The Last Post: When Davy met Goodbody
A Davy takeover of Goodbody could be the ultimate mixed marriage
Irish business rarely does audacious takeover deals. Apart from Ryanair’s tilt at Aer Lingus in 2006, most M&A deals here pivot around the largest player hoovering up smaller marginal players – rarely are they a case of the number one and two in an industry coming together.
That’s why the revelation that Davy, the country’s largest stockbroker, might purchase the country’s second ...
