Members of the Nebraska-based billionaire's family were in Dublin this week to discuss the matter. It has also emerged that Oak Hill, the New York venture capital firm that sold its 47pc share in telecoms firm Enet last year, will also play a part in the consortium's financing. The Irish-American businessman David McCourt, CEO of the consortium bid leader Granahan McCourt, will also invest money into the venture. Mr McCourt recently agreed a deal to sell his company's remaining stake in Enet to the State-backed Irish Infrastructure Fund (IIF), although no transaction value was disclosed. The telecoms company was recently valued at between €150m and €200m, suggesting a range of between €30m to €40m for the 22pc stake held between Granahan McCourt and Walter Scott. Details on financing were a key demand from the Government according to recently released documents from the Department of Communications. The bidding consortium has recently courted controversy … [Read more...] about Buffett partner and New York VC fund backing broadband
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United’s Belfast to New York route ends
Northern Ireland 9 January 2017 Share this with Facebook Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share this with Email Share this with Facebook Share this with WhatsApp Share this with Messenger Share this with Twitter Share Share this with These are external links and will open in a new window Email Share this with Email Facebook Share this with Facebook Messenger Share this with Messenger Messenger Share this with Messenger Twitter Share this with Twitter Pinterest Share this with Pinterest WhatsApp Share this with WhatsApp LinkedIn Share this with LinkedIn Copy this link https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-northern-ireland-38552607 Read more about sharing. These are external links and will open in a new window Close share panel Northern Ireland's only daily direct air route to the United States ends on Monday.US carrier United Airlines announced … [Read more...] about United’s Belfast to New York route ends
POLITICO Brussels Influence, presented by the New York Times: Budget deal odds — Angry Mexican investors — A message to you, Rudy
By Philip Kaleta and Ryan Heath | Tips, tales, traumas to the POLITICO Brussels Team at [email protected] | View in your browser LOBBYING THE EU EU BUDGET — COMPLAINTS ABOUT RUSHED PROCESS PILE UP: Budget Commissioner Günther Oettinger came under fire at the Alpbach Forum for his insistence that the 2021-2027 EU budget be finalized before the European Parliament election. A delay, he said, would be proof that the EU doesn’t work. Critics included Renaud Dehousse, president of the European University Institute, who said: “If we have an agreement before the European election the next Parliament will have its hands tied — what do we have parliaments for, if not for budgets?” French En Marche lawmakers have complained about the budget timeline for the same reason. 50-50 chance: But will a deal be struck in time? Oettinger sees a “50-50” chance of the EU reaching a budget deal before the 2019 European election, he told reporters … [Read more...] about POLITICO Brussels Influence, presented by the New York Times: Budget deal odds — Angry Mexican investors — A message to you, Rudy
The New York Times: The West Hoped for Democracy in Turkey. Erdogan Had Other Ideas
Picture: AFP Ankara. In Western capitals a decade ago, Turkey’s now-paramount leader, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, held promise as a potential beacon of democracy for a region rife with religious conflict, Peter Goodman writes in an article for The New York Times. Turkey was a stalwart NATO ally bridging Europe and the volatile Middle East. As Mr. Erdogan sought to secure a place for his country in the ranks of the European Union, he presented himself as a moderate and modernizing Muslim leader for the post-9/11 age. He catered