The Irish Times Business Awards in association with Bank of Ireland

The award is run in association with Bank of Ireland

Irish agri-services group acquired UK ecology consultancy Keystone Environmental during October

Drinks group last month announced plans to invest €250m in a new distillery in Midleton, Co Cork

Company announces return to Irish market and is made preferred bidder on large Scottish wind farm project

Medtronic chief executive brought 200 research and development jobs to Galway in July

Leamy is chief executive of Glen Dimplex, which sold off its Morphy Richards brand in June in a deal believed to be worth between €175m and €200m

The duo sold a majority stake in Element Pictures to Fremantle last month

His Fulfil nutrition bar business was sold to Ferrero for €160m

Glenveagh Properties chief announced a doubling in annual revenues and a return to profit for the house builder

Former Dalata Hotel Group CEO led company on to Dublin and London stock markets

Entrepreneur sold CPL Resources to Japanese group Outsourcing for €318m

Irish-listed healthcare group defied Covid-19 pandemic to deliver a 31% surge in profits

Judges cite company’s resilience in bouncing back from factory fire last year

Firm acquired GE Capital Aviation Services business from General Electric last year

Builder supplier Grafton reports 68% jump in operating profits for 2021

Dublin-headquartered Avolon completed 95 deals in the final three months of last year

Shortlisted companies are Buymie, Glenisk, the Shed Distillery, and the Layden Group

Event at Mansion House on April 21 will include Business Person of the Year prize

DCC chief executive announced acquisition of Almo Corporation in the US in a deal worth $610m

Founder of Zeus Packaging was named in November as EY Entrepreneur of the Year

Chief executive of Ornua saw firm acquire US cheese business Whitehall Specialties

Pharmaceutical service group delivers 31% surge in profits

Euro Auctions founder and brothers sold business for almost $1.1bn

Sale of SilverCloud Health nets CEO and fellow founders €23m

Sale of Beauparc Utilities for an estimated €1bn nets him about €367m

Family-run Layden Group waived rents for tenants shuttered during lockdown

Fenergo announces 100 new jobs as unicorn status achieved

In March, Aercap agreed a €25bn deal to buy rival GECAS

In February, the Irish clinical trials group Icon announced it is to acquire PRA Health Sciences for $12bn

HidraMed Solutions won the Irish Times Innovation of the Year award for 2020

Applegreen founder and chief executive was successful in takeover bid

CPL Resources announced in November that it had agreed to be taken over for almost €318m in cash

PlanNet21 bought rival business eCom for an undisclosed sum during October

Inflazome sells to Swiss pharma giant Roche for an initial €380 million

Insulation group Kingspan outperformed market expectations despite Covid-19

Fourth annual awards will culminate with Business Person of the Year in January 2022

Hennerty is credited with helping Kerrygold exceed €1bn in annual sales

Company was acquired by Qorvo in $400m deal

Clonmel-based healthcare startup raised $8.3m in June

IAG CEO wins Distinguished Leader in Business award at the 3rd Irish Times Business Awards