Although not technically a read, I was kindly sent a link to an interesting video of a short interview with Domhnal Slattery – CEO of the aircraft leasing company Avolon. (Thanks to Shane Gorman for the link) The aircraft leasing industry is a huge industry globally and a large part of it takes place out of […]
September marks the beginning of the academic cycle once more and with it starts the process of new timetables, book collections and lectures! Whether you are a new CAI student or returning for another year, it is important to get a good start to the academic year. There have been many examples of students who […]
While all that CAP2 study and dreaded exams may be a distance memory since freedom kicked in around the end of June, stress levels are no doubt increasing again this week in advance of the publication of the CAP2 results this Friday. CAP2s are likely to be the most technical set of exams you will […]
The recent sale of Manor Farm, Ireland’s largest chicken processor, for €94m to Swedish firm Scandi Standard provides a great insight into some common elements of many M&A transactions. Manor Farm is an eighth generation family business but the owners had recently flagged in interviews (see below) that the business may not pass onto the ninth generation. […]
We are now coming to the business end of study leave with exam week just a week away. A lot of the hard work (hopefully!) has been complete but it is important that you also take some time to prepare for the exam week itself to ensure you perform to the best of your ability […]
Following on from the recent Real World Reads post on the Ardagh Group IPO, I came across a nice small article from fora.ie (or thejournal.ie) about the lack of IPOs on the Irish stock exchange last year. This dry spell also comes on the back of a number of high profile delistings from the ISEQ […]