Energy, technology and financial services were among the top-performing M&A sectors over the past year

Declan Bolger to take over Irish Life role as David Harney moves to European role

Seen & Heard: AIB planning to sell portfolio of loans linked to family homes

Investors are increasingly turning to infrastructure funds, attracted by their healthy returns without the risk associated with other equities

Administrator hires advisers to begin wind-down process

South Dublin shopping centre aims to deliver customer experience online can’t provide

Investment in infrastructure – roads, airports, rail, utilities – has become a very attractive asset class due to its stability, even in the face on an economic downturn

Portfolio managers reduce equity exposure in Britain after Boris Johnson’s rise to power

Investors shouldn’t be surprised by Woodford’s fall from grace

As ‘City kingmaker’ loses Midas touch, investors must take responsibility for decisions

Legendary fund manager Neil Woodford blocks investors withdrawing their money

Investors concerned about winding-down of crisis-era stimulus programmes

Blackrock shopping centre will increase to 170,000sq ft upon completion

At average price of €500,000, Scholarstown Wood development would sell for €85m

Dublin 8 property, bought last year for €8m, was sold for €47m to Invesco Real Estate

Cantillon: Monthly charges of up to €1,400 are beyond the means of many college students

Smurfit Kappa’s €460m acquisition of Reparenco among notable transactions in Q2

With mixed performance, should investors look for the escape hatch?

Trust’s IPO this week is at bottom end of the €75m-€100m range originally targeted

Alek Minassian (25) shows little emotion during brief court appearance on Tuesday

Invesco specialises in employee benefit consultancy and private wealth management

Seen & Heard: Adamstown development, Davy fund ‘frustrated’, Greencore wage policies

€30m expansion will increase size of shopping centre from 100,000sq ft to 170,000sq ft

Venture capital firm floated on Dublin and London markets 12 months ago

Retailer had objected to plans to revamp shopping centre in Blackrock

Retailer says planned redevelopment will limit access to store

Blackrock shopping centre row may end up in Commercial Court if not resolved

Some argue a Trump presidency will not make hostile moves on the property sector

Ranking Democrat hits out at White House over failure to release documents on Cyprus bank links with Russia and Trump

President-elect runs rule over aides and contenders for top posts over the weekend

Companies set to announce ‘deepening co-operation’ with deal on Southend routes

Stobart Group says it had bought Invesco’s stake in Stobart Air and in a company which leases aircraft to Stobart

Largely unknown to most British voters before Brexit, she helped steer the Leave campaign to victory

Retailer puts 11 Irish shops into examinership after failure of rent negotiations

It seems unlikely the board will accept approaches for a management buy-out

IAA concerned about tensions at company which runs Aer Lingus reigonal network

A round-up of business events happening this week

Tim Jeans took over as chairman at the Aer Lingus Regional franchise operator in October

Risk-averse foreign institutional investors are now looking at purchases in Ireland

Property firm agrees purchase of Central Quay in south docks