The Irish Times

Henry Kravis and George Roberts to step down as KKR chiefs

Private equity gurus famed big 1980s buyouts exit top posts

Mon Oct 11 2021 - 12:27

Not enough Covid-19 vaccine for all until 2024, says biggest producer

Pharmaceutical companies not increasing capacity quickly enough – Serum Institute chief executive says

Mon Sept 14 2020 - 10:57

J. Crew files for bankruptcy as retailer succumbs to Covid-19 fallout

Retailer lists assets and liabilities in range of $1bn to $10bn in Chapter 11 document

Mon May 04 2020 - 11:46

State-backed Kaseya promises more Dublin jobs after $500m fundraise

US technology firm previously secured €19 million from strategic investment fund

Mon May 06 2019 - 05:00

Desperate Housewives star named in US colleges cheating scandal

Felicity Huffman among those charged with buying places for their children at elite universities

Tue Mar 12 2019 - 20:19

Ryanair chairman faces growing opposition to re-election

Labour groups say David Bonderman has overseen ‘anti-union’ culture

Wed Sept 05 2018 - 14:49

Vodafone in €9.4bn Australian merger to take on rivals

Deal combines third and fourth largest telecoms players in Australian market

Thu Aug 30 2018 - 13:10

Cushman and Wakefield gets chance to rebound from sluggish debut

The 25-day trading anniversary of its IPO is likely to prompt initiations from lead banks

Fri Aug 24 2018 - 18:59

Losses balloon at Uber but profitability nearer

Ride-sharing giant recorded $4.5bn in losses for 2017

Wed Feb 14 2018 - 15:22

SoftBank succeeds in tender offer for Uber shares

Deal that values the ride-services firm at $48bn will close early next year

Fri Dec 29 2017 - 15:41

Vice Media’s $5.7bn valuation reflects the youth premium

It is more than double the market value of the ‘New York Times’

Tue Jun 20 2017 - 16:59

Intel’s Irish R&D unit profits boosted by $4.9m tax credit

Turnover from continuing operations increased from $59.8m to $83.5m

Thu Dec 08 2016 - 07:31

Deal frenzy sweeps through US cable and broadband providers

TPG acquires RCN Telecom Services and Grande Communications in latest purchase

Tue Aug 16 2016 - 05:35

Fifth Tesco executive to step down

Commercial director understood to have been asked to step aside while chairman may resign

Tue Oct 07 2014 - 10:18

Investec to sell Start Mortgages to Lone Star Funds

Private equity fund to pay undisclosed sum for group's sub-prime mortgage arm

Mon Sept 15 2014 - 11:05

Investec offloads Kensington for £180m

Sale does not include Irish sub-prime subsidiary Start Mortgages

Tue Sept 09 2014 - 10:37

Guitar-maker Fender seeks cutting Edge from U2 frontmen

Company which gave birth to modern electric guitar appoints Bono and Edge to board

Thu May 29 2014 - 19:47

Airbnb prepares for check-in at Silicon Valley’s $10bn club

Online home-rental service’s private fundraising prices business in same bracket at Dropbox and WhatsApp

Fri Mar 21 2014 - 01:00

Google-backed online limo service Uber launches in Dublin

Uber received $258 million in new funding last August from Google Ventures

Tue Feb 25 2014 - 19:18

Google backed limo hire firm Uber gears up for Dublin

Company is one of the hottest start-ups in the world with a valuation of $3.5 billion

Fri Jan 10 2014 - 01:00

Corporate China in need of an IPO thaw

Mon Nov 04 2013 - 01:00