For The Irish Times Deal of the Year Award this year, we’ve chosen four major transactions that have either rewarded their owners for years of hard work and risk taking, or could be transformative for the Irish companies in the years ahead. The deal, for an estimated €79 million, added a further 90 stores to the group’s network of 110 outlets located in Ireland and, mostly, the UK. One4allThe deal in November that caught our eyes was the sale of One4all, the gift voucher business, in a move which valued the company at €100 million. For them, the deal represented a “significant” return, given that they picked up their stake for €9 million in 2009. The €136 million easily topped the €125 million target set by Coillte when it put its stakes in the wind farms on the market the previous March.

Source: The Irish Times April 01, 2019 04:07 UTC