The Irish Times

€900m deal for Tyrone company off over concerns around competition

Investigation by Competition and Markets Authority scuppers deal for Euro Auction

Sun May 01 2022 - 15:13

Euro Auctions’ €900m-plus deal in doubt over investigation

UK regulator to hold in-depth investigation into planned merger with Ritchie Bros

Mon Mar 21 2022 - 05:00

UK and EU to investigate Google-Facebook advertising deal

Concern that ‘Jedi Blue’ agreement between two firms restricted header bidding services

Fri Mar 11 2022 - 11:05

Meta fined £1.5m for breaching Giphy merger enforcement order

Facebook parent already fined £50.5m by UK competition watchdog

Fri Feb 04 2022 - 17:54

UK watchdog orders Facebook owner Meta to sell Giphy

Social media platform may appeal decision driven by competition in display advertising

Tue Nov 30 2021 - 14:04

Grafton expects sale of traditional merchanting business in UK to close by February

Company agreed in July to sell the business, which includes Buildbase to Huws Gray for £520m

Mon Nov 29 2021 - 22:02

Europe’s stocks ends lower, halting record rally

Germany, France, Swiss stocks retreat from record highs

Thu Nov 18 2021 - 18:59

Flutter Entertainment to buy UK bingo operator Tombola for €479m

Deal is expected to close early next year

Thu Nov 18 2021 - 16:46

JD Sports must sell Footasylum after all, UK regulator says

Combination of two sportswear chains could hurt competition, CMA says

Thu Nov 04 2021 - 10:47

Michael D’Arcy has second thoughts about role in shedding fossil fuels investments

Former senator now heads Irish Association of Investment Managers

Fri Oct 22 2021 - 14:30

UK lab suspended after tens of thousands of false negative Covid-19 tests

Test centre in central England run by company with limited history in diagnostics

Fri Oct 15 2021 - 16:10

UK regulator opens formal probe into Amazon, Google over fake reviews

Watchdog will examine whether firms have broken consumer laws

Fri Jun 25 2021 - 07:56

Sawmill group Glennon Brothers buys rival Balcas

Deal unites leading names in Irish timber industry and creates a business with revenues of almost €270m

Thu May 20 2021 - 11:56

Central Bank to increase scrutiny on funds in clampdown on ‘greenwashing’

Firms may advertise products as sustainable to benefit from demand, regulator warns

Mon Feb 08 2021 - 12:04

Ryanair rated joint-worst airline at dealing with refunds in 2020

Delaying and refusing refunds for cancelled flights due to lockdown results in ‘abysmally low’ scores in Which? survey

Wed Jan 13 2021 - 10:25

Deliveroo’s losses soared before recovery due to pandemic

Company says it turned profitable on an operating basis in second and third quarters of this year

Mon Dec 21 2020 - 21:11

Ryanair and Aer Lingus will offer refunds on cancelled flights to UK

Aer Lingus has cancelled all flights from the UK to Ireland but some will operate in the other direction

Sun Dec 20 2020 - 19:47

EU regulator clears way to keep Irish shares trading post-Brexit

Planning well advanced for settlement of securities

Fri Dec 11 2020 - 11:49

Is Covid-19 a game changer for funds distribution?

Ireland well positioned to play important role in post-pandemic economic, social recovery

Thu Aug 27 2020 - 04:45

Kingspan abandons €42m deal for UK building products group

Both sides fail to agree renegotiated terms as Covid-19 crisis hits business

Thu May 21 2020 - 18:35

European shares hobbled by record recession forecast

Commission predicts euro-zone economy will contract by record 7.7 per cent this year

Wed May 06 2020 - 19:48

Smart money on merger of Flutter and Stars Group succeeding

Industry observers would be surprised if regulators in US and Australia were to put significant barriers in way of the deal

Sat Apr 25 2020 - 06:49

Stocks rally on hopes for Covid-19 treatment

Iseq outperforms European peers and rises 3.83%, with Flutter a standout performer

Fri Apr 17 2020 - 18:28

Regulators yet to clear Paddy Power owner Flutter’s €12bn merger

Dublin-headquartered Flutter plans to merge with Canada-based Stars Group

Tue Mar 31 2020 - 09:40

Dutch group plans class action suits against Volkswagen over ‘emissionsgate’

Foundation says it has potential to represent 8.5m consumers across Europe

Wed Mar 25 2020 - 05:55

Markets must be kept open despite Covid-19, European regulators urge

Curbs on short-sellers and volatility in some EU states amid fears for stock exchange staff

Mon Mar 23 2020 - 20:40

US casinos group boosted by deal with Paddy Power owner

Flutter Entertainment due to report results as merger with Stars Group still under review

Mon Feb 24 2020 - 08:10

Growth worries on coronavirus send stocks lower

Markets report: Fear of virus curbing global growth offsets positive US labour data

Fri Feb 07 2020 - 18:26

Competition watchdogs to scrutinise Kingspan deal

Building materials manufacturer is buying British business Building Solutions Ltd for €42m

Thu Feb 06 2020 - 19:59

Irish regulators void Daily Mail’s takeover of rival

DMGT recently agreed to buy JPIMedia, owner of UK daily newspaper I for £50m

Sat Jan 11 2020 - 07:58

Staffing rules for funds could lead to post-Brexit boon for Irish financial sector

Regulations say management companies must have ‘substance’

Wed Dec 04 2019 - 15:54

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

Mon Nov 25 2019 - 20:48

UK Labour Party’s plans to nationalise BT broadband raises legal issues

Labour Party expect cost of nationalising BT Openreach to be £20 bn

Mon Nov 18 2019 - 11:26

Kingspan acquires UK business for £37.5m

SIG Plc initiated competitive process to offload business after strategic review

Mon Oct 07 2019 - 07:50