the party over her stance on abortion. Having left Irish politics for good, Creighton has entered the world of business through Vulcan Consulting.
Northern Ireland-born banker Martin Shields made millions off so-called cum-ex transactions now at the centre of a spectacular German investigation. This week, he offered to give €15 million back to the taxpayer.
Social media has fueled a rise in defamation claims. But few lawyers are betting it is a growth industry.
Hibernia took a hit when Paschal Donoghue clamped down on REIT sales last year. Now it has to worry about three big tax changes being proposed by Sinn Féin.
June O’Connell gave up a career as a corporate lawyer to co-found a whiskey and gin distillery in her home town of Cahersiveen. Four years later, she has a €10m distillery, a pop up shop and is in talks to raise millions in investment for her company Skellig Six18.
Gary McGann believes people need to see evidence of improvement if they are to regain trust in the establishment. In this candid interview, the business leader talks about politics, housing, betting and the highs and lows of his life in business.
When Paul Kelly’s mask fell, it revealed – more masks. The boss of Console turned out to have a chequered history that suggested he was something of a fantasist. On Sunday, he took his own life.
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