Madison Dearborn

With its share price at an all-time high, Smurfit Kappa chief Tony Smurfit has been vindicated in his decision to reject a rival offer three years ago

MCM Insurance Brokers, which focuses on construction, hospitality and professional indemnity sectors, bought for undisclosed sum

Former Shannon Group boss will oversee Irish Aviation Authority ahead of likely split

Transaction is subject to various closing conditions

US company is offering €356 million for Irish Canadian plastics maker

US company is offering €356m for plastics firm

Cantillon: Stock in the firm formerly known as One51 rises above offer price for first time

Plastics group agreed last month to be taken over by US-based Madison Dearborn

Irish-Canadian plastics firm may pay €12.3m to Madison Dearborn in ‘go-shop fee’ accord

Analysts see little chance of higher offer for company that never got traction in the market

Shareholders led by Noel Smyth to press on with complaints against plastic maker

Cantillon: €350m offer by Madison Dearborn includes ‘go-shop’ provision that allows IPL to seek a better deal

Irish-run company to be sold to US private equity giant at 26% discount to IPO price

Seen & Heard: New Government’s ‘urgency’, Chinese donations and Boris Johnson promises to ‘build, build, build’

Dublin-based insurance broker to be rolled into UK brokerage group Ardonagh

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

Gary McGann claims payments were a gift from Smurfit’s private-equity ex-owners

Michael Smurfit’s Kildare property went on market in July with asking price of €80m

550-acre property includes hotel and championship golf course

Unwanted suitor International Paper expected to return with new offer

Madison Dearborn Partners secures Finnish paper company with improved €315m bid

Firms forced to sell as part of merger deal but Ardagh bondholders will need reassurance on plans for funding largest acquisition to date