Paul Singer

Dublin’s Clarence Hotel sets sights on tripling room capacity

Plans for the hotel, formerly owned by members of U2, include demolishing Anne’s Bar and building a six storey extension

Fri Dec 06 2024 - 16:51

McKillen jnr completes sale of majority stake in Dean hotels

Deal places value of €355m on Dean Hotel Group and opens door for brand’s expansion into Europe and the US

Wed Apr 10 2024 - 06:00

Press Up redundancies a harsh reality check for sector

Hospitality group cites sale of hotel group as a reason for laying off staff

Tue Nov 21 2023 - 05:30

McKillen jnr to sell majority hotels stake to British property group and Elliot

Deal values Dean Hotel Group’s portfolio of eight hotels, with two more in development, at more than €350 million

Tue Oct 31 2023 - 10:45

Life at top gets tougher for chief executives

Shifting metrics for corporate performance put CEOs on less certain ground

Wed Dec 08 2021 - 05:18

Bread-maker Aryzta’s rebel shareholder whipped it out of the oven too soon

Joe Brennan: Another pressing issue is €950 million of outstanding subordinated debt

Fri Sept 03 2021 - 15:18

Tiresome debate about housing ‘vulture funds’ only for the birds

Caveat: Rhetoric around institutional capital in market adds little but spittle

Fri Sept 03 2021 - 06:06

Elliott Investment Management takes stake in UDG

Activist investor builds 3.1 per cent stake in derivatives and other options

Tue May 25 2021 - 07:07

Lionel Messi is smiling again as Barça head into key El Clásico

Summer storm has calmed but star’s future remains uncertain as club battles big debts

Sat Apr 10 2021 - 10:00

Unpaid rent at pandemic-hit businesses in Britain reaches £4bn

Landlords demand lenders bear some of the burden

Tue Feb 02 2021 - 12:45

Being a Brigid can shape the kind of person you are

St Brigid, whose feast day it is, was a friend to the poor and sick. I felt duty bound to my name

Mon Feb 01 2021 - 06:01

Hedge fund Elliott pulls out of Hong Kong

Activist fund becomes one of the first financial institutions to withdraw from the territory

Tue Jan 19 2021 - 16:42

Aryzta to scrap stock-market listing in Dublin

Swiss-Irish food group’s Dublin listing dates to 1988

Mon Jan 18 2021 - 18:28

Shareholders advised to vote against Aryzta chief

Another twist in fight for control of Swiss--Irish food group

Tue Dec 08 2020 - 18:43

Elliott says Aryzta bid not conditional on having agm postponed

US hedge fund makes fresh €734m bid for troubled Swiss-Irish food group

Mon Dec 07 2020 - 07:02

Elliott makes firm offer for Aryzta and has financing - report

US hedge fund steps up pressure on Aryzta board to accept €734m offer for company

Sat Dec 05 2020 - 19:19

Virus fears hit European shares as UK stocks rise on reopening hopes

Iseq moves into positive territory on upbeat corporate news

Fri Nov 20 2020 - 19:02

Aryzta likely to reject fresh Elliott bid worth €735m

News of approach came less than 24 hours after Kevin Toland quit as chief executive

Fri Nov 20 2020 - 12:15

Aryzta board divided as Elliott takeover talks drag

Baking company has been approached by almost 20 parties interested in business

Wed Oct 21 2020 - 05:00

Aryzta’s new chairman has five weeks to come up with a plan

Centre of power of beseiged Swiss-Irish bread-maker shifted from Dublin to Zurich

Fri Oct 09 2020 - 14:21

Bidders eye parts of Aryzta as ‘all strategic options’ on table after €1.1bn loss

CEO Kevin Toland’s pay package falls more than 50% to €2 million

Tue Oct 06 2020 - 15:58

Has Aryzta’s new chairman got the appetite for the job ahead?

Shareholders’ choice of Urs Jordi leaves the food giant’s sale to Elliott up in the air

Thu Sept 17 2020 - 05:31

Aryzta’s choice for chairman withdraws his candidacy

Andreas Schmid’s appointment was set to be challenged by dissident shareholders at egm

Tue Sept 15 2020 - 07:45

European shares fall as ECB leaves policy unchanged

Markets report: Most European sectors end in negative territory

Thu Sept 10 2020 - 21:49

Twitter skirmishes heading for boardroom as hedge fund circles

Trump backer triggers queasy reaction as his vehicle warms up for social media showdown

Tue Mar 03 2020 - 05:15

Just because doomsayers warn of Armageddon doesn’t mean they’re right

Following dire market forecasts can cost investors bucketloads of money, but the appetite for pessimism porn is large

Tue Feb 11 2020 - 05:15

Private equity arm Evergreen to buy LogMeIn in $4.3bn deal

Deal expected to close in mid-2020 when LogMeIn becomes a privately held company

Tue Dec 17 2019 - 20:40

Viagogo wants ‘clarity’ on Irish touting law before expanding Limerick HQ

Concert ticket reseller has agreed a $4 billion buyout of US rival StubHub from eBay

Mon Nov 25 2019 - 20:48

Should investors be fearful of Elizabeth Warren?

Wall Street is increasingly preparing for the prospect of a Warren presidency

Tue Nov 19 2019 - 05:00

CRH shares jump as Europe’s largest activist investor reveals stake

Cevian reveals stake as AllianceBernstein analysts say materials giant has ‘lost its way’

Wed Feb 06 2019 - 19:29

Reviled Anglo bondholders snatch up to 566% return by sitting tight

Little chance of State recouping even a small part of the €34.7bn it pumped into banks

Fri Dec 21 2018 - 13:21

Sterling traders court peril counting on 11th-hour Brexit breakthrough

UK currency could hit floor if central banks sell off predicted £100bn over EU crash-out

Fri Dec 14 2018 - 16:21

Activist shareholder targets owner of Jameson, seeks restructuring

Paul Singer’s Elliott Management wants Pernod Ricard to save €500m a year

Wed Dec 12 2018 - 16:57

Waterstones heads into its critical next chapter

Cantillon: Bookseller plots expansion under new owners – and in Amazon’s shadow

Sat Apr 28 2018 - 04:10