French group to buy most of pharmacy services firm Navi in deal valued at over €50mDublin-based pharmacy wholesale and services business declines to comment on size of stakeThu Sept 10 2026 - 16:18
Eamonn Rothwell-led ICG takeover secures narrow approval from shareholdersChief executive’s €1.2bn buyout bid for ferry operator had been seen as doomed to fail two weeks agoThu Sept 10 2026 - 10:33
Energia sparks €92m management stock options expense amid takeoverFrench investment firm Ardian completed its acquisition of group in deal worth enterprise value of €2.5bnThu Sept 10 2026 - 06:18
Cantor Ireland to quit as primary Government bonds dealer and close deskFirm ‘redirecting focus’, mainly to growing wealth and asset management marketWed Sept 09 2026 - 06:00
European shares dip slightly on inflation concerns and Novartis weighs on drugmakersIseq rises over 1% with nutrition-related companies standing outTue Sept 08 2026 - 18:15
Aer Lingus chief financial officer quits role after just over a year in post Nessa McNeela to take up a new post with another company in LondonMon Sept 07 2026 - 16:16
High Court hearing to sanction Bawag takeover of PTSB set for OctoberUncertainty remains over whether a separate count of minority shareholders will be required to approve the dealMon Sept 07 2026 - 10:56
Former horse trainer’s surprise Dublin flotation of little help to struggling stock marketCorporate financier Kahlil de Burca says GDL listed to comply with rules on Reits rather than to raise fundsSat Sept 05 2026 - 06:00
DCC wins €6.6bn support from major investor advisory firmsKKR and Energy Capital Partners are offering £65.25 a share upfront with potential for up to £1.25 moreSat Sept 05 2026 - 06:00
French fund and Eamon Waters seen as kingmakers in vote on ICG bid Irish Ferries' owner subject to proposed management buyoutFri Sept 04 2026 - 06:00
Odds tighten on CEO Rothwell’s bid for Irish Ferries ownerEamonn Rothwell’s bid for Irish Ferries parent ICG would be one last big deal for the ‘maritime Michael O’Leary’Fri Sept 04 2026 - 06:00
Irish Life urges redesign of health levy amid ‘unfair’ burden on less affluentIrish Life has a 20 per cent share of the State’s private health marketFri Sept 04 2026 - 06:00
Grafton grows operating profit 8.2% as Republic and Iberia offset weakness elsewhereBuilders merchanting group maintains full-year outlook and points to interest in further air conditioning dealsThu Sept 03 2026 - 07:43
Student accommodation lobby group seeks VAT removal from building costs for student bedsPBSA Council of Ireland wants Government to remove VAT on construction costs for approved developmentsThu Sept 03 2026 - 07:00
ICG says ‘clear majority’ of investors support €1.2bn deal as it delays vote Deal had not secured vital 75 per cent shareholder backing before egm was adjournedSat Aug 29 2026 - 06:00
How ICG’s push to close €1.2bn buyout in August’s holiday lull backfiredDirectors of ferries group are blaming an overly tight voting window that was entirely of their own making for deferral of vote on MBOFri Aug 28 2026 - 15:05
ICG’s chairman faces potential revolt if now delayed takeover deal rejectedIndependent board delays vote on €1.2bn takeover by management team that had been facing defeat for two weeksFri Aug 28 2026 - 06:00
Desmond-backed Datalex weighs capital raise after returning to positive earningsTotal revenue jumped 19% last year to $32.8m with new airline retailing platform accounting for 30%Fri Aug 28 2026 - 05:00
Teacher credit unions secure overwhelming member backing for mergerMerger between Comhar Linn INTO Credit Union and Education Credit Union sets stage for tie-up with TUI Credit Union in 2027Thu Aug 27 2026 - 13:00
ICG looks at adjourning egm as CEO takeover bid currently set to be rejectedFerries operator says it is aware of at least one instance where a shareholder has changed their mind and now intends to back the dealThu Aug 27 2026 - 07:53
AIB Life losses reduce as assets under management hit €3.4bnFledgling joint venture on track to further reduce losses this year, says spokesman Thu Aug 27 2026 - 06:00
Parent of recruiter CPL pays maiden €150m dividend five years after Japanese takeover Payout equates to almost half of the €318m Outsourcing paid for the business in 2021Wed Aug 26 2026 - 05:00
European shares close little changed amid Middle East tension and Nvidia nervesIseq All-Share index rose 0.7 per cent to 14,290.01Mon Aug 24 2026 - 17:59
Credit unions create company to boost mortgage and business lendingLaws enacted in 2023 allow for greater collaboration between lenders Mon Aug 24 2026 - 12:32
