Ian Guider's Market Talk

After almost 20 years, conditions are buoyant for an Ardagh flotation

Paul Coulson: all set for a NYSE flotation Picture: Jason Clarke

Can Coulson make it third time lucky?

Will it be third time lucky at the altar for Paul Coulson, the Dublin businessman who has built up one of the world’s largest glass and tin-can packaging companies?

Coulson’s Ardagh is set to float in a matter of weeks on the New York Stock Exchange. It’s a moment the 64-year-old has been waiting for for some time. Out of the ashes of the Irish Glass ...