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Dermot Desmond: the businessman has been an investor in Canadian diamond mining for more than two decades. Photograph: Cyril Byrne
Dermot Desmond-backed diamond miner gets waiver from bank covenants

Mountain Province Diamonds, the listed Canadian miner whose major shareholder is Dermot Desmond, has struck a deal with its lenders to ease rules atta(...)

HSBC, Europe’s largest bank, said it’s exploring the sale of its Brazil operation. Photo: PA Wire
HSBC exploring the sale of its Brazil operation

HSBC, Europe’s largest bank, said it’s exploring the sale of its Brazil operation among strategic options for the unit as it retreats from unprofitabl(...)

Real estate play for not so lofty €3m

A sleek, white convertible Jaguar is parked outside a 17-bedroom Georgian mansion in deepest south Tipperary. The owner – of both – businessman Den(...)