The Irish Times

The Irish Times Business Person of the month: Donal Murphy

Energy and services group DCC saw operating profits up 20% and has a potential €1bn warchest for acquisitions

Fri Jun 21 2019 - 11:54

DCC chief executive paid more than €3m last year

Energy-to-tech group’s chief financial officer paid €2.7m

Thu Jun 13 2019 - 19:17

Housebuilder Winterbrook gets €5m investment

Venture capital firm BGF takes stake in firm and promises ‘significant’ follow-on funding

Mon Mar 25 2019 - 06:25

DCC chief Donal Murphy’s remuneration hits €2.9m

Chief financial officer Fergal O’Dwyer received €2.78m in 12-month period

Mon Jun 25 2018 - 16:32

Report says gap between CEO pay and Irish worker is widening

Study by Ictu shows average CEO pay for listed Irish companies was €2.1m in 2016

Tue Jan 16 2018 - 06:30

Bumper year for changes at top of corporate Ireland

Biggest changeover in recent years at helm of Irish-based publicly-listed companies

Fri Dec 29 2017 - 09:00

DCC interim profits up 14% as analysts predict £700m warchest for fresh buyouts

Total spend on deals in the current financial year will amount to £550 million

Tue Nov 14 2017 - 07:27

New DCC chief ‘actively looking’ for M&A opportunities

Donal Murphy spoke to The Irish Times after taking over from Tommy Breen at agm

Fri Jul 14 2017 - 08:29

Outgoing DCC chief Tommy Breen’s remuneration hits €5.3m

Finance chief to receive €575,000 of stock as he helps with transition at the top

Thu Jun 15 2017 - 14:20

DCC disposes environmental division to private equity firm

Decision believed to give group cash proceeds of £170m

Wed May 31 2017 - 12:45

DCC energy division drives 21% jump in earnings

Group sees opportunity to grow IT security business following global cyberattack

Tue May 16 2017 - 07:22

DCC’s Fergal O’Dwyer declares intention to stay when CEO leaves

Disruption to be minimised as Tommy Breen step downs in July after nine years as CEO

Tue May 02 2017 - 06:00

DCC chief executive Tommy Breen departs

Breen leaves after nine years in charge as company eye Asian energy market

Wed Apr 05 2017 - 17:22

Kylemore serves up tasty dividend after profits as turnover rises

Irish catering group employs more than 1,000 people and serves 12m meals a year

Wed Mar 01 2017 - 12:04

DCC could spend €1.2bn on deals, Goldman Sachs says

Shares in London-listed Irish group jump as much as 4.6% on bank upgrade to ‘buy’

Mon Jan 30 2017 - 19:11

Top buys: End of 2016 saw flurry of €1m-plus house sales

What may likely be the top sale in December was Ros na Greine at 14 Avoca Avenue, which went for €4.355m

Thu Jan 26 2017 - 01:00

DCC eyes further acquisitions as it reports strong first-half profit

Company also announces deal to buyFrench natural gas retail firm Gaz Européen

Mon Nov 14 2016 - 13:39

DCC spends €42.5m on digital storage specialist Hammer

UK-based server distribution business seen as complementing DCC’s Exertis unit

Fri Oct 14 2016 - 08:49

Seen & Heard: official files and Anglo; tussle for Gresham heats up

DCC may be preparing to increase CEO Tommy Breen’s bonus

Sun Jun 19 2016 - 17:19

DCC chief Tommy Breen’s pay package falls slightly to €4.5m

DCC chief financial officer Fergal O’Dwyer receives remuneration of €2.4m in 2015

Sat Jun 18 2016 - 01:00

Tommy Breen: the puppetmaster pulling the strings at DCC

The cautious boss of DCC took a flutter on Jim Flavin’s company and signed on – and has never looked back

Fri Jun 10 2016 - 07:00

DCC continues acquisitions spree with Danish forecourts deal

Company pays €40m for commercial, aviation and retail fuels business

Wed Mar 23 2016 - 12:00

DCC has potential war chest of £400m for acquisitions

Company reports interim profits surge as it contemplates expansion outside Europe

Wed Nov 11 2015 - 01:04

‘Excellent’ half-year results for DCC

Operating profit soars by 26.1% but revenues are hit by lower oil prices as shares jump 3.8% in London

Tue Nov 10 2015 - 07:43

DCC looks beyond Europe for long-term growth

London-listed Irish-headquartered firm planning to expand into new markets

Thu Oct 29 2015 - 08:40

Cantillon: Chunky pay for the bosses is back in fashion

Thu Jun 18 2015 - 01:00

DCC eyes further buyouts after €464 million French deal

Operating profits up 10 per cent in results announcement as shares surge 13 per cent

Tue May 19 2015 - 20:42

Social Entrepreneurs Ireland awards €600,000

FoodCloud, Virtual Community College and Sensational Kids each win Impact Award of €140,000

Wed Nov 12 2014 - 22:54

DCC reduces earnings outlook on back of milder weather

Company sees operating profit rise 6.4% in the six months to September

Wed Nov 05 2014 - 01:03

Moloney takes chair at DCC as it sells food businesses to Valeo

Former Glanbia managing director replaces former AIB chief executive Michael Buckley

Wed Oct 01 2014 - 01:00

DCC to sell Kelkin and Robert Roberts to Valeo for €60m

Deal, which was announced to the stock market, is subject to clearance from Competition Authority

Tue Sept 30 2014 - 10:54

DCC seeks to buy more unmanned fuel stations

Irish conglomerate has agreed a €106 million deal to buy assets from Esso in France

Fri Aug 29 2014 - 01:00

London listing move ‘very beneficial’ for DCC

Distribution group predicts 10% growth in operating profit

Sat Jul 19 2014 - 01:00

DCC adds UK medical supplier to Vital healthcare in €55m deal

Dublin-based group acquires Williams Medical, which supplies products to doctors’ practices

Tue Jun 03 2014 - 13:39