‘No evidence’ Bawag’s €1.6bn PTSB offer is ‘bad deal for shareholders’, court told
Axis Capital ‘lacks the resources to actually implement an offer’ for the Irish lender
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PTSB income rises 7% as loan book grows ahead of Bawag sale
Bank reports stronger mortgage and business lending as it expects €1.6bn deal to complete in late 2026 or early 2027
Minister for Finance has put PTSB board in ‘straitjacket’, minority shareholder alleges
High Court us deciding whether to approve the €1.6bn sale of PTSB to Austrian banking group Bawag
PTSB attacks Axis in court over effort to disrupt Bawag’s €1.6bn takeover
Senior Department of Finance official says price was ‘of utmost importance’ in Minister’s decision to vote State shares for deal
Small PTSB shareholders ‘paying for Minister’s exit’ in €1.6bn takeover deal, court hears
Axis Capital will not request an adjournment of proceedings to prepare rival bid, court hears
PTSB says Axis bid interest ‘highly speculative’ as it sticks to Bawag deal timeline
Axis Capital is a corporate advisory firm cofounded by former banker Mark Duffy
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Mark Duffy’s Axis to ask court to delay ratifying Bawag’s PTSB takeover
Company seeking to put together 11th-hour bid
Central Bank inquiry made ‘fundamental errors’ in former PTSB chief tracker mortgage case
David Guinane wins tribunal appeal against Central Bank sanctioning of him for his role
Bank of Ireland and PTSB raise interest rates on products for first time since June ECB hike
Changes, which are effective from today, follow recent moves by non-banking lenders
Bawag ‘rising above the noise’ as it eyes completing PTSB deal, CEO says
PTSB will be the first public-company deal that the Austrian lender has completed
PTSB’s support for 88-year-old widow leaves family unimpressed
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Takeover panel rejects PTSB sale complaints from ex-banker
Former Bank of Scotland (Ireland) chief Mark Duffy separately mulling late bid for Irish lender
PTSB dissident shareholder Scotchstone latest to signal possible bid
PTSB agreed in April to be taken over by Austria’s Bawag in €1.62 billion deal
Has Mark Duffy left it too late to spoil the PTSB party?
Former Bank of Scotland Ireland chief executive has his work cut out to gatecrash Bawag bid for PTSB
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Mark Duffy’s last-minute tilt at PTSB muddies waters for budget ministers
Prospective buyer declined to say whether Axis Capital has investment banking advisers or financial backing
The Irish Times view on the PTSB sale: stick with the plan
Another expression of interest has appeared, but the only offer on the table is from Bawag
PTSB says takeover by Bawag still on track despite ‘highly speculative’ bid by Axis Capital
Axis, cofounded by former boom-era banker Mark Duffy, has yet to line up funding needed to make offer for bank
Former banker Mark Duffy’s Axis Capital ‘considering PTSB bid’
Company has yet to secure funding for potential bid
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Board of Dublin-listed property firm ‘minded to recommend’ deal if formal offer emerges
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Euronext Dublin chief insists IPO pipeline ‘strong’ after flurry of market exits
Dublin market faces ‘specific situation’ after losing companies to exchanges elsewhere
Fresh blow to Central Bank’s post-crisis oversight casts doubt on tracker mortgage justice
Will the regulator now pursue other individuals to the end over tracker mortgage scandal?
Former PTSB chief wins appeal over tracker mortgage sanction
Tribunal overturns conclusion and decision to fine David Guinane €80,000 and issue reprimand
High Court hearing to sanction Bawag takeover of PTSB set for October
Uncertainty remains over whether a separate count of minority shareholders will be required to approve the deal
Will putting our savings in Raisin create issues for executor down the line?
Wake-up call for the traditional Irish banks as even elderly customers eye up more attractive interest rates elsewhere
Actions fail to match words among DCC investors objecting to deal
Sale of shares at levels below an offer they dismiss as not good enough adds to summer turmoil at listed targets
Owning a home now out of reach, most young people believe – research
PTSB report says younger adults believe renting or social housing will be their paths to getting a home
Major ICG shareholders oppose €1.2bn management buyout as undervaluing group
Dissenting institutional investors claim debt and earnings picture underpinning bid multiple are misleading
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