Calls of peak in insurance broker deals prove wide of the mark
Cantillon: No lack of foreign private equity money chasing insurance brokers
US insurance broker NFP to double Irish business with third deal
Private equity-backed group is buying recently established Dublin-based ReSure Corporate Brokers
Irish ‘junk bond’ devotees get houses in order as market sours
Joe Brennan: Smurfit Kappa has been one of the darlings of the Irish market recently
‘Reforms to bring down insurance costs will take time to filter through’
Dubliner who never imagined working in insurance is now heading up Arachas – and he’s on an acquisition hunt
Warnings of market peak amid wave of ‘hot’ insurance broker deals
Consolidation at a tipping point amid surge in valuations, leading industry figure says
Arachas to buy Waterford-based broker Hooper Dolan for €60m-plus
Transaction will boost insurance broker’s workforce to more than 450
Smurfit brothers lead takeover of New Zealand paper mill
Whakatane mill had been earmarked for closure by the end of June with the loss of 170 jobs
Arachas buys fintech to target consumer insurance market
Purchase of Orange Bear part of plan to target the online consumer market
Smurfit’s refusal to be boxed in by rivals pays off for investors
With its share price at an all-time high, Smurfit Kappa chief Tony Smurfit has been vindicated in his decision to reject a rival offer three years ago
Arachas continues on deals trail with Mayo purchase
MCM Insurance Brokers, which focuses on construction, hospitality and professional indemnity sectors, bought for undisclosed sum
Rose Hynes named interim chairwoman at aviation regulator
Former Shannon Group boss will oversee Irish Aviation Authority ahead of likely split
Madison Dearborn poised to buy IPL Plastics as shareholders back €356m deal
Transaction is subject to various closing conditions
Madison Dearborn likely to succeed in acquiring IPL
US company is offering €356 million for Irish Canadian plastics maker
Does IPL’s stock move suggest another twist?
Cantillon: Stock in the firm formerly known as One51 rises above offer price for first time
IPL’s earnings slide 37% as plastics firm looks for better offers
Plastics group agreed last month to be taken over by US-based Madison Dearborn
IPL to pay deal-breaker fee if it finds better offer than €350m
Irish-Canadian plastics firm may pay €12.3m to Madison Dearborn in ‘go-shop fee’ accord
IPL Plastics deal appears to be a wrap for long-suffering Irish investors
Analysts see little chance of higher offer for company that never got traction in the market
IPL’s Irish backers give cautious welcome to Madison Dearborn offer
Shareholders led by Noel Smyth to press on with complaints against plastic maker
Offer for plastics-maker IPL may help to resolve row
Cantillon: €350m offer by Madison Dearborn includes ‘go-shop’ provision that allows IPL to seek a better deal
IPL Plastics agrees sale to Madison Dearborn
Irish-run company to be sold to US private equity giant at 26% discount to IPO price
Mater Private boss warns staff over its future in face of recession
Seen & Heard: New Government’s ‘urgency’, Chinese donations and Boris Johnson promises to ‘build, build, build’
Arachas plans to double size in five years after takeover
Dublin-based insurance broker to be rolled into UK brokerage group Ardonagh
The top performers
Energy, technology and financial services were among the top-performing M&A sectors over the past year
Ex-Smurfit Kappa chief sues Revenue after €2.3m ‘gift’ dispute
Gary McGann claims payments were a gift from Smurfit’s private-equity ex-owners
K Club availability has attracted 100 initial prospective buyers
Michael Smurfit’s Kildare property went on market in July with asking price of €80m
Michael Smurfit offers K Club for sale at €80m
550-acre property includes hotel and championship golf course
Boxed in? Smurfit fights to escape the clutches of US rival
Unwanted suitor International Paper expected to return with new offer
Smurfit brothers set for €77m payout in Powerflute takeover
Madison Dearborn Partners secures Finnish paper company with improved €315m bid
Ardagh in pole position to buy Ball Corp and Rexam assets
Firms forced to sell as part of merger deal but Ardagh bondholders will need reassurance on plans for funding largest acquisition to date
Powerflute embarks on the acquisition trail
The Finnish paper and packaging firm is part-owned by Smurfit brothers
Smurfit brothers lose out as Powerflute ends takeover talks
Michael and Dermot Smurfit own 36% stake in Finnish packaging company
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