Ian Guider Ardagh Group has announced a stock market listing of its metals divisions – and majority owner Paul Coulson may be due a huge payday

Adecade of deal- making has turned Paul Coulson’s Ardagh Group into one of the top three glass bottle and metal can manufacturers in the world. Ardagh - which has come a long way from its days as the old Irish Glass Bottle company - now has annual sales of €4.7 billion and close to 19,000 employees around the world.

A stock market listing of the entire group was on the cards in 2013 ...