Housing State fund announces €229 million housing investment: here’s who is getting the moneyThe Ireland Strategic Investment Fund (ISIF) has committed over €1.5 billion in housing to date
Fintech Ireland has backed a €150m fintech fund. Here’s why it has invested and how much it’s committedVenture capital firm, whose partners include former Smurfit Kappa and Aer Lingus chief executive Gary McGann, unveils new multimillion-euro fund
Tech Exclusive: State invests $65m in climate tech funds led by Sean O’Sullivan’s SOSVISIF is backing an Ireland-specific biomanufacturing fund amid plans to make the state a leading hub globally
Companies State pumps €60m into London fund to support Irish businesses Exponent’s new fund will support Irish firms as part of its growing activity here, which included the deal to buy Galway-based Chanelle Pharma
Private Equity Isif agrees €25m investment in SME Impact fund run by AIB and ForesightThe state-backed sovereign investment fund said the commitment is part of its plan to invest €1bn in climate-related projects
Funding €50m from Irish sovereign wealth fund for founder-led and family-owned firmsThe fund is to be managed by P Capital Partners, a Stockholm-based financier
Housing Irish housing fund Activate Capital pays out €3m to directorsThe firm has advanced loans worth more than €1.9 billion to developers, which have funded the construction of more than 18,250 homes
Companies Ireland’s sovereign wealth fund achieves a top global rankingBody which monitors activity of sovereign wealth entities has ranked the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund 50th out of 175 state-run funds in terms of assets under management
Energy State fund invests €94m in British renewables firm OctopusFast-growing company will establish Dublin office and money will be used to help fund green energy projects across Europe, including in Ireland
Funding Tech-focused VC Molten unveils new €50m Irish fundMolten has been a significant backer of Irish tech companies in recent years with the likes of Manna, Sweepr, &Open and Vaultree, included in its portfolio
investment ISIF commits €65 million to new climate fundISIF said it is making this investment in line with its commitment to invest €1 billion in climate projects over a five-year period
Energy London firm Cycle0 plans network of Irish biomethane plants in major investmentThe company is backed by the $1.1 billion private equity fund and has big plans for the market here
Companies Isif backs US venture capital firm to boost clean tech with €18mState’s sovereign wealth fund says cash is part of its targeted investment in climate action projects
Companies Irish business face falling valuations as interest rates rise, Waterland boss predictsLaura Dillion, managing director and principal of the Irish arm of private equity firm Waterland, said rising interest rates and ongoing economic uncertainty meant business valuations would have to fall in 2023
Investing ISIF to inject €50m into venture capital firms led by womenJust 5 per cent of managing partners in European investment firms are female, compared to 15 per cent in the US
Energy State fund to kickstart €1bn biomethane sectorISIF to pump €200 million into farm-based alternative to fossil gas, which supplies more than a fifth of renewable energy in other EU states
Private Equity Private equity deals returning to normal after ‘once in a generation’ boom in 2021While valuations in some areas have moderated from the heady highs of 2021, private equity firms agree that good quality businesses will always attract investment
Making it Work Billion-dollar babies: how to raise the next generation of Irish unicornsThe €500m ISIF strategy to enhance regional growth, with a particular focus on start-ups, is welcome, but fledgling unicorns need more than a cash injection
Tech State happy with Stripe investment despite valuation declineIreland Strategic Investment Fund said it believes the investment will ‘deliver a strong commercial return for the fund’ as payents processor reduces its internal share price
travel IAG boss: European short-haul flights close to pre-Covid levelsBookings for both for business and leisure are almost back to pre-pandemic levels despite Russia’s invasion of Ukraine, says Luis Gallego