Major ICG shareholders oppose €1.2bn management buyout as undervaluing groupDissenting institutional investors claim debt and earnings picture underpinning bid multiple are misleading Wed Aug 12 2026 - 18:49
Death of Michael Fingleton closes door on dark era for Irish bankingBusinessman ran Irish Nationwide for 38 years before spending the last 17 years answering for its collapseTue Aug 04 2026 - 06:00
Former Irish Nationwide chief Michael Fingleton dies at 88Banker built small building society into lending powerhouse before collapse during financial crisisMon Aug 03 2026 - 10:40
ICG chief prepares to cast off on Bluefin deal in €1.21bn bid to take over ferry operatorShare buy-backs and stock awards to chief executive Eamonn Rothwell among factors that have limited market liquiditySat Aug 01 2026 - 06:00
European stocks close lower after earlier hitting record highRegion’s benchmark index is up 11% so far this year, compared with an 8% advance for the S&P500 Fri Jul 31 2026 - 18:17
Scottish commodities firm becomes listing on Dublin’s ‘springboard’ stock marketMarket designed especially for start-ups and small companies that do not meet criteria for junior marketsFri Jul 31 2026 - 11:07
Bank of Ireland upgrades forecasts following ‘excellent’ first halfAn 18% increase in assets under management at New Ireland and Davy helps boost fee incomeFri Jul 31 2026 - 07:41
CRH tops quarterly earnings estimates as it aims to seal biggest deal to dateRevenues grow 6% to $10.88bn on back of strong pricing, demand and acquisitionsThu Jul 30 2026 - 14:31
PTSB takeover wins 91.3% investor support in key vote Question lingers over whether High Court will require a separate vote among minority investors Thu Jul 30 2026 - 10:54
AIB raises full-year operating income forecast as more interest rate hikes expectedAIB boosts its interim dividend by almost 60% as customer deposits rise 1.3% to €118.8bn Thu Jul 30 2026 - 07:40
Smurfit Westrock lowers full-year earnings forecast amid spike in fuel costsFreight costs have spiked globally amid conflict in the Middle East Wed Jul 29 2026 - 13:10
PTSB underlying profit jumps 34% ahead of vote on Bawag takeoverCEO Eamonn Crowley says €1.62bn sale deal followed evaluation of value, stakeholder considerations, and long-term strategic fitWed Jul 29 2026 - 07:36
Irish Life dividends near €2bn under Canadian ownershipDividend payments well exceed €1.3bn Great West Lifeco paid for Irish Life in 2013Wed Jul 29 2026 - 06:00
Malin misses out on $25.9m earnout as centrepiece drug key to 2021 deal is scrappedCompany returned about €390m to shareholders in the past five years as it sold down investmentsTue Jul 28 2026 - 20:25
Irish Aviva shareholders targeted by US firm seeking to buy stock on the cheapUS-based Litani has also been approaching small UK investors in recent weeks to buy stock at a deep discountTue Jul 28 2026 - 15:49
DCC Energy board backs ‘compelling’ takeover bid of up to £5.73bnBoard faces collision course with some top investors who see deal as undervaluing the companyMon Jul 27 2026 - 19:53
ICG shares soar after €1.2bn buyout bid led by chief executive RothwellShares spike above €8 offer price, to €8.08, after weight of buyers delays start of trading Mon Jul 27 2026 - 09:15
VW’s China playbook may come back to haunt it when rivals take it to EuropeGerman carmaker is dealing with plunging sales in its biggest marketSat Jul 25 2026 - 06:00
ICG chief Eamonn Rothwell leads €1.2bn buyout bid almost 20 years after failed attemptThree Irish public companies are now subject to takeover proposals Fri Jul 24 2026 - 19:11
The PTSB takeover looks like a done deal. It isn’tShareholders to vote next week on Austrian bank Bawag’s planned €1.62bn takeoverFri Jul 24 2026 - 06:00
European shares fall as chip stocks and Nestlé tumbleIseq slides 2.4% as Ryanair, Irish Continental Group and banks retreatThu Jul 23 2026 - 18:15
Nama chief Brendan McDonagh to head NTMA’s development finance agency McDonagh’s appointment to head the National Development Finance Agency will take effect from September 1st, NTMA staff have been toldThu Jul 23 2026 - 13:18
Central Bank examines how life insurers take on new investments in thematic reviewRegulator typically runs several reviews per yearThu Jul 23 2026 - 10:59
Avant Money builds up €100m deposit book in first half after entry into savings marketUnit of Spanish banking group Bankinter became a full-licenced branch of its parentThu Jul 23 2026 - 07:25
Núa Money nears €1bn of mortgages in two years of lending Company backed by Allen beef barons of WexfordThu Jul 23 2026 - 06:40
Bawag builds up funds for PTSB deal ahead of crucial voteTransaction values bank at an almost 20% – or €400 million – discountTue Jul 21 2026 - 14:00
