Dublin’s Clarence Hotel sets sights on tripling room capacity
Plans for the hotel, formerly owned by members of U2, include demolishing Anne’s Bar and building a six storey extension
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McKillen jnr completes sale of majority stake in Dean hotels
Deal places value of €355m on Dean Hotel Group and opens door for brand’s expansion into Europe and the US
Press Up redundancies a harsh reality check for sector
Hospitality group cites sale of hotel group as a reason for laying off staff
McKillen jnr to sell majority hotels stake to British property group and Elliot
Deal values Dean Hotel Group’s portfolio of eight hotels, with two more in development, at more than €350 million
Life at top gets tougher for chief executives
Shifting metrics for corporate performance put CEOs on less certain ground
Bread-maker Aryzta’s rebel shareholder whipped it out of the oven too soon
Joe Brennan: Another pressing issue is €950 million of outstanding subordinated debt
Tiresome debate about housing ‘vulture funds’ only for the birds
Caveat: Rhetoric around institutional capital in market adds little but spittle
Elliott Investment Management takes stake in UDG
Activist investor builds 3.1 per cent stake in derivatives and other options
Lionel Messi is smiling again as Barça head into key El Clásico
Summer storm has calmed but star’s future remains uncertain as club battles big debts
Unpaid rent at pandemic-hit businesses in Britain reaches £4bn
Landlords demand lenders bear some of the burden
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Hedge fund Elliott pulls out of Hong Kong
Activist fund becomes one of the first financial institutions to withdraw from the territory
Shareholders advised to vote against Aryzta chief
Another twist in fight for control of Swiss--Irish food group
Elliott says Aryzta bid not conditional on having agm postponed
US hedge fund makes fresh €734m bid for troubled 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
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 board divided as Elliott takeover talks drag
Baking company has been approached by almost 20 parties interested in business
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
Bidders eye parts of Aryzta as ‘all strategic options’ on table after €1.1bn loss
CEO Kevin Toland’s pay package falls more than 50% to €2 million
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
Aryzta’s choice for chairman withdraws his candidacy
Andreas Schmid’s appointment was set to be challenged by dissident shareholders at egm
European shares fall as ECB leaves policy unchanged
Markets report: Most European sectors end in negative territory
Twitter skirmishes heading for boardroom as hedge fund circles
Trump backer triggers queasy reaction as his vehicle warms up for social media showdown
Just because doomsayers warn of Armageddon doesn’t mean they’re right
Following dire market forecasts can cost investors bucketloads of money, but the appetite for pessimism porn is large
Private equity arm Evergreen to buy LogMeIn in $4.3bn deal
Deal expected to close in mid-2020 when LogMeIn becomes a privately held company
Viagogo wants ‘clarity’ on Irish touting law before expanding Limerick HQ
Concert ticket reseller has agreed a $4 billion buyout of US rival StubHub from eBay
Should investors be fearful of Elizabeth Warren?
Wall Street is increasingly preparing for the prospect of a Warren presidency
CRH shares jump as Europe’s largest activist investor reveals stake
Cevian reveals stake as AllianceBernstein analysts say materials giant has ‘lost its way’
Reviled Anglo bondholders snatch up to 566% return by sitting tight
Little chance of State recouping even a small part of the €34.7bn it pumped into banks
Sterling traders court peril counting on 11th-hour Brexit breakthrough
UK currency could hit floor if central banks sell off predicted £100bn over EU crash-out
Activist shareholder targets owner of Jameson, seeks restructuring
Paul Singer’s Elliott Management wants Pernod Ricard to save €500m a year
Waterstones heads into its critical next chapter
Cantillon: Bookseller plots expansion under new owners – and in Amazon’s shadow
Activist investor boosts hopes for change at South Korean auto giant Hyundai
US hedge fund Elliott Management previously took on Korea’s top chaebol Samsung
Claire’s, the fashion accessories chain, to file for Chapter 11 bankruptcy in US
Retailer has had to contend with declining customer traffic and online competitio
Elliott urges Smith & Nephew to slim down business
British medical device group has reportedly rebuffed demands from activist fund but has hired advisers
Record ETF inflows fuel price bubble fears
Central Bank has called for greater clarification on exchange-traded funds ownership
Billionaire Paul Singer warns of a growing and menacing threat: passive investing
Passive investing, whereby fund managers simply track indices, ‘ is unsustainable and brittle’ Singer says
Power of the personal: what Ireland can teach global politicians
Anthropologists say gay marriage campaign worked because of focus on people, not policy
Cantillon: Irish pension savers cautiously watch bond markets
Bond prices are predicted to fall, but an ‘intense and large’ drop may be some way away
How a bond bubble might sink Irish investors and pension savers
A ‘surprising, sudden, intense, and large’ drop in bond prices could pose a serious threat to Irish investors and savers alike
US activist fund increases stake in Poundland
Elliot Management’s stake in discount chain now about 17.5 per cent
Soros, Gross, Druckenmiller, Singer, Icahn: Big-name investors turning bearish
Influential investors are warning of trouble, but following them may unwise
Argentina and holdout creditors settle 14 years after default
Agreement giving four largest holdout creditors 75% of money due will open options for new government to tap foreign funding
Brilliant solicitor who acted in sensational 1960s fraud trial
Gerry Charlton: September 11th, 1934-October 2nd, 2015
Enoc’s increased offer for Dragon Oil values firm at €5.7bn
Minority shareholders Elliott Advisors and Baillie Gifford have accepted new price
Argentina slams US judge for ‘imperialist’ attitude
Minister reacts after US judge labels plan to swap debt for bonds ‘invalid, illegal violation’
Kirchner to prosecute US firm for plant closure
Argentina moves to prosecute company under anti-terrorist laws for shutting down operation
The posterboy of the 1 per cent who can bring down a country
When everyone is stampeding for the exits, Paul Singer steps in and buys up the debt
Default deja vu belies fear that Argentina's options are shrinking
Below the often tranquil surface in Buenos Aires, cracks are beginning to appear
Argentina locked in a high-stakes stand-off with bondholders
The latest debt crisis is a hangover from the last default 12 years ago
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