The Irish Times Business Person of the Month: Peter Jackson, Flutter
Betting giant announced two acquisitions worth more than €2.6bn
Now in its seventh year, the Business Awards acknowledge excellence and outstanding achievement among Irish business leaders, both at home and abroad, and executives leading major multinational companies in Ireland. Each month, a winner is selected by The Irish Times business team, led by Business Editor Ciarán Hancock. Bank of Ireland partners with The Irish Times to support the awards which celebrate the expertise, talent, and commitment of those who lead businesses in Ireland.
Betting giant announced two acquisitions worth more than €2.6bn
During August, the hotel chain reported strong underlying growth in its trading for 2023
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Top 1000: Cubic Telecom CEO sold a majority share in his business to Japan’s SoftBank last year for €473m, a deal that helped him secure the title of The Irish Times Business Person of the Year
On July 5th, Smurfit Kappa, led by Tony Smurfit, merged with North American group WestRock to form the world’s largest packaging group
After the harsh impact of Covid restrictions on its trading, the Irish fashion and design retailer is back in profit and expanding its bricks and mortar and ecommerce presence
Waterland Ireland agreed to acquire a stake in cross-Border electrical wholesaler Bellew Electrical, its fifth major investment in a company on the island since 2019
Insurer announced in April that it would re-enter the Irish private health insurance market later this year
Housebuilder announced record revenue for last year and a strong pipeline of new housing starts
Vet turned businessman sells €300 million business built up over 40 years
French retailer announced in January that it would become an anchor tenant at the new Clerys Quarter in Dublin city centre, with the unit becoming its third Irish store
Talbot helmed Co Kilkenny-based dairy/nutrition group for 10 years, pivoting enterprise from dairy to sports nutrition
Tech entrepreneur sold a controlling stake in Cubic Telecom last December for €473m, one of the biggest such deals for an Irish-founded tech company
Businessman founded Moffett Automated Storage in 2017 and has stated his ambition to build the business into a billion-dollar company
Kilkenny-based cross-border payroll management software specialist was sold to US multinational UKG in a deal worth €575m last June
Owned by Greenvalley Farms Ltd, the business produces a range of live yoghurts and is based in Enniscorthy
Businessman sold a stake in the software company as part of an acquisition by Softbank for €473m, one of the biggest ever deals for an Irish tech firm
Killowen Farm, the Fish Box restaurant, BizQuip and Mail Metrics will vie for new category at The Irish Times Business Awards, which is run in association with Bank of Ireland
The candidates shortlisted for Deal of the Year and Future Leader have been announced for the awards, which are run in association with Bank of Ireland
In November, the Cork-based company was chosen as the winner of the sustainability category at The Irish Times Innovation Awards
In October, Dalata Hotel Group announced that it had acquired a site for a hotel in Edinburgh, just weeks after signed a deal for a hotel in Amsterdam
In September, Dublin-based Smurfit Kappa agreed a deal to acquire WestRock in the United States to form what will become the world’s biggest packaging group
In August, French insurance giant agreed to buy Laya Healthcare, the Republic’s second-largest health insurer, in a deal worth €650m
The drinks giant invested €25m in new tanks for its St James’s Gate brewery in a move to increase capacity to meet rapidly growing demand for its non-alcoholic offering, Guinness 0.0.
Kilkenny-based group agreed to sell its payroll software developer Immedis to US multinational UKG in a deal reportedly worth €575m
Irish food company upgraded its earnings growth forecast during the month
Co Leitrim spirits maker posted record results for last year and has stated its ambition to be a top 10 global gin brand
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Company to invest up to €10m in greenfield production facility
In February, Chupi announced that it had secured €3.75 million in new equity and debt funding to fuel its ambitious growth plans
Record sales in run-up to Christmas help Dublin-based retailer deliver better than expected results for 2022
Irish protein bar brand has a joint venture with American chocolate maker Hershey
Dubliner owns two hotels in New York and received the honour at the Irish Times Business Awards, held in association with Bank of Ireland
Majority owner in protein-rich nutrition bar business Fulfil sold business for reported €160m last year
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