France’s Orpea to become State’s largest private nursing home operatorReputed deal of over €100m makes firm largest private playerThu May 13 2021 - 06:00
Former UDG chief linked to €3.1bn swoop on healthcare groupIrish group employs 9,000 people in 29 countriesWed May 12 2021 - 09:13
Irish Ferries owner calls for ‘urgent clarity’ on Irish-UK travelGovernment figures have backed reopening Common Travel Area in coming monthsWed May 12 2021 - 08:19
FBD’s motor premiums drop 5% so far in 2021Insurer welcomes new guidelines reducing awards for personal injuriesWed May 12 2021 - 07:58
UniCredit to quit the IFSC after 26 yearsIrish unit posted €42m net profit last year, 72% ahead of of internal forecastsWed May 12 2021 - 05:55
KBC tells staff they will have jobs until at least end of OctoberBank did not give any indication if roles would transfer with disposal of loan bookTue May 11 2021 - 17:47
Mainstream investors retain 25% stake as Aker deal closesAgreement includes a potential €100 million payment in 2023 if certain performance conditions are metTue May 11 2021 - 16:44
Good day for bean counters as Batchelors maker sold for over €1.7bnUS private equity group Bain buys Irish firm Valeo which also makes Jacobs productsMon May 10 2021 - 10:12
Bank of Ireland paves way for negative rates on accounts with over €1mBank to contact personal customers affected but vast majority unaffected by policy changeSat May 08 2021 - 07:01
FBD, ICG and Uniphar under fire over executive payAdvisory firms to big corporate companies critical of top-level remuneration ahead of agmsSat May 08 2021 - 06:56
Have Spacs, Wall Street’s hottest craze, had their day?Market Beat: Coulson cemented the deal with Gores using yachts in the BahamasFri May 07 2021 - 16:11
Irish Life parent circles Dublin-based Standard Life InternationalEuropean Life Group also bidding to take over both Standard Life and Ark LifeFri May 07 2021 - 05:06
Taxation of ‘cuckoo funds’ key to deterring block-buying, says MinisterFinance officials considered special tax increase on funds buying up Irish propertyFri May 07 2021 - 01:00
Donohoe plans ‘gradual’ lowering of 187.2% cap on moneylender ratesMinister does not support Sinn Féin call for 36% cap due to ‘shock’ fearsThu May 06 2021 - 16:17
AIB returns to profit in first quarter as loan-loss charge dropsBank ‘confident’ about achieving guidance of full-year profitThu May 06 2021 - 12:48
Government asks AG about legality of ban on housing estate bulk-buysDarragh O’Brien says tax treatment of investment funds was long-term resolutionThu May 06 2021 - 11:45
Cairn Homes investors urged to reject chief executive share bonus planAdvisory firm calls on shareholders to vote against Cairn’s remuneration reportThu May 06 2021 - 05:40
PTSB mortgage market share rises to 17.9% in Q1Bank’s new mortgage lending grew by 30%, outperforming wider market by a distanceWed May 05 2021 - 07:39
T5 eyes European gas as it remains in default on convertible noteFirm in talks to provide ‘funding solutions for the development of this very attractive asset’Mon May 03 2021 - 05:40
Investor distancing must not be new normal as virtual agms get under wayShort agms of some Irish listed firms this week saw few questions asked by shareholdersFri Apr 30 2021 - 14:12
Smurfit Kappa earnings rise as it chases rising input costsGroup’s corrugated box volumes rose by 7% both in Europe and the AmericasFri Apr 30 2021 - 08:01
Bank of Ireland loans remain resilient despite longer lockdownLevel of distress on mortgage books has so far turned out to be much lower than fearedFri Apr 30 2021 - 07:33
Tullow Oil launches $1.8bn bond deal in major refinancingProceeds will finance repayment of $300m of convertible bonds, early redemption of $650m of senior bondsThu Apr 29 2021 - 20:28
Ardagh earnings rise ahead of drink cans unit spin-offSales increase by 9% to €1.77bnThu Apr 29 2021 - 17:55
PTSB ups tech investment plan to €150 millionProgramme is in preparation for increased customer base, greater use of digital servicesThu Apr 29 2021 - 10:45
