Oil prices soar following Trump’s Iran address
Markets choppy amid latest indications energy shipping through the crucial Strait of Hormuz could be restored
Blackstone
Fall in US sales hits revenue at Applegreen
Group upbeat on future profitability as it continues with €1bn five-year investment plan
Dublin office troubles hit global private equity giants
Blackstone, Brookfield and Henderson Park all taking writedowns on Irish office assets
Applegreen drops Massachusetts service stations deal amid litigation threats
Fuel and forecourt retail group says failure to agree definitive terms of deal had significant implications for its commercial viability
Applegreen to invest $750m in Massachusetts motorway service stations under 35-year deal
US-backed Irish firm will have contract to run restaurants and shops, sell fuel and operate EV charging sites
‘Nowhere to hide’: Why more chief executives are fronting videos
Executives are filming themselves for social media as a way to talk directly to staff, customers and shareholders
Dublin dog-sitting platform Gudog bought by Blackstone-backed Rover
First move into Irish market by canine care company which was taken private by asset giant in €2bn deal
White House close to approving sale of TikTok’s US unit
April 5th deadline will ban Chinese app in America unless sold
In the Trump era, Europe should shift its gaze towards China – Joseph Stiglitz
Nobel prize-winning economist says defence spending move by EU is sound economic policy
Irish mergers and takeovers up sharply in three months to June
Broker Davy expects as many as 400 deals this year
Invest like a millionaire: the world of private market investment is beginning to open up
With the number of listed companies falling, investing in private market assets is increasingly a ‘need to’ not a ‘want to’ for investors
Is the era of the mega private equity deal over?
The lack of exit options for investments has forced some executives to reconsider more swashbuckling strategies
Blackstone reports 1% rise in first-quarter earnings
Cash to fund shareholder dividends rose to €1.19 billion
Blackstone to take majority stake in Winthrop Technologies
Private equity giant takes control of Irish data centre construction business
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