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Africa being ‘defrauded’ by Big Tech ‘greedy f**ks’, Denis O’Brien says

Digicel founder drank beer in expletive-filled interview in which he called the telecoms sector ‘bolloxed’ and labelled Elon Musk a ‘brilliantly talented entrepreneur’

Rajeev Suri to succeed Denis O’Brien as Digicel chair

Former Nokia boss will take over after the ongoing debt-restructuring process

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Denis O’Brien to name Digicel successor after debt-restructuring process

Digicel chairman will see stake in firm reduce to 10 per cent upon completion of restructuring

Post Script: Women on board, O’Brien makes a call, Garvey builds his rep, beards and ballads

The Business Post team takes a look at the scenes behind the stories

Warning that Digicel ‘will have to refinance again’ despite debt deal

The Denis O’Brien-founded firm has three years ‘breathing room’ but future prosperity will depend on the performance of the business

Barry J Whyte: O’Brien’s next call on Digicel must ring the changes

The tycoon has pulled off some incredible deals to keep the telecoms giant he built up from nothing afloat, but with the debt situation largely resolved, his next task is to make the company grow again

Property overseas

Girona’s Camiral Resort offers exclusive high-end golf holiday homes

Villas in Denis O’Brien’s development on the Costa Brava, which is home to two championship golf courses, start at €1.7 million

Commercial Property

Denis O’Brien unveils plans for three new developments in Quinta do Lago

Businessman’s exclusive seafront resort aims for younger clientele with state-of-the-art sports facilities and continued sustainability focus

Denis O’Brien founded-Digicel agrees debt restructuring deal

The deal with the bulk of shareholders will reduce the company’s debt and interest costs

Siteserv saga: seven years, €19 million, one report and two sides who stand defiant

The commission of investigation’s report ‘completely exonerated’ businessman Denis O’Brien of any impropriety, but Social Democrats TD Catherine Murphy makes no apology for raising the issue

Denis O’Brien accuses Catherine Murphy of ‘false and malicious accusations’ over Siteserv deal

Social Democrats TD made claims in the Dáil that were a key part of the political controversy that led to a commission of inquiry being established

Dermot Desmond rises on Forbes billionaires list as Collisons and Denis O’Brien fall

Desmond was the only Irish person on the billionaires list whose personal wealth increased last year, according to the magazine

Digicel bondholders given more time to strike deal as grace period extended

Denis O’Brien’s telecoms company says agreement in principle has now been reached by 75 per cent of bondholders who are set to take equity stake in company as part of debt reduction plans

Post Script: Declan Kelly’s hiring spree, Ryan Tubridy’s curious app, Denis O’Brien’s maths class

A new column from the Business Post takes a look at the scenes behind the stories

Debt did him down: how Denis O’Brien lost his grip on Digicel

After its initial success in the Caribbean, Digicel built up crippling debt. Last week the bondholders’ solution to the $4.6bn owed was to wipe out some of it – but only in return for O’Brien giving up the vast majority of his stake in the firm

Matt Cooper: Denis O’Brien finally folds ’em after calling his creditors’ bluff for long enough

The Digicel boss surrendered a majority of the ownership of his Caribbean mobile phone operation, but he’s still enormously wealthy with a raft of assets in Ireland and abroad

Denis O’Brien to give up control of Digicel in exchange for debt reduction

Bond creditors will swap almost €2 billion of the group’s borrowings for an equity stake

Sun, sea and golf beckon at Algarve’s latest exclusive development

A gated scheme of 89 apartments and villas on the 12th hole of Quinta do Lago North Golf Course is coming to market. Prices start at €3.2 million for the apartments up to €8 million plus for the largest of the luxury villas

Ian Guider: O’Brien may have to dig deep into his own pockets for debt-laden Digicel

The chaotic situation in Haiti is not helping Digicel’s cause and with $925m loans due to be repaid next month, the company’s only options appear to be an injection of cash from O’Brien, a writedown by bondholders or selling assets