Ulster Bank returns to profit as exit plans advanceLoan book dipped by €200m to €19.8bn during the first three months of the yearThu Apr 29 2021 - 10:21
Desmond extends Datalex loans as equity raise plannedAdditional €10m debt facility granted last year not yet drawn down, Datalex saysThu Apr 29 2021 - 09:49
Jacobs and Batchelors owner Valeo circled by three private-equity firmsPAI Partners, Cinven and Bain Capital are given until end of May to submit final bidsThu Apr 29 2021 - 05:02
Central Bank has sold 74% of bonds linked to restructuring of Anglo and INBSA further €500m in bonds sold to NTMA and cancelledWed Apr 28 2021 - 17:31
CRH sees first-half earnings ‘well ahead’ of last year as US economy recoversBuilding materials giant posted $1.6bn in earnings for first six months of 2020Wed Apr 28 2021 - 15:15
Developer in Anglo bond deal suing Davy and 16 former employeesPatrick Kearney lawsuit comes at sensitive time as suitors bid for stockbroking firmWed Apr 28 2021 - 14:16
Insurers told to prepare recovery plans within 12 monthsCentral Bank is copying some aspects of rules brought in for euro-zone banksTue Apr 27 2021 - 15:56
Finance Ireland to revisit IPO in late 2022 at earliestNon-bank lenders seen to benefit as Ulster Bank and KBC Bank Ireland quit the Irish marketTue Apr 27 2021 - 06:05
Credit Unions invest €150m in corporate bond fundThe venture is the first of its kind in the RepublicTue Apr 27 2021 - 05:00
Commercial building cost inflation eases to third of pre-Covid levelsSociety of Chartered Surveyors Ireland says latest figures reflect massive impact Covid is continuing to have on the sectorMon Apr 26 2021 - 06:01
AIB and BoI mull Government bonds move after Davy exitAIB looking to get back into market as part of planned repurchase of Goodbodys – sourcesMon Apr 26 2021 - 05:50
Datalex eyes €25m-plus summer share sale as Desmond loans loomBusinessman agreed last summer to provide additional €10m credit line to travel retail software providerMon Apr 26 2021 - 05:35
Business confidence jumps to higher levels than before pandemic – BoIBusiness pulse index rose by 14.3 points from March; economy to grow by 5% this year – EYMon Apr 26 2021 - 05:10
Davy highlights €70m profit in sales pitch to potential suitorsSeen & Heard: Landlords offering rents below monthly prices listed on official leasesSun Apr 25 2021 - 14:58
Latest Barryroe setback could end up being good news for Providence investorsMarket Beat: Explorer has yet to deliver on long-standing ‘black gold’ hypeFri Apr 23 2021 - 15:46
Will KBC and Ulster Bank’s exits allow remaining Irish lenders to rebuild?Three surviving banks could benefit by mopping up loans of exiting lendersFri Apr 23 2021 - 05:44
Numis Securities ponders Irish post-Brexit trading hubLondon stockbroker has vied with Davy and Goodbody for corporate brokershipsFri Apr 23 2021 - 05:35
Brokers form action group for investors hit by German ‘pyramid scheme’Firms with clients affected by collapse of GPG have come together to deal with liquidatorThu Apr 22 2021 - 20:58
Providence to go it alone on Barryroe as third partnership collapsesCompany has terminated an agreement with Norway’s SpotOnThu Apr 22 2021 - 17:57
KBC to recoup €1.4bn Irish unit bailout with market exitBelgian lender expects sale of almost €9bn of performing loans and €5bn deposits to BofIThu Apr 22 2021 - 05:50
Goodbody seeks permanent MD in time for AIB’s €138m takeoverPlanned interim chief Brian O’Kelly will leave stockbroker when deal is finalisedWed Apr 21 2021 - 05:10
Union calls on KBC for jobs clarity amid ‘fear and confusion’KBC does not recognise unions, but ‘substantial’ number of staff are membersTue Apr 20 2021 - 17:14
Davy locks local rival Cantor Fitzgerald out of sale processBank of Ireland widely considered to be the most likely buyerSat Apr 17 2021 - 05:00
Bank customers will pay the price for shrinking competitionMarket Watch: Belgians had been feeling queasy about staying in a challenging marketFri Apr 16 2021 - 15:19
Bank of Ireland says it has no need to raise capital for KBC dealLender expects to fund transaction with KBC from ‘internal resources’, spokesman saysFri Apr 16 2021 - 10:47
