| Opportunities and difficulties in ‘Public Take Private’ as solution to undervaluation |
Issue: 03 / 2000 |
| While the undervaluation of Irish stocks provides an opening for MBOs and going private, relatively few companies are likely to be able to meet the tests of a worthwhile deal, writes Adrian Shanaher |
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| Over 60 project financings at Bank of Ireland |
Issue: 03 / 2000 |
| Bank of Ireland’s project finance unit is growing rapidly, with a substantial deal flow of international project financings, including PPPs. |
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| Promotion for IACT chair |
Issue: 03 / 2000 |
| Valerie Little, current chair of the Irish Association of Corporate Treasurers (IACT) has been appointed group internal auditor at ESB. Little was formerly group treasurer at ESB. Mick Roche, former financial controller of ESB's customer services business unit, has now filled this position |
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| Property tax incentives |
Issue: 03 / 2000 |
| The Finance Bill has unveiled yet another renewal scheme - this time for small towns. It joins several renewal schemes in the Brussels limboland, fully announced but only half operational. The big surprise is in the small print. |
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| Smaller countries diversify portfolios faster - ECB |
Issue: 03 / 2000 |
| Diversification of portfolios by Irish investment managers has been picked up by the European Central Bank. |
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| Sources of finance for M&A |
Issue: 03 / 2000 |
| Please rank in order of importance the sources of new funds for M&A/corporate finance transactions of the type covered by this survey |
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| Tax rates for land |
Issue: 03 / 2000 |
| The Finance Bill 2000 implements the latest attempt to use taxation to cool the housing market. Complex legislation complements a complex structure. |
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| Who’s who in Finance: Declan Cantwell, Chief Financial Officer, ebeon |
Issue: 03 / 2000 |
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| Who’s who in Finance: Donal O'Reilly, Finance & Administration Director, Guinness Ireland Group |
Issue: 03 / 2000 |
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| Who’s who in Finance: R Peter Butler, Director Area Offices, Anglo Irish Bank plc |
Issue: 03 / 2000 |
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| Who's who in Finance: Richard Hayes, Chief Executive Officer, IFG Group plc |
Issue: 03 / 2000 |
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| Wild geese |
Issue: 03 / 2000 |
| Q&A with two of Ireland’s financial wild geese who now work in Hong Kong and Australia respectively |
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| 18 firms in Esat deal |
Issue: 02 / 2000 |
| As the dust settles for the Esat millionaires, at least eighteen professional advisory firms have had their coffers boosted by being associated with the deal. |
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| Corporations turn to software vendors for banking |
Issue: 02 / 2000 |
| Multinational companies believe non-banks are better than banks at handling certain aspects of traditional banking operations, according to a new report by the Economist Intelligence Unit and consultants A.T. Kearney. |
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| Debt warning |
Issue: 02 / 2000 |
| The ratio of private borrowing to GNP is rising to a dangerous level, the former deputy head of banking supervision of the Central Bank of Ireland has warned. |
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