Smurfit’s refusal to be boxed in by rivals pays off for investors
With its share price at an all-time high, Smurfit Kappa chief Tony Smurfit has been vindicated in his decision to reject a rival offer three years ago
River Barrow: ‘Visitors are just flabbergasted at how gorgeous it is’
‘Barrow Blueway’ towpath plan divided many river lovers. Pleanála has rejected it
Ireland’s former US ambassador Anne Anderson to join Smurfit board
Ms Anderson is a member of the advisory board for the Peacekeeping Fund at the UN
International Paper refuses to crumple at egm threshold move
Cantillon: CEO Mark Sutton folds up plan to empower shareholders
Hedge funds hike Smurfit Kappa positions amid takeover deal hopes
Two US funds use derivatives accumulated combined 4.74 per cent interest
Market Beat: Investors have rightly learned to fear results day at Paddy Power Betfair
Market value of group has fallen about 45 per cent since 2016 merger
Smurfit Kappa suitor pitches $450m savings plan to woo shareholders
Second takeover proposal from International Paper values group at €8.9 billion
European shares fall as diplomatic tensions with Russia rise
Smurfit Kappa drops further after it rejects revised takeover bid
Smurfit Kappa shares fall as revised US bid rejected
US suitor ups its bid by 3% but Irish cardboard box-maker says it doesn’t reflect group’s ‘intrinsic value’
Smurfit Kappa faces shareholder pressure to cross takeover bid ‘red line’
Shares in the Dublin-based group have fallen by up to 7 per cent as investors started to get jittery
Boxed in? Smurfit fights to escape the clutches of US rival
Unwanted suitor International Paper expected to return with new offer
Smurfit’s snubbed US suitor may have to bid €11bn to succeed
Shares in Irish packaging company set to rise again as International Paper reveals details of initial approach
Smurfit Kappa chief’s pay rises 9% to €1.66m
Tony Smurfit got €285,000 bonus while former finance chief received €1.6m
Gary McGann exits Smurfit board due to Aryzta role workload
McGann is overseeing unprecedented restructuring at embattled baked goods firm
McGann joins ranks of Ireland’s top-paid non-executives
Paddy Power Betfair will pay chairman Gary McGann €450,000 this year
CRH named in $34 billion anti-Israel lawsuit
Palestinian activists trying to sue groups for allegedly ‘profiteering’ from building Jewish settlements in the West Bank
Supreme Court ruling on CPO puts spanner in IDA’s works
Rejection of compulsory purchase order in Kildare threatens agency’s land policy
Bus strike causing major drop in trade, businesses claim
Firms report footfall in Dublin and Cork cities is down by more than 20 per cent
Smurfit Kappa announces Tony Smurfit as new chief executive
Announcement comes as quarterly revenues at packaging group climb by €30 million to €1.96 billion
CRH faces up to its sins of the past
Manifold says firm ‘forgot the core principle of CRH’ during the boom
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