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
Stripe chief defends Europe’s place in global tech industryPatrick Collison wrote in the Economist that the European tech sector is worth four times more than it was five years ago, attracting 15 per cent of global venture capital
Vincent Boland: Go-faster Stripe could soon hit some bumps in the roadThe Collison brothers now control the most valuable private company in Silicon Valley, with Stripe estimated to be worth $95 billion. But every new slate of investors makes their lives a little more complicated