Babcock and Brown search for new Eircom chairmanAUSTRALIAN INVESTMENT fund Babcock Brown Capital is on the hunt for a new chairman at Eircom after the unexpected resignation…Wed Jun 11 2008 - 01:00
O'Brien renews attack on board ahead of meetingINM AGM: BUSINESSMAN DENIS O'Brien has set the tone for a likely confrontation with Independent News Media (INM) at its agm …Wed Jun 11 2008 - 01:00
Danon hangs up on telecom roleANALYSIS: Pierre Danon leaves Eircom as its owners grapple with serious questions over its strategic directionWed Jun 11 2008 - 01:00
Down but not outMERGERS & ACQUISITIONS: UNDETERRED BY the credit crunch and the economic downturn, Irish deal-makers have demonstrated a…Fri Jun 06 2008 - 01:00
Emerging bond seeks €10mDUBLIN-BASED investment firm Fearon Duggan Capital Partners is seeking to raise €10 million for a bond product linked to emerging…Fri Jun 06 2008 - 01:00
INM releases Harvard study ahead of O'Brien reportINDEPENDENT NEWS Media (INM) has moved in advance of a new governance report from “dissident” investor Denis O’Brien to publish…Thu Jun 05 2008 - 01:00
BCI to review radio licences held by Denis O'BrienTHE BROADCASTING Commission of Ireland (BCI) has initiated a review of the radio licences held by businessman Denis O’Brien in…Wed Jun 04 2008 - 01:00
Roches to gain €118m in NTR liquidity eventNTR CHAIRMAN Tom Roche and his family are poised to receive some €118 million from a €275 million liquidity event at the company…Wed Jun 04 2008 - 01:00
Heavy falls for Irish banks in LondonIRISH FINANCIAL stocks are likely to open weaker this morning following a sharp deterioration in their valuation in the London…Tue Jun 03 2008 - 01:00
BCI to review O'Brien radio licences as press stake risesTHE BROADCASTING regulator plans to review the radio licences held by billionaire businessman Denis O'Brien, after he increased…Sat May 31 2008 - 01:00
Babcock apologises over poor showing of fundsTHE AUSTRALIAN investment bank that orchestrated the takeover of Eircom in 2006 by one of several listed investment funds that…Sat May 31 2008 - 01:00
Flavin departure 'brings closure' - SomersIRISH STOCK Exchange (ISE) chief executive Deirdre Somers has welcomed the departure of Jim Flavin from DCC to the extent that…Fri May 30 2008 - 01:00
Findings on Fyffes deal could take a year - ApplebyCORPORATE LAW enforcer Paul Appleby has indicated that any disqualification proceedings against people involved in DCC's illegal…Thu May 29 2008 - 01:00
Corporate enforcement director reports rise in liquidationsTHE DIRECTOR of Corporate Enforcement Paul Appleby has reported a rise in the number of insolvent companies going into liquidation…Thu May 29 2008 - 01:00
Flavin steps down as DCC chairman after legal moveDCC FOUNDER Jim Flavin has resigned as its executive chairman following a new legal manoeuvre against the company by the official…Wed May 28 2008 - 01:00
FOI call to release crystal firm files refusedTHE GOVERNMENT has refused, on grounds of commercial sensitivity, to release any records relating to its examination of a request…Tue May 27 2008 - 01:00
O'Brien buys €27.66m of IN&M stockDENIS O'BRIEN has returned to the market for shares in Independent News & Media (IN&M), escalating his confrontation …Tue May 27 2008 - 01:00
DCC board to discuss IAIM's statement on FlavinTHE BOARD of DCC is likely to discuss next week a statement from the Irish Association of Investment Managers (IAIM) that the…Sat May 24 2008 - 01:00
DCC faces mounting pressure for Flavin to step downTHE BOARD of DCC is coming under mounting pressure to withdraw its support for the firm's executive chairman Jim Flavin after…Fri May 23 2008 - 01:00
Power City dividend hits €1.8mTHE OWNERS of electrical retail chain Power City, famous for its brash advertisements, have increased their annual dividend by…Thu May 22 2008 - 01:00
Investment managers to consider DCC statementDCC EXECUTIVE chairman Jim Flavin will learn within days whether his board's staunch defence of his continuation in office has…Wed May 21 2008 - 01:00
Investment managers to review DCC board backing for FlavinTHE IRISH Association of Investment Managers (IAIM) will "consider as a matter of urgency" a statement in which the board of …Wed May 21 2008 - 01:00
Flavin says he intends to stay on as executive chairmanTHE MESSAGE from DCC executive chairman Jim Flavin can be summed up in three short words: "I'll go onTue May 20 2008 - 01:00
DCC's pre-tax profits soar 12.3% to €181.7mSHARES IN DCC gained 3.84 per cent in a positive market to close at €15.68 as the industrial holding company reported a 12Tue May 20 2008 - 01:00
