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A to Z of markets in 2020
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Aryzta to sell Americas units as €734m takeover bid rejected
Boardroom coup at Swiss-Irish group completed this week
Another senior executive leaves Aryzta
Company is being targeted for takeover by US hedge fund Elliott
Shareholders advised to vote against Aryzta chief
Another twist in fight for control of Swiss--Irish food group
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
Aryzta shareholder raises stake in embattled bakery group
Lodbrok Capital says the food group is on path to restoring relationships with its stakeholders
Co-living scheme in D4 gets green light
Bartra Capital secures planning permission for a €25 million site on Merrion Rd
Aryzta revenue falls 20% as Covid-19 weighs on foodservice sector
But company says decline is in line with expectations
Aryzta’s largest shareholder urges board not to assist Elliott in bid
Cobas says US hedge fund’s bid for group significantly undervalues
Elliott Advisors looks to acquire Aryzta
Private equity firm makes an offer for Swiss-Irish frozen banked goods maker
Virus fears hit European shares as UK stocks rise on reopening hopes
Iseq moves into positive territory on upbeat corporate news
Aryzta likely to reject fresh Elliott bid worth €735m
News of approach came less than 24 hours after Kevin Toland quit as chief executive
Aryzta chief executive Kevin Toland steps down
Shareholders have been agitating for an overhaul of Swiss-Irish baked goods firm
Bartra refuses to increase size of bedrooms in D4 shared co-living scheme
Merrion Road development has attracted 38 objections
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
Aryzta sale to Elliott looks dead in the water
Newly-installed chairman opposes selling group at this point
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
No comment from Aryzta on reported plans to sell off troubled US arm
Baked goods manufacturer is reportedly ready to exit US market
Bartra Capital to spend €130m on four co-living sites in Dublin
Ballsbridge, Rathmines, Dún Laoghaire and Castleknock projects have faced opposition
Sean Dunne’s bankruptcy, objections to D4 co-living, and oil off the Cork coast
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Arytza chief expresses Covid-19 concern over D4 co-living plan
Bartra Capital intends to build 111-bed shared co-living development in Ballsbridge
Aryzta accused of ‘too little urgency’ in tackling problems
Investor advisory group ISS backs McGann replacement, criticises firm’s performance
Aryzta shareholder group hits back against ‘misleading’ statements
Veraison-led group said it offered to submit board candidates for evaluation
Pay for top Irish bosses jumps 18% ahead of Covid crisis
Covid-19 impact on shares, earnings and dividends set to weigh on remuneration
Aryzta’s move to replace chairman prompts takeover speculation
Swiss-Irish food group chief Gary McGann indicated exit if no buyer found by the EGM
Identigen founders make €12m each from sale of company
Aryzta chief executive Kevin Toland to receive in excess of €1m from the acquisition
Aryzta chief financial officer to step down in December
More change for food group as Frederic Pflanz to depart
Parties interested in Aryzta may afford McGann graceful exit
Cantillon: Grandee chairman will step down if deal not struck by mid-September meeting
Aryzta needs to sell €600m of assets to reset business, shareholders claim
Activist investors up the ante ahead of August showdown with Swiss-Irish food group
Aryzta needs to sell €600m of assets to reset business, shareholders claim
Activist investors up the ante ahead of August showdown with Swiss-Irish food group
Aryzta dissident shareholders open to Toland compromise
Investors may instead seek to have the Swiss-Irish baking group agree to a wider overhaul of non-executive directors
Dissident shareholders slam timing of Aryzta’s EGM
Swiss-Irish good group criticised for holding off egm at which directors could be ousted
Aryzta CEO keeping ‘open mind’ on strategic options
Food group says there are signs of improvement in May as restrictions begin to lift
Aryzta investors seek to oust McGann and Toland from board
Shareholders set up potential showdown with board after proposing extraordinary meeting of shareholders
Tough choices at Cuisine de France owner as activists park on front lawn
Baked goods group now worth just 60% of sum it raised in 2018 rescue fundraise
Aryzta moves to save cash as Covid-19 hits demand for baked goods
Company suspends future capital projects, reduces capacity to meet demand
Organic revenue down at Aryzta as US business lags
But Europe and rest of world on track as company continues cost-cutting strategy
Organic revenue at Aryzta down 2.5% in first quarter
Maker of McDonald’s burger buns is currently implementing a cost cutting plan
Stardust
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
Common Ground
How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
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