Venture capital funding for small and medium tech businesses rises 1%
Irish figures buck international trends, with global VC funding falling 15 per
Ireland Strategic Investment Fund
How a €325m Irish factory became part of a geopolitical battle between US and China
Ireland needs to develop the ability to conduct national security assessments of proposed foreign investors, says security expert
Port of Cork to receive €88.5m finance injection
Capital from the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund will be used to build facilities at Ringaskiddy container terminal
Budget 2025 to include €3bn boost for infrastructure including housing, Chambers says
Better water and energy services will also be paid for out of this allocation, Minister for Finance says in interview with The Irish Times
345-bed Galway City student accommodation backed by Ireland Strategic Investment Fund
ISIF partnership with Harrison Street aims to increase the supply of student accommodation in regional cities
Intrinsic value of life sciences company Malin dips again
Company plans to return €45m to shareholders after 175% gain on sale of CG Technology stake
AIB share sale wouldn’t impact pay cap, McGrath told
Department of Finance officials made clear State’s holding dropping below 25% would not impact pay restrictions at lender
Cavan-based precision tools manufacturer acquired by American private equity firm
ATA acquired by Harvey Performance Company with senior management in Ireland investing as part of the deal
Company that controls Irish genomic data incurs $23m loss as revenue drops again
Latest accounts for Genuity Science Ireland show it had accumulated losses of $121m at the end of 2022
State investment fund pulls out of Israeli companies operating in illegal settlements
NTMA says value of funds in six companies is under €3m and and says it will keep other investments in region ‘under review’
Elgin Energy to double employee numbers following a near €300m investment
Solar developer aims to become independent electricity supplier
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State’s ISIF fund pledges €278m to green investments
State fund plans to spend €1bn tackling climate change
Bill to ban investment in illegal Israeli settlements could see Ireland become international outlier, committee to hear
Sinn Féin has proposed Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023 to compel Ireland Strategic Investment Fund to divest assets in firms operating in settlements
Ireland spends €8.5m on Israeli surveillance drones and military equipment
Much of the money has gone to Aeronautics Defence Industries which is owned by the Israeli state and manufactures lethal drones used in Gaza
Ireland is on the cusp of a historic pivot. The right choices can propel us toward rapid economic growth
Contrary to the misconception, the State can support enterprise and prioritise social justice. The two are symbiotic
Global financial system ‘literally underpins the fossil fuel industry’ – Irish climate activist Lorna Gold
State is leading global effort to put in place sustainable finance, says Jennifer Carroll MacNeill
Land agency set to get up to €3bn to build 6,000 new homes in next three years
The money is about half the €6 billion Darragh O’Brien sought from corporation tax windfall
Legislation to boost Land Development Agency capital is easy - but where exactly will the money come from?
Source of €500 million ‘backstop’ loan to help build more houses far from certain
Space sector funding hampered by rules on defence investment, says expert
‘Unresolved conflict’ must be addressed to bring in more early-stage investment to the Irish industry, IIEA event hears
State fund talks to HSBC about funding Irish startups after Silicon Valley Bank collapse
HSBC bought UK unit of SVB that had handled many Irish client relationships
Data centre specialist MTM Engineering snaps up cabling business CET Connect
MTM Engineering is on the acquistion trail after €30m investment from Dutch private equity firm
Collapse of three US lenders rattles crypto markets
Irish and European regulators confident that risk to financial system is minimal
Minister transfers additional €4bn to National Reserve Fund
Latest transfer brings to €6 billion the total that has been placed in the fund since last year
Dutch private equity firm plans to double Irish investments to €200m
Waterland has spent about €100m in Ireland to date
State-backed fund agrees €1bn sale of assets to John Laing
UK infrastructure investor eyes further Irish deals following biggest transaction announced in its history
John Laing closes in on most of State-backed fund’s assets
Irish Infrastructure Fund looking at separate sale process for fibre networks business Enet to maximise returns
State-backed infrastructure fund set to see €1bn portfolio broken up
The Irish Infrastructure Fund was set up in 2011, but will now have bids for its assets assessed by its managers
Finance Ireland ditches IPO prospect as M&G buys into lender
Finance Ireland’s new lending passed €1 billion for the first time last year
State fund to invest €500m in five regional cities
ISIF announces post-pandemic investment for Cork, Galway, Limerick, Waterford and Kilkenny
State-backed BGF invests €22m in two companies
Fund also backed by three banks takes stakes in meat company and Revive Active
Pembroke Hospitality launches ISIF-backed investment fund for Irish hotels
€50m fund will provide interim funding to hotels unable to raise finance from lenders
Irish-headquartered AMCS to buy German firm Quentic
Waste and recycling management software group also getting equity investment
US owner of Ardmore to develop film and TV campus in Greystones
Project will double Ireland’s studio capacity and lead to 1,500 new jobs when finished
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