One51's €250m war chest for further acquisitionsINVESTMENT FIRM One51 will shortly have funds at its disposal to spend more than €250 million on new acquisitions after the conclusion…Wed May 14 2008 - 01:00
Mason, Hayes Curran turnover rises 14%SOLICITORS MASON Hayes Curran, the only large Irish legal practice that publicly declares its revenues, has revealed that its…Wed May 14 2008 - 01:00
O'Reilly's pay rose to €2.2m in 2007SIR ANTHONY O'Reilly's pay as chief executive of Independent News Media (INM) rose to €2.21 million last year from €1Tue May 13 2008 - 01:00
Uponor sells Irish arm to 3iPRIVATE EQUITY firm 3i has acquired the Irish operations of the Uponor floor heating and plumbing systems business as part of…Sat May 10 2008 - 01:00
Irish investment firm to develop first indoor winter resortIRISH INVESTMENT firm First Equity Group is to develop the world’s first indoor winter sports resort after planners said they…Sat May 10 2008 - 01:00
Smurfit shares drop over profit warningSHARES IN Smurfit Kappa dropped 9.7per cent to €7Sat May 10 2008 - 01:00
NTR takes 40% stake in merged US green energy firmUTILITY GROUP NTR has completed a reorganisation of its major operating units by merging its US ethanol unit with Nasdaq-listed…Fri May 09 2008 - 01:00
River Media seeks to raise €10m for 20% stakeLOSS-MAKING regional newspaper publisher River Media is trying to raise €10 million through the sale of a 20 per cent stake in…Fri May 09 2008 - 01:00
Private-equity company SVG Capital raises £320mPRIVATE-EQUITY and fund management firm SVG Capital, owner of a 25 per cent stake in Dublin corporate financier Key Capital, …Fri May 09 2008 - 01:00
IFG seeks to raise €40m for Spanish solar energy ventureFINANCIAL SERVICES group IFG has embarked on a €40 million fundraising campaign for a €200 million solar energy venture in Spain…Wed May 07 2008 - 01:00
'Medicine Weekly' put on the marketLOSS-MAKING medical publisher Eireann Healthcare has puts its newspaper title Medicine Weekly on the market in an effort to rescue…Wed May 07 2008 - 01:00
O'Brien welcomes Slim's interest in INMBUSINESSMAN DENIS O'Brien has welcomed the arrival onto the share register at Independent News Media (INM) of Mexican billionaire…Wed May 07 2008 - 01:00
Insider trading laws do not need strengthening , says GovernmentTHE GOVERNMENT says there is no need to strengthen the law on insider trading in light of the Fyffes-DCC case, in which DCC executive…Fri May 02 2008 - 01:00
Medical publisher goes into examinershipA LOSS-MAKING medical publisher has gone into examinership amid doubt over the viability of its businessFri May 02 2008 - 01:00
Esso supply deal with Sweeney OilSWEENEY OIL, one of the largest oil companies in the west, has switched its main supply contract to Esso from Statoil.Thu May 01 2008 - 01:00
FBD shares drop after chairman warns on profitsSHARES IN insurance firm FBD Holdings dropped by 8.6 per cent to €27Wed Apr 30 2008 - 01:00
Icelandic group's Greencore stake incurs almost €20m lossICELANDIC GROUP Bakkavör incurred a loss of £15.8 million (€19.98 million) on its newly-declared 10Wed Apr 30 2008 - 01:00
Eureko withdraws €1.2bn bid for FBDDUTCH FINANCIAL giant Eureko has withdrawn its €1Tue Apr 29 2008 - 01:00
Waterford Wedgwood announces further shake-up of managersLUXURY GOODS company Waterford Wedgwood introduced further management changes yesterday ahead of a Cabinet discussion today on…Tue Apr 29 2008 - 01:00
Eircom financier received €7.34m in pay last yearROB TOPFER, the financier who orchestrated the takeover of Eircom by Australian investment fund Babcock Brown Capital, received…Tue Apr 29 2008 - 01:00
FBD board rejects takeover approach from Dutch groupTHE BOARD of FBD Holdings has rejected as “entirely without merit” the takeover approach for the insurance business from Dutch…Mon Apr 28 2008 - 01:00
Refinancing of Club Company completedBUSINESSMAN NIALL McFadden has completed an £85.5 million (€108Mon Apr 28 2008 - 01:00
Insurance company fined €10,000AN INSURANCE firm has been fined €10,000 by the Irish Financial Services Regulatory Authority for overcharging some of its customers…Fri Apr 25 2008 - 01:00
NTR's €35m loss as biodiesel unit closesNTR HAS incurred a loss of up to €35 million on the closure of its biodiesel unit in Germany, which has filed for insolvency …Fri Apr 25 2008 - 01:00
€62,000 loss results in resignation at car dealershipAN EXECUTIVE at one of the best known motor dealerships in south Dublin resigned his position after the firm discovered the loss…Thu Apr 24 2008 - 01:00
O'Reilly v O'Brien: the battle for a media empireTHE BATTLE for Independent News & Media (INM) pits Anthony O'Reilly, long the dominant force in the company, against Denis…Sat Apr 12 2008 - 01:00
