Finance Ireland may challenge Permanent TSB for Ulster Bank loans Seen & Heard: Private equity drives pub sales, Aviva Stadium firm sells house to offset losses Sun, Feb 21, 2021, 10:57 Updated: Sun, Feb 21, 2021, 12:57 Irish non-bank lender Finance Ireland is eyeing up parts of Ulster Bank’s business banking book, triggering a potential bidding war with Permanent TSB, according to a report in the Sunday Times. Finance Ireland, headed by former PTSB boss Billy Kane, was linked with a possible stock market flotation before the pandemic. In a separate report in the Business Post, ...