The Irish Times

Chipmaker Broadcom in talks to buy VMware for up to €47bn

Takeover by chip industry’s arch-consolidator would mean a windfall for Michael Dell

Mon May 23 2022 - 15:30

GSK beats forecasts on back of Covid and shingles treatments

British drugmaker confirms guidance for year in which it will spin-off its consumer goods division

Wed Apr 27 2022 - 17:06

GlaxoSmithKline workers in UK vote to strike over pay rise

Strike backed by 86% of those balloted on below inflation pay offer would be first for top drugmaker

Wed Apr 20 2022 - 14:24

Life at top gets tougher for chief executives

Shifting metrics for corporate performance put CEOs on less certain ground

Wed Dec 08 2021 - 05:18

Bread-maker Aryzta’s rebel shareholder whipped it out of the oven too soon

Joe Brennan: Another pressing issue is €950 million of outstanding subordinated debt

Fri Sept 03 2021 - 15:18

GSK moves to make up ground in vaccine race

Company is talking to governments about creating vaccine manufacturing facilities

Mon May 17 2021 - 08:10

European shares hit record high after commodities rally

S&P 500 and Dow Jones also reach new heights on Wall Street after upbeat data

Thu Apr 15 2021 - 20:07

Shot in the arm for stocks as Boris Johnson sets out Covid exit plan

Iseq in positive territory, with British prime minister’s plan lifting Dalata and Ryanair

Mon Feb 22 2021 - 19:06

Hedge fund Elliott pulls out of Hong Kong

Activist fund becomes one of the first financial institutions to withdraw from the territory

Tue Jan 19 2021 - 16:42

Aryzta to scrap stock-market listing in Dublin

Swiss-Irish food group’s Dublin listing dates to 1988

Mon Jan 18 2021 - 18:28

Aryzta to sell Americas units as €734m takeover bid rejected

Boardroom coup at Swiss-Irish group completed this week

Fri Dec 18 2020 - 18:47

Aryzta activists complete boardroom reshuffle at annual meeting

Swiss-Irish food group held its agm behind closed doors in Switzerland

Tue Dec 15 2020 - 10:55

Elliott makes firm offer for Aryzta and has financing - report

US hedge fund steps up pressure on Aryzta board to accept €734m offer for company

Sat Dec 05 2020 - 19:19

Second large Aryzta shareholder voices opposition to proposed takeover

Lodbrook Capital says €735m Elliott offer ‘grossly undervalues’ group

Fri Nov 27 2020 - 15:45

Aryzta’s largest shareholder urges board not to assist Elliott in bid

Cobas says US hedge fund’s bid for group significantly undervalues

Wed Nov 25 2020 - 11:04

Aryzta chief executive Kevin Toland steps down

Shareholders have been agitating for an overhaul of Swiss-Irish baked goods firm

Thu Nov 19 2020 - 20:55

Embattled Aryzta hires advisers to help it offload unwanted assets

Baked goods group’s troubled North American unit likely to be high on list for disposal

Thu Nov 12 2020 - 18:36

Aryzta to pursue asset sales as takeover talks fail

Company says discussions with Elliott Advisors have concluded without binding offer

Sun Oct 25 2020 - 15:39

Aryzta board divided as Elliott takeover talks drag

Baking company has been approached by almost 20 parties interested in business

Wed Oct 21 2020 - 05:00

European shares sink on lockdown concerns as virus cases surge

Run of negative news drags European bourses into red

Thu Oct 15 2020 - 18:24

Aryzta’s new chairman has five weeks to come up with a plan

Centre of power of beseiged Swiss-Irish bread-maker shifted from Dublin to Zurich

Fri Oct 09 2020 - 14:21

Bidders eye parts of Aryzta as ‘all strategic options’ on table after €1.1bn loss

CEO Kevin Toland’s pay package falls more than 50% to €2 million

Tue Oct 06 2020 - 15:58

Aryzta sale to Elliott looks dead in the water

Newly-installed chairman opposes selling group at this point

Thu Sept 24 2020 - 05:05

Slide in bank shares puts an end to market winning streak

UK financial institutions struggle after Bank of England’s negative rates talk

Thu Sept 17 2020 - 18:39

Has Aryzta’s new chairman got the appetite for the job ahead?

Shareholders’ choice of Urs Jordi leaves the food giant’s sale to Elliott up in the air

Thu Sept 17 2020 - 05:31

European equities rise led by Spanish stocks

Markets report: Mixed fortunes for airlines, while US tech giants fall again

Wed Sept 16 2020 - 19:08

Aryzta’s choice for chairman withdraws his candidacy

Andreas Schmid’s appointment was set to be challenged by dissident shareholders at egm

Tue Sept 15 2020 - 07:45

Markets gain as investors weigh economic threats from Brexit

Iseq all-share index closed 0.42% higher on the day

Fri Sept 11 2020 - 17:55

European shares fall as ECB leaves policy unchanged

Markets report: Most European sectors end in negative territory

Thu Sept 10 2020 - 21:49

Aryzta in advanced takeover talks with activist hedge fund

‘No certainty’ that discussions will result in offer for embattled baked goods group

Thu Sept 10 2020 - 21:39

Twitter skirmishes heading for boardroom as hedge fund circles

Trump backer triggers queasy reaction as his vehicle warms up for social media showdown

Tue Mar 03 2020 - 05:15

Private equity arm Evergreen to buy LogMeIn in $4.3bn deal

Deal expected to close in mid-2020 when LogMeIn becomes a privately held company

Tue Dec 17 2019 - 20:40

Viagogo wants ‘clarity’ on Irish touting law before expanding Limerick HQ

Concert ticket reseller has agreed a $4 billion buyout of US rival StubHub from eBay

Mon Nov 25 2019 - 20:48

Mixed bag for global equity markets as traders await economic stimulus

German Dax rises to six-week high as Iseq falls by almost a third of 1% on thin trading volumes

Mon Sept 09 2019 - 20:56