CapVest is close to buying Carroll Cuisine, the Tullamore-based producer of cooked ham and ready meals, for €50 million. This is very much part of CapVest's M.O. – it's in the business of building giant food companies by acquisition. How will the deal work, and who'll benefit?
The company singled out in the EU's €13bn state aid decision to illustrate global jostling for a slice of multinational taxation wants a unified set of rules. As its CEO Tim Cook picked up an award in Dublin this week, Thomas Hubert looks at how Apple does business in Ireland in the wake of shifting US and Irish legislation.
Despite various official investigations and Revenue warnings, the quantum of pension funds being transferred overseas peaked last year. Most went to tax-efficient structures in Malta.
A five-year legal feud, two warring shareholders, one exclusive private hospital. After a failed challenge to the very existence of the Commercial Court, has the tide gone out for founding surgeon Joseph Sheehan?
The total funding required for new commercial aircraft over the next five years will top $800 billion. Ireland is a powerhouse in the sector, but it cannot take its position for granted, warns Joe O'Mara, head of aviation finance and leasing with KPMG.
Steve Preece manages road concessions across Ireland and the UK from Egis's Dublin office. Since he was first welcomed to Ireland by angry staff burning their uniforms, he has grown to lead one of the two companies investing in Irish transport from France's public purse.
A former attorney general, cabinet minister and Tánaiste, Michael has now carved out a new niche in the Seanad. He talks to Sam Smyth about politics, policing, power, bravery and freedom of the press.
It was one of the most complex tax schemes ever to be marketed in Ireland. Drawing from expert testimony, multiple sources and legal papers, we reveal how the scheme delivered a 126% return and go inside Revenue’s battle to shut it down.
Petrel Resources’ share price has been on a rollercoaster since it unveiled takeover plans by investors with deep connections in the Middle East. Less than six months into their honeymoon, the partners are lawyering up.
Google, Amazon and Walmart are positioning themselves to dominate ecommerce in the coming decade. That's the reason Google acquired Dublin's Pointy on Wednesday, for $160 million. We examine how the deal was done, who benefited, and why Google felt the need to buy Pointy before the competition did.
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