Shares edged higher as they began trading after merger with New York-listed cash shell

Company says production continued during attack but it experienced some shipping delays

Ebitda rose to $173m for the quarter, driven by strong sales growth in speciality cans

Threat forces shutdown of some of packaging group’s systems

Directors of firm accused of ‘oppression and disregard’ of minority shareholders’ rights

Market Beat: Coulson cemented the deal with Gores using yachts in the Bahamas

CDP says number of Irish companies reporting is up from 31 to 47

Market Beat: There is a limit to Kingspan self-flagellation over Grenfell, it seems

Deal aims to tap into higher valuation markets are placing on pure drink cans businesses

Packaging group in talks to merge component with US-listed cash shell

An Irishman’s Diary

Market Beat: Containers giant investing $1.8bn on building out can-making facilities

The last four of eight shortlisted nominees in the international category of the award

Sales dropped 6% in second quarter at glass and metal container group

Merchants Gate secured planning in 2004 for major mixed-use scheme

Coulson-led containers company very active in refinancing debt as windows open

Glass and metal container group led by Paul Coulsen operates facilities in 12 countries

Maker of glass and metal containers will use the funds to refinance existing debt to push out repayment dates

Glass and metal container group originally sought to raise $600m

First-quarter results in line with company’s expectations

Communications software group Poppulo makes its technology free to use for healthcare workers

Retailer overtakes Guinness with top Irish brands taking big hit to brand value

Kerry Group and Allegion results due on Tuesday; Digital Media Awards on Friday

Best of 2020: Ireland has the fifth-largest number of billionaires per capita in the world, Oxfam says

Former British chancellor to serve as non-executive director on Ardagh board

Leverage of group unaffected by this intended financing

CSO to report retail spending figures. Alphabet, Facebook and Apple to deliver results

Group had to pay out to settle patent dispute involving a business it bought five years ago

Glass and metal containers giant raised $1.8bn through sale of bonds on market

Glass and metal containers giant is planning to redeem bonds carrying 7.25% interest rate

‘I plan to stay with the business but . . . no one goes on forever,’ says chief executive

Your business diary: Irish banks enter their reporting season under something of a cloud

Business Week: also in the news were the budget, tax, fiscal prudence and Ardagh

Food cans spin-off prompts speculation about unpicking beast that Coulson built

Ardagh merging part of food tin business with Exal to create new multinational packaging group

Company formerly known as Newsweaver also creating a similar number of jobs in US

Increased demand for beverage cans on both sides of Atlantic lifted earnings by 4%

Other top brands are AIB, Primark/Penneys, Ryanair and Smurfit Kappa

Accused of mishandling clerical child sex abuse allegations in his Sussex diocese

Glass and can manufacturer grappling with falloff in demand for US mass beer brands