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‘Private equity investment has really come to the fore in the Irish market’ 2 Feb 2021970 Views Maples Group’s Colm Rafferty discusses the Irish tech start-up ecosystem, the importance of resilience, and the legal mistakes that founders can make. Colm Rafferty is an M&A and corporate finance lawyer, working with enterprises and both venture and private equity investors. He is an advocate for the indigenous Irish tech sector and active in both the founder and investor communities. He is a partner and co-head of the corporate practice in the Dublin office of the Maples Group. ...

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. Following its initial "Dear CEO letter" in April 2019, the Central Bank of Ireland in November 2020 issued a subsequent letter to the management of all regulated financial service providers ("Firms") following inspections in the insurance and banking sectors . Firms must now review their existing frameworks and address any shortcomings identified. Following its initial "Dear CEO letter" in April 2019 ("2019 Letter"), the Central Bank of Ireland ("Central Bank") in November 2020 issued a sub...

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. The COVID-19 pandemic has caused such a devastating impact on human life and health, and the global economy. As a consequence, the funds industry has faced unprecedented challenges, as it continues to navigate through unchartered waters. Before the pandemic, many institutional investors and pension funds had increased their allocations to alternative investment funds sector. Due to the extreme market volatility, low asset valuations and lack of liquidity caused by the pandemic, many busines...

To print this article, all you need is to be registered or login on Mondaq.com. On 23 December 2020, the Irish Department of Finance published a consultation document on the implementation of an 'interest limitation rule' into Irish law. The Irish legislation that will be introduced after the consultation process will enact the interest limitation rule into Irish law as required by the EU Anti-Tax Avoidance Directive (Council Directive 2016/1164) ("ATAD").  The first phase of the consultation will run until 18 March 2021.  The Irish legislation would be published in ...

20 book recommendations from tech and business leaders Image: © BillionPhotos.com/Stock.adobe.com Here are some of the book recommendations we got from tech leaders in 2020. Throughout our Leaders’ Insights series on Silicon Republic this year, we asked a host of tech and business leaders from Ireland and further afield to recommend some books that our readers might be interested in. We got suggestions for books covering leadership, entrepreneurial advice, tech insights and more. So if you’re looking for a new read to tuck into this Christmas or an audiobook to keep you entertained durin...