Altada was heralded by global research firm Gartner. IBM liked its product. But a courtroom battle between its founders took the company into examinership.
Nineteen year old Shane Curran has gone from winning the Young Scientist award to Silicon Valley in two years. Now, having raised millions from some of the world’s biggest funds, he plans to disrupt how the world manages data privacy.
DuPont wants to spin out its nutrition and biosciences business. Kerry is said to be in the lead to buy it. The reported price tag is €22.5 billion, which is more than Kerry’s entire enterprise value. Could the deal work?
From Goodman to the night of the bank guarantee, Eugene McCague has enjoyed a ringside view of the careening, schizophrenic personality of the Irish economy over the last 30 years. He has never told his story or given an in-depth interview. Until now.
The younger cohorts of the Democrats hold zero allegiance to the old Washington Consensus that guaranteed Ireland’s place in the world of global commerce. Instead, they view exports to the US with both suspicion and distrust.
Con Conlon’s data intelligence business took toil to make a success. But his backers showed patience and were rewarded with a 20-fold return when the business was sold earlier this year.
Ireland is emerging as a global leader in the world of sports technology, with companies striking deals with everyone from Barcelona to Indian cricket. But just who the main players within the industry and what are their plans for the future?
AerCap boss Aengus Kelly runs a company with assets of $43.1bn. In this wide-ranging interview, he talks candidly about tax, education, business and why Brexit could be a once-in-a-generation opportunity for Ireland.
The idea emerged in Iraqi Kurdistan. The dancers are good, but not too good. The top prize is a holiday for two. Meet the founders of the company that is taking in millions from Bingo Loco tickets.
Davy and the Bank of China are the two leading contenders to buy Goodbody stockbrokers. Fexco, the 51% owner of Goodbody, will have the final say. For Goodbody staff, who own the remaining 49%, a lot is at stake.
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