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
Tobacco group Philip Morris wins control of inhaler company Vectura
Health charities fear cigarette maker’s ownership of medical devices business
Vectura shareholders urged by health charities to reject Philip Morris takeover
Distaste for ownership by tobacco firm could sever crucial ties with medical community, letter warns
Davy’s crisis-triggered sale delivers windfall for staff – and the once-powerful G5
Cash coming from deals has surprised on the upside, according to insiders
Davy race narrows as Goodbody deal clears hurdle
US private equity firm Carlyle and Irish group Melior Equity Partners no longer in running
Spanx shapewear could change hands for $1bn
Demand for clothing has rebounded in the US as Covid restrictions ease
Cardinal Capital to buy Mowlam Healthcare for over €50m
Transaction will see the care homes group’s controlling shareholders sell most of their stake
Irish solar energy specialist BNRG strikes new electricity-supply deals in Maine
Company confirms it has joined with local player Dirigo Solar to supply electricity to Central Maine Power and Versant Power for 20 years
Sean Dunne’s bankruptcy, objections to D4 co-living, and oil off the Cork coast
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Dublin-based BNRG to sell eight solar-powered projects to Carlyle
US investment giant to buy electricity initiatives in Maine under €110m deal
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Smart Money: Will working from home remain the norm?
Ryanair plots legal action to force expansion of green list
Seen & Heard: Government to drop eviction ban, Aer Lingus warns staff not to mock it online
Thyssenkrupp shortlists two private equity groups for elevator sale
Kone withdraws ahead of announcement despite tabling higher bid
Aidan Heavey: comeback kid of the oil and gas industry
Former Tullow boss’s latest venture aims to exploit divestment drive by big energy
Tullow founder Aidan Heavey secures $1bn for new oil and gas venture
Boru Energy to be headed by Heavey and Tom Hickey and will target assets in Africa
Eddie O’Connor seeks €10m for new venture
Seen & Heard: Insurer Gefion told to stop expanding, Cardinal considers new fund
Stocks surge on Lagarde nomination to ECB
Markets close: S&P 500 hits new record high while Iseq outperforms most euro-zone peers
Dublin-based Ion buys former Mergermarket in deal worth over £1bn
Acuris is a financial information services that claims 115,000 daily users
Private equity owner of Pret A Manager set to sell chain for £1.5bn
Sale to be unveiled soon, marking lucrative exit for Bridgepoint
Ion Investment Group agrees £1.5bn deal to buy Fidessa
Dublin-based software group to acquire UK rival in cash purchase
Jerome Powell sworn in as new US Federal Reserve chair
Former lawyer will be first Fed chief without extensive economics background since 1970s
Trump nominates Jerome Powell to head US Federal Reserve
Powell - a Fed governor since 2012 - emerged from a shortlist that included the outgoing chairman Janet Yellen
Scramble to file lobbying returns as fines regime kicks in
Caveat: fixed penalties and matching power to prosecute finally give regulator teeth
Takata shares surge on news of $1bn US settlement
Faulty air bags linked to 16 deaths as firm still faces potential liabilities of $10bn
Brexit vote expected to reduce Irish M&A deals in second half
Deals with aggregate value of €1.283 billion finalised in second quarter, says survey
Carlyle Cardinal backs buyout of Carroll Cuisine
MBO deal values Tullamore-based company at up to €50m
Straight-talking Addison Lee founder is no back seat passenger
John Griffin’s greatest skill, is ‘making money’ but the minicab millionaire places importance on family, too
Taxi takeover turns rank
John Griffin was trying to be careful with his words because his son Liam still works in the company
Carlyle Cardinal to invest €292m in Ireland
US equity group launched Irish fund last year with €125 million backing from the NPRF
Hillary Clinton earns $12m in 16 months
Potential 2016 presidential candidate derived most of her income from her memoir, speeches and paid appearances at corporate retreats
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