Bain Capital

Valeo set for fresh fundraising, Fitch says

Irish food company which owns brands including Kelkin and Odlums is set to raise €30m in fresh equity investment in 2025, according to US-based ratings firm

Fri Sept 20 2024 - 06:00

German investor pays €35m for high-end Mount Merrion homes

Real IS AG set to secure 3.65% yield from investment in 48 apartments developed by Marlet Property Group

Tue May 30 2023 - 11:11

German investor in €36m deal for new hotel in Dublin’s Liberties

151-bedroom Premier Inn at Newmarket Yards is due for completion in 2023

Wed Dec 14 2022 - 11:56

‘Strong demand’ for student housing pulls investors into Irish market

‘Silver tsunami’ of baby boomers expected to drive capital into nursing home sector, says Cushman & Wakefield

Fri Aug 19 2022 - 04:01

S&P downgrades Valeo Foods’ credit rating

Higher costs to squeeze Jacob’s biscuits-owner’s margins amid rampant inflation

Fri Jun 24 2022 - 15:54

Commercial property attracted up to €760m in investment in first quarter

Student accommodation blocks, apartments and warehouses contribute to a strong quarter

Fri Apr 01 2022 - 20:52

Toshiba faces unclear future after shareholders reject two rival proposals

Company now says it will ‘consider various strategic options’

Thu Mar 24 2022 - 11:43

The US factor driving valuations to record levels in Irish M&A market

US presence has grown over the years as their financial firepower makes impact

Thu Feb 17 2022 - 11:00

Valeo Foods revenues top €1bn but impairment charges put it into the red

Company recorded a €102.7m pretax loss prior to its sale to Bain Capital

Fri Dec 31 2021 - 11:58

Turning Datalex around: ‘It’s a privilege to have to clean up somebody else’s mess’

Sean Corkery jumped at the chance to lead the aviation software firm out of trouble

Fri Dec 17 2021 - 12:00

German investor pays €40m for Clonskeagh homes

Real IS fund acquires 63 apartments and 9 penthouses at exclusive Knockrabo scheme

Mon Nov 29 2021 - 13:36

Toshiba board wants to split into three and rejects plans to go private

Japanese industrial conglomerate proposes break-up following shareholder discontent

Fri Nov 12 2021 - 16:01

Lime to invest €10m in Irish operations as it readies e-scooter services

Company is one of more than 20 micromobility operators hoping to run services here

Thu Oct 21 2021 - 05:30

Virginia governor’s race offers first test of Biden presidency

Defeat would point to potential disaster for Democrats in next year’s midterm elections

Wed Oct 20 2021 - 14:40

Rolls-Royce to sell ITP Aero for €1.7bn in effort to repair balance sheet

Company has sold a number of smaller assets in recent months

Mon Sept 27 2021 - 17:35

Valeo Foods buys British jerked meat maker

Irish group makes its 19th acquisition, weeks away from its own €1.7bn sale to Bain Capital

Tue Aug 10 2021 - 05:13

European markets buoyant as jobs growth slowdown subdues US

European tech stocks approaching dotcom bubble-era highs

Wed Aug 04 2021 - 20:18

BAM begins work on 413 rental apartments and 150-bed hotel in Dublin 8

Newmarket Square scheme will extend to 318,289sq ft and cost €100m to deliver

Wed Jul 28 2021 - 02:30

Silicon Valley bets on cryptocurrency projects to disrupt finance

DeFi projects aim to replicate financial services and cut out middlemen

Thu Jun 10 2021 - 05:07

Toshiba unit hacked by DarkSide ransomware group

More than 740GB of information compromised, including passports and other personal information

Fri May 14 2021 - 13:24

Will owner of Jacob’s and Batchelors venture into US after €1.7bn takeover?

Agenda: Bain Capital’s purchase of Valeo nets it 85 household brands across 106 markets

Fri May 14 2021 - 05:10

Tech unicorn ReCharge Payments to establish Irish operation

Move comes as the US subscription payments company recently raised $227m

Tue May 11 2021 - 13:10

Good day for bean counters as Batchelors maker sold for over €1.7bn

US private equity group Bain buys Irish firm Valeo which also makes Jacobs products

Mon May 10 2021 - 10:12

Jacobs and Batchelors owner Valeo circled by three private-equity firms

PAI Partners, Cinven and Bain Capital are given until end of May to submit final bids

Thu Apr 29 2021 - 05:02

Irish co-founded Mathison raises $4.2m for its diversity hiring platform

Solution connects companies with workers from under-represented communities

Wed Apr 21 2021 - 14:36

Shares stutter as hopes for post-Covid recovery diminish

Ryanair and Aer Lingus group hit by UK plans for quarantine for arriving travellers

Tue Feb 09 2021 - 18:38

Boeing 737 Max restarts commercial flights with Brazil’s Gol

Aerospace group loses almost half of 737 Max aircraft order from Virgin Australia

Wed Dec 09 2020 - 16:05

Virgin Australia to cull a third of its Boeing 737 fleet under Bain ownership

Plan will see fleet grow once demand returns

Wed Sept 09 2020 - 08:33

Buyout groups team up in €1.3bn battle for Italy’s Serie A

Several clubs sceptical about handing over control to private equity groups

Wed Aug 26 2020 - 15:52

Knight Frank launch dedicated residential capital markets division

Tim MacMahon joins from CBRE to lead new team in all aspects of residential investment

Wed Jul 29 2020 - 06:00

Dublin-headquartered Skillsoft files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy

Company established global headquarters in Ireland after merging with Smartforce

Tue Jun 16 2020 - 16:55

Premier Inn hotel with 106 bedrooms proposed for Usher’s Quay

Dublin 8 scheme part of firm’s plan to open more than 2,500 hotel rooms across Ireland

Fri May 08 2020 - 17:22

Premier Inn secures site for new hotel in Dublin’s Liberties

Newmarket Square deal part of company’s push for 2,500 rooms in Ireland

Wed Feb 12 2020 - 13:09

Investors cool on overheated private equity markets

Overblown valuations mean that a ‘great public market reckoning’ may be under way

Tue Oct 29 2019 - 05:00