Ireland Strategic Investment Fund

How a €325m Irish factory became part of a geopolitical battle between US and China

Ireland needs to develop the ability to conduct national security assessments of proposed foreign investors, says security expert

Fri Oct 18 2024 - 06:00

Port of Cork to receive €88.5m finance injection

Capital from the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund will be used to build facilities at Ringaskiddy container terminal

Thu Oct 03 2024 - 18:11

Budget 2025 to include €3bn boost for infrastructure including housing, Chambers says

Better water and energy services will also be paid for out of this allocation, Minister for Finance says in interview with The Irish Times

Sat Sept 14 2024 - 06:00

345-bed Galway City student accommodation backed by Ireland Strategic Investment Fund

ISIF partnership with Harrison Street aims to increase the supply of student accommodation in regional cities

Thu Sept 05 2024 - 17:51

Intrinsic value of life sciences company Malin dips again

Company plans to return €45m to shareholders after 175% gain on sale of CG Technology stake

Tue Aug 27 2024 - 08:59

AIB share sale wouldn’t impact pay cap, McGrath told

Department of Finance officials made clear State’s holding dropping below 25% would not impact pay restrictions at lender

Thu Aug 15 2024 - 12:34

Cavan-based precision tools manufacturer acquired by American private equity firm

ATA acquired by Harvey Performance Company with senior management in Ireland investing as part of the deal

Fri Jul 12 2024 - 06:00

Company that controls Irish genomic data incurs $23m loss as revenue drops again

Latest accounts for Genuity Science Ireland show it had accumulated losses of $121m at the end of 2022

Wed Apr 10 2024 - 05:45

State investment fund pulls out of Israeli companies operating in illegal settlements

NTMA says value of funds in six companies is under €3m and and says it will keep other investments in region ‘under review’

Fri Apr 05 2024 - 11:14

Elgin Energy to double employee numbers following a near €300m investment

Solar developer aims to become independent electricity supplier

Wed Apr 03 2024 - 18:50

The ways cohabiting couples lose out financially when compared with married people

The best news, analysis and comment from The Irish Times business desk

Tue Apr 02 2024 - 06:30

State’s ISIF fund pledges €278m to green investments

State fund plans to spend €1bn tackling climate change

Tue Apr 02 2024 - 05:46

Bill to ban investment in illegal Israeli settlements could see Ireland become international outlier, committee to hear

Sinn Féin has proposed Illegal Israeli Settlements Divestment Bill 2023 to compel Ireland Strategic Investment Fund to divest assets in firms operating in settlements

Wed Mar 20 2024 - 06:00

Ireland spends €8.5m on Israeli surveillance drones and military equipment

Much of the money has gone to Aeronautics Defence Industries which is owned by the Israeli state and manufactures lethal drones used in Gaza

Thu Feb 22 2024 - 06:00

Ireland is on the cusp of a historic pivot. The right choices can propel us toward rapid economic growth

Contrary to the misconception, the State can support enterprise and prioritise social justice. The two are symbiotic

Mon Feb 19 2024 - 05:30

Global financial system ‘literally underpins the fossil fuel industry’ – Irish climate activist Lorna Gold

State is leading global effort to put in place sustainable finance, says Jennifer Carroll MacNeill

Tue Dec 05 2023 - 11:04

Land agency set to get up to €3bn to build 6,000 new homes in next three years

The money is about half the €6 billion Darragh O’Brien sought from corporation tax windfall

Tue Dec 05 2023 - 05:55

Legislation to boost Land Development Agency capital is easy - but where exactly will the money come from?

Source of €500 million ‘backstop’ loan to help build more houses far from certain

Thu Oct 26 2023 - 04:00

Space sector funding hampered by rules on defence investment, says expert

‘Unresolved conflict’ must be addressed to bring in more early-stage investment to the Irish industry, IIEA event hears

Mon Oct 16 2023 - 05:45

State fund talks to HSBC about funding Irish startups after Silicon Valley Bank collapse

HSBC bought UK unit of SVB that had handled many Irish client relationships

Wed Mar 22 2023 - 16:49

Data centre specialist MTM Engineering snaps up cabling business CET Connect

MTM Engineering is on the acquistion trail after €30m investment from Dutch private equity firm

Mon Mar 20 2023 - 05:00

Collapse of three US lenders rattles crypto markets

Irish and European regulators confident that risk to financial system is minimal

Mon Mar 13 2023 - 16:47

Minister transfers additional €4bn to National Reserve Fund

Latest transfer brings to €6 billion the total that has been placed in the fund since last year

Tue Feb 07 2023 - 19:05

Dutch private equity firm plans to double Irish investments to €200m

Waterland has spent about €100m in Ireland to date

Thu Jan 26 2023 - 00:01

State-backed fund agrees €1bn sale of assets to John Laing

UK infrastructure investor eyes further Irish deals following biggest transaction announced in its history

Thu Dec 22 2022 - 16:54

John Laing closes in on most of State-backed fund’s assets

Irish Infrastructure Fund looking at separate sale process for fibre networks business Enet to maximise returns

Wed Nov 16 2022 - 05:40

State-backed infrastructure fund set to see €1bn portfolio broken up

The Irish Infrastructure Fund was set up in 2011, but will now have bids for its assets assessed by its managers

Wed Oct 19 2022 - 05:00

Finance Ireland ditches IPO prospect as M&G buys into lender

Finance Ireland’s new lending passed €1 billion for the first time last year

Wed Jul 06 2022 - 12:05

State fund to invest €500m in five regional cities

ISIF announces post-pandemic investment for Cork, Galway, Limerick, Waterford and Kilkenny

Thu Jun 16 2022 - 11:41

State-backed BGF invests €22m in two companies

Fund also backed by three banks takes stakes in meat company and Revive Active

Fri Jun 03 2022 - 15:02

Pembroke Hospitality launches ISIF-backed investment fund for Irish hotels

€50m fund will provide interim funding to hotels unable to raise finance from lenders

Mon May 16 2022 - 18:14

Irish-headquartered AMCS to buy German firm Quentic

Waste and recycling management software group also getting equity investment

Thu May 12 2022 - 12:30

US owner of Ardmore to develop film and TV campus in Greystones

Project will double Ireland’s studio capacity and lead to 1,500 new jobs when finished

Thu Apr 07 2022 - 11:00

JP Morgan reported to be close to buying Cork’s Global Shares

West Cork-based fintech creates solutions for employee share ownership in companies

Fri Mar 11 2022 - 11:24