Europe’s telecoms giants eye deals – but is it too late to beat private equity?
Deal hesistancy followed regulators’ blocking of bid for Telefonica’s UK business
Deal hesistancy followed regulators’ blocking of bid for Telefonica’s UK business
Cinven originally agreed to buy business in late 2018 but deal abandoned due to pandemic
Investigation finds Advanz increased price of some medication by more than 6,000%
Bank shares suffer as bond yields tighten
The pan-European STOXX 600 index rose 0.6% in early trading with FTSE also higher
Agenda: Bain Capital’s purchase of Valeo nets it 85 household brands across 106 markets
US private equity group Bain buys Irish firm Valeo which also makes Jacobs products
PAI Partners, Cinven and Bain Capital are given until end of May to submit final bids
Ryanair and Aer Lingus group hit by UK plans for quarantine for arriving travellers
Big Four firm advised on eight deals, worth a combined $556m in the first six months of 2020, topping the league table here
Joe Brennan: Stockholm-based Cevian has been publicly stalking CRH for over a year
Kone withdraws ahead of announcement despite tabling higher bid
Gary McGann claims payments were a gift from Smurfit’s private-equity ex-owners
Interview: John Hourican on stepping down as Bank of Cyprus CEO to move closer to home
Chief executive Mark Schneider is focusing on coffee, water and pet food for growth
Private equity and technology expected to contribute to growth in Ireland
Deal to acquire life assurance centre is 12th investment made by sixth Cinven Fund
Aryzta continues to regain some of the ground lost in recent weeks
Aircraft lessor opens exclusive talks with Chinese suitor Bohai after $31-a-share bid
Offer of $2.6bn from China’s Bohai values Dublin based lessor at 55% premium to December IPO
Shares in building materials group jump 1.2% in London as it says it may partner with private equity group KKR on some UK assets
Two cement makers selling portfolio ahead of planned merger
Flotation the largest ever by an Irish-founded company on the US market
Flotation will value the stake of founder Dómhnal Slattery at about €20m
Company is pricing its initial offering of 13.6 million shares at $21 to $23 a share
Dublin-based aircraft leasing company ends third quarter with fleet of 227
Irish-based aircraft leasing firm at centre of reports of a takeover by Chinese fund for $4bn
Dublin-based leasing specialist Elix Aviationhas acquired 25 craft in a $100m deal
Dublin-based aircraft financing company didn’t specify number of shares or price
Deal for Lucozade, Ribena could be announced in days
Deal strengthens bank’s balance sheet and could accelerate British government’s plan to start selling down its 39% stake
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How does a post-Brexit world shape the identity and relationship of these islands
Inquests into the nightclub fire that led to the deaths of 48 people
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