Renatus is focusing on investing in SMEs with earnings of >€500k with growth potential. Renatus' typical investment cheque is €1m-€3m in businesses worth in the region of €3m-€10m. Renatus generally writes an equity cheque alongside traditional debt for management buy-outs, management buy-ins or businesses buying other businesses. Business Post Red-C: First preference vote intention (March 2017) Fine Gael: 24% (-) Fianna Fáil: 26% (-) Sinn Féin: 17% (-2%) Ind: 13% (+3%

TDs and Senators have branded as shocking and regrettable a refusal by the head of the IDA to address them about the winding up of a scheme that used the Irish diaspora to create jobs. The inward investment agency had been invited to attend yesterday's Oireachtas Jobs Committee concerning the end of the Succeed in Ireland initiative, operated by Connect Ireland, which has now become the subject of a legal dispute. IDA ceo Martin Shanahan declined the invite to attend citing l

James Milligan outlines the essentials to make the move For the disillusioned professional fed up with the 9-6 grind, navigating office politics or managing thankless workloads, ditching the commute and striking out alone as a self-employed contractor, whatever the field, is an exciting prospect. While not a new phenomenon, this trend is becoming particularly apparent across industries such as banking and finance, construction, technology and life sciences. Working for yourse

Sunday Business Post JP Morgan is the most progressed of all international banks in the post Brexit move to Ireland with plans to double its workforce here to c.1k staff. Barclays, Morgan Stanley and Bank of America Merrill Lynch have also engaged with estate agents exploring their options. Legal firms DLA Piper, Pinsent Masons and Hogan Lovells are also understood to be exploring what options are available to them in Dublin. Not surprisingly, it is reported that Cerberu

Senior level funding advice can help you raise the investment you need to grow your business. Stock image Q: I have taken over the family business from my parents. Significant investment needs to be made in five of our 10 sites, but I am not sure about how to raise funds for this. A: The broad answer is to seek senior level funding advice. This is a specialist area and you need special advice. Notwithstanding that, logic says to me that you are probably sitting on a reasonabl

With a background in engineering and maths and as well as a Masters in Theoretical Physics, Grainne Walsh is not your typical craft brewer as she explains on this week’s Ready Business podcast. She started in IT and fell along that path leading her to work for Amazon in Dublin but she still wasn’t happy with her career choice. “After jumping around jobs, I was always finding something that was wrong and although I was having a great time with Amazon, I just could not settle.”

Renatus is focusing on investing in SMEs with earnings of >€500k with growth potential. Renatus' typical investment cheque is €1m-€3m in businesses worth in the region of €3m-€10m. Renatus generally writes an equity cheque alongside traditional debt for management buy-outs, management buy-ins or businesses buying other businesses. Sunday Business Post Advisers on the sale of part of the government's stake in AIB are expected to net €40m based on average deal fee rates of

Related sales, where staff offer a special deal for a pastry with a coffee or something similar, is more palatable for a customer than an unrelated pitch. Stock image Q: I heard some controversy on the radio recently about shops and cafes upselling items and the fact that it was annoying for customers. What is your view? A: Like many things in the retail sector, there are good examples and bad examples of most things. Clearly, going into a garage to fuel your car and being as

Executive Summary We’re at a fascinating juncture in Ireland’s journey to the digital future where digital technologies are having a pervasive impact on almost every aspect of our lives. The monetary value we place on our broadband connections has tripled since 2014 – the average consumer would now demand compensation of €390 per month if their broadband service was removed. This report focuses on three aspects of that journey: the Digital Economy; Digital Lives; and Digital

Freddy Jeans sisters Elena and Malindi Demery. Photo: David Conachy When sisters Malindi and Elena Demery from Blackrock, launched Freddy Ireland two years ago, they knew that they were on to a winner -but they had no idea just how fast customers would take to the flattering Italian brand. "The great thing about Freddys, which everyone loves, is that they fit everyone -they are not just restricted to a size six and they fit all shapes," Malindi (25) said. "When we started we