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Davy Group
Investors still face wait for overdue Irish ETF tax reforms
Government report recommends change on tax rate and offsetting of losses but it will be for another government to put in place
Irish dealmaking rises 11% in third quarter to outpace global trend
Davy expects full-year deal volume to exceed 400 transactions
What Gerry Adams really said to David Trimble in the loo during peace talks
Drama bigs up Adams-Trimble encounter; Saoirse Ronan gets a knock-back; buskers object to Grafton Street development; and Sabina Higgins takes on a woolly role
Goodbody CEO Martin Tormey: ‘We lost our way a little, but there is a big opportunity now’
The chief of the leading financial services provider stresses the importance of keeping Irish companies Irish for as long as possible
Days of easy money for banks may be coming to an end
Sharper falls in European Central Bank interest rates next year will reduce the net interest income bonanza
Stephen’s Green Shopping Centre planning appeal decision delayed
An Bord Pleanála was to have published its decision on September 23rd
Recent deals shine spotlight on Ireland’s buoyant M&A market
Analysts from Davy Stockbrokers said last month that some 400 transactions are expected in 2024
Housing market holds no cheer for Government
CSO data shows prices are still rising strongly and supply remains as big an issue as ever
Ireland’s housing crisis ‘on a different level’ with population growing at nearly four people for every new home built
Housing crisis: Affordability is declining faster than in the US, UK, Australia, Germany or Spain, says Savills
Irish mergers and takeovers up sharply in three months to June
Broker Davy expects as many as 400 deals this year
CRH raises guidance as it delivers results ahead of market expectations
Building materials group hails ‘robust’ figures as it increases full year guidance in contrast to sector rivals
Greencore upgrades earnings outlook as revenue increases
Convenience food group said it expects full-year adjusted operating profit to be in a range of £88m-£90m
Bank of Ireland confirms Gavin Kelly as next Davy chief
Executive will lead bank’s new wealth and insurance division, including the stockbroking unit
Irish corporate law firm William Fry chooses new managing partner
Stephen Keogh previously spent five years as head of the firm’s London office
Bank of Ireland lines up senior executive Gavin Kelly as Davy CEO
Bernard Byrne, who took charge of the business in 2021 and oversaw its sale to Bank of Ireland, announced his intention to leave the firm last year
Commercial Court accepts remit for Bank of Ireland case against former Davy shareholders’ firm
Ailmount Investments Ltd has already brought proceedings against lender over deferred payment of €15.3m
Bank of Ireland follows through on threat to withhold Davy sale funds
Lender formally holds back on paying out about €15m of original sale price
Notion that Sinn Féin would take radical steps to dismantle the current social order is fanciful
During the Davy/Sinn Féin jaunt to London, Pearse Doherty assured investors that his party would not attempt to upend the Irish economic model
Bank of Ireland files court proceedings against former Davy shareholders’ company
Ailmount Limited also suing bank claiming it is owed €20m as part of acquisition of stockbroking firm
Incoming Davy CEO to sit above New Ireland head
Appointment likely to come from wider Bank of Ireland group or further afield rather than from internal Davy candidates
Corre raises €2.1m of short-term cash from founders and long-term investor
Firm says talks continuing with parties interested in making a ‘strategic investment’ in the business
Evelyn Partners hires investments veteran Brian Weber for senior role
Evelyn Partners Investment Management (Europe) Limited is the group’s hub for providing services to clients in Ireland and other EU countries
London investors told Sinn Féin-led government would be ‘more New Labour than Corbyn Labour’
Group put together by Davy to meet finance spokesman Pearse Doherty included investors in government bonds, Irish banks and other businesses here
Business Today: New insurer enters Irish market with motor and home insurance products
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Value of Irish mergers and acquisitions slips 3% in first quarter
Analysis by stockbroker Davy notes the number of transactions whose price was disclosed was ‘significantly lower’ than in the first quarter of 2023
‘Real’ Iseq 20 market value is more than double official list’s €100bn
Exits of heavyweights from Dublin stock market have triggered concern in the industry as to its future viability
Financial firm Metis Ireland eyes expansion over next two years
Limerick-based company aims to double €365m in funds under management
Irish house prices accelerate for fifth month in a row
Latest CSO residential property price index shows prices rose by 5.4% on an annual basis in January
Bank of Ireland must disclose more information for case brought over Davy sale, judge rules
Company representing Amber Note Unlimited Co, the parent firm that constituted the Davy Group, claimed BoI failed to make a post-completion payment
Kenmare investor JO Hambro calls for strategic review as it favours sale
Shares in titanium minerals miner are down 33% over past 12 months with investors unsettled by disappointing trading update before Christmas
Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland taps BofI executive amid plan to double revenues
Áine Cornally set to join Cantor Fitzgerald Ireland’s leadership team to assume the role of chief operating officer
Irish M&A market poised for growth in 2024 after ‘resilient’ 2023
Total deal volumes fell 9% in 2023, according to Davy Corporate Finance, against backdrop of global slump
Banks’ focus will shift to investor paybacks in 2024 even as ECB cuts rates
Analysts mark down profit expectations for Irish lenders as interest rate dynamics mean lower return on excess savings and more competition
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