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Sector: Private equity / Venture capital
Jon Moulton’s favourite interview questions, and how to answer them
Jon Moulton has told us what he likes to ask candidates in interviews. If you are ever in an interview with Jon and you have read this article, you will therefore be at a substantial advantage. For those of you who have not heard of Jon, he is a very well known private equity investor [...]
Raising Ireland’s corporation tax would stem inward investment and economic recovery
Any increase in Ireland’s 12.5% corporation tax, a long-standing carrot to inward investment and – ultimately – job creation, would have to be forced on the country by the powers that be in the EU. At the time of writing, the European Central Bank was upping the pressure on Ireland to accept an EU/IMF bailout, [...]
KBC Ireland staff able to remain in their happy homes
The 450 staff of KBC Bank Ireland can breathe a sigh of relief, at least for the time being, now that it’s escaped the restructuring plan imposed on its Belgian parent by the European Commission yesterday. Ireland has not been considered a core market for KBC for some time now, so employees here were on [...]
Calling all dealmakers
Don’t look now, but firms are hiring dealmakers in Ireland’s niche private equity sector. Recruitment firm Career Compass is hiring for a junior private equity role in Ireland. But if you’ve got a proven track record, several recruiters also have roles at management level with firms such as Ion Equity. “It’s long hours and deal-driven, [...]
Leveraged finance fever
Ireland may be better known for its back-office businesses, but recruiters say the country is also home to plenty of leveraged finance jobs. Moreover, there just don’t seem to be enough candidates to fill them. Allied Irish Bank recently placed an advert in the Financial Times seeking leveraged finance staff to work in Dublin, Frankfurt [...]
Private equity fund admin jobs next in line?
First funds, then hedge funds – are private equity fund administration roles next in line for growth in Ireland? Big US players such as Northern Trust have been looking to tap into growing interest in private equity in Ireland – the company said last year that it was setting up a team to serve private [...]
Bank of Ireland cuts leveraged finance staff by a third
Bank of Ireland is cutting front-office jobs in its UK leveraged finance team as part of its plans to broaden the scope of its lending business to include underwriting larger buyouts domestically and throughout Europe. The move, which comes after a year when UK leveraged buyout volumes hit record highs, is a new and more [...]
Irish private equity hiring slow off the mark
Irish private equity activity is expanding at an astronomical rate. Does that mean there are private equity vacancies in the country? Unfortunately not. “Given the level of private equity activity in Ireland, you’d expect there to be a lot more hiring,” says Ronan Colleran, a director at search firm Accreate. “Everyone wants to get into [...]
Job wrap: Heavyweights bow out, banks expand
Derek Walker, chairman of Morgan Stanley Europe, and Sir John Bond, chairman of HSBC, announced their retirements last week. Walker, who will stay on as a senior advisor, was replaced by Jonathan Chenevix-Trench, chairman of Morgan Stanley’s institutional securities business and of the European management committee. Sir John Bond announced he will retire as HSBC [...]
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