The Irish Times

Mater group claims HSE unilaterally broke Covid hospital cover arrangement

High Court begins hearing case over withholding of €6.6m group claims it is due

Tue Jan 18 2022 - 17:41

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

Valeo to borrow €1.2bn to fund buyout of business from Capvest - reports

Valeo owns Jacob’s Biscuits, Batchelors and Odlums flour, along with other products well known to Irish shoppers

Mon Jun 21 2021 - 05:40

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

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

Carroll Cuisine parent company sold for undisclosed sum

Irish-led private equity firm Capvest agrees to sale of Eight Fifty to producer Sofina Foods

Mon Mar 29 2021 - 19:27

Valeo strikes deal for German maker of marzipan sweets

Acquisition of Schluckwerder is Irish group’s 18th buyout in 10 years

Tue Jan 12 2021 - 14:07

Irish ham maker Carroll’s Cuisine sold to UK food group

Tullamore-based ham producer has been acquired by UK company

Thu Dec 24 2020 - 11:45

Valeo extends debt package totalling €860m, adding €35m credit facility

Dublin-headquartered group recently surpassed the €1bn turnover threshold

Sat Aug 22 2020 - 05:03

CapVest bulks up its protein business with Tipperary meat firm acquisition

M&M Walshe will join the London private equity firm’s Eight Fifty Food Group

Mon May 11 2020 - 13:31

Irish food group Valeo on track to breach €1bn sales mark

Valeo recently acquired crisp maker Kettle Foods and Christmas pudding producer Matthew Walker

Fri Dec 27 2019 - 05:45

Valeo Foods to pay €75m for UK’s biggest Christmas pudding maker

Dublin-based company recently bought Kettle crisps British operation

Thu Oct 10 2019 - 20:32

CapVest acquires seafood company to create enlarged UK food group

Private equity company buys Young’s Seafood for second time

Tue Jul 02 2019 - 11:31

Valeo accounts show food group’s €1bn assets

First set of publicly-filed accounts value group’s assets at end of March at €998 million

Fri Dec 28 2018 - 02:01

IPL Plastics IPO gives investors opportunity to step off rollercoaster

Shares priced at significant discount to level Dermot Desmond secured for stake last year

Sat May 26 2018 - 05:50

Seen & Heard

Sanctions over trackers, Google’s €120m office purchase and State pays multinationals

Sun Nov 12 2017 - 15:32

One51 says IPO best for shareholders even as suitors ‘occasionally’ circle

UK group Cap Vest reported to have made second bid to buy plastics manufacturer

Tue Oct 03 2017 - 06:00

Mater Private Hospital reviews catering arrangements

Move raises fears of outsourcing among catering staff of 80 in Dublin hospital

Mon May 01 2017 - 08:00

Origin Enterprises posts 25.7% drop in pre-tax profits

Agri-services group hit by adverse weather and weak farm income

Wed Sept 28 2016 - 11:06

Mater Private’s €300m debt refinancing led by Macquarie

Hospital group’s majority owner moved recently to pull sale to focus on refinancing

Mon Aug 22 2016 - 18:38

Australian firm AMP pulls out of race to buy Mater Private

German healthcare giant Fresenius has also left race for hospital

Thu May 05 2016 - 01:00

German healthcare giant in €500m pursuit of Mater group

Deal would mark Fresenius’ first venture outside Germany

Wed Apr 13 2016 - 07:47

Private equity fund Carlyle Cardinal eyes Mater Private

Irish-American fund on shortlist to acquire hospital with annual revenues of €200m

Mon Mar 21 2016 - 01:00

Hilliard Lombard appointed MD of Valeo’s Irish operations

Ex-head of Aryzta’s European business believed to have started role in recent weeks

Fri Mar 18 2016 - 01:00

Origin Enterprises revenue, profit drops in first-half

Agri-services group reports a pretax loss of €4m, versus €7.6m a year earlier

Thu Mar 10 2016 - 07:35

Last of the great sites on Shrewsbury Road for €10.5m

An influx of new owners are undertaking dramatic luxury refurbishments on this exclusive road where Fintragh, one of the few remaining sites on the “right side of the road”, has come on the market

Thu Oct 01 2015 - 01:25

Desmond’s IIU buys out fellow shareholder in One51 for €36m

Move comes in wake of Capvest bid to buy waste recycling business for €1.80 a share

Sat Aug 15 2015 - 01:00

Origin sells Valeo stake, acquires two Romanian firms

Agri-services group disposes of stake in Valeo Foods in €86m deal

Tue Jul 28 2015 - 12:22

Chef sauce comes home with €7m Valeo investment

Plant upgrade brings production back to Ireland

Mon May 18 2015 - 22:02

Valeo to seal €200 million Italian deal

Jacobs biscuits owner agrees to buy snacks and cakes maker Balconi

Wed May 06 2015 - 01:00

O’Donnells went from €1bn portfolio to seeking bankruptcy

Couple set up investment vehicle Vico Capital and became major name in UK commercial property

Tue Mar 03 2015 - 21:19