BBusiness Read More PTSB attacks Axis in court over effort to disrupt Bawag’s €1.6bn takeover – The Irish TimesOctober 29, 2026 PTSB has in court attacked the approach of advisory group Axis, cofounded by former Bank of Scotland Ireland…
BBusiness Read More Small PTSB shareholders ‘paying for Minister’s exit’ in €1.6bn takeover deal, court hears – The Irish TimesOctober 27, 2026 Minister for Finance Simon Harris was “driven by the State’s commitment to exit the investment”, not by the…
BBusiness Read More PTSB says takeover by Bawag still on track despite ‘highly speculative’ bid by Axis Capital – The Irish TimesOctober 5, 2026 PTSB said it remains focused on concluding its takeover by Austria’s Bawag as it characterised an announcement by…
BBusiness Read More PTSB takeover wins 91.3% investor support in key vote – The Irish TimesJuly 30, 2026 PTSB secured backing from 91.3 per cent of shareholders for its takeover by Austria’s Bawag at an extraordinary…
BBusiness Read More DCC board backs ‘compelling’ takeover bid of up to £5.73 billion – The Irish TimesJuly 27, 2026 DCC Energy chief executive Donal Murphy said he expects the vast majority of shareholders to support the sale…
BBusiness Read More The PTSB takeover looks like a done deal. It isn’t – The Irish TimesJuly 24, 2026 Wellington Management, the Boston-based investment giant and potential kingmaker in Austrian bank Bawag’s planned €1.62 billion takeover of…
BBusiness Read More PTSB investors urged by advisory firm to reject €1.62bn sale – The Irish TimesJuly 22, 2026 An international shareholder advisory firm has come out against PTSB’s planned €1.62 billion sale to Austria’s Bawag, saying…
BBusiness Read More ‘We’re always up for sale … that’s the nature of the business’ – The Irish TimesApril 24, 2026 Billy Kane first sensed in late January 2020 that a planned flotation of Finance Ireland might not unfold…
BBusiness Read More Bawag set to make almost €400m day-one gain from buying PTSB at discount – The Irish TimesApril 15, 2026 The diverging share price movements of PTSB and Bawag on Tuesday, as the Austrian bank agreed to buy…
BBusiness Read More what can Irish consumers expect from PTSB’s new owner? – The Irish TimesApril 14, 2026 Bawag, founded in 1922, is Austria’s fourth-largest bank by assets. It was bought in 2006 by US investment…
BBusiness Read More Austrian bank Bawag wins race to buy PTSB for almost €1.62bn – The Irish TimesApril 14, 2026 Austrian banking group Bawag has struck a deal to buy PTSB for almost €1.62 billion, winning out against…
BBusiness Read More Simon Harris should take the private equity money for PTSB and run – The Irish TimesMarch 4, 2026 The State’s exit from the banking sector will take another step forward later this month when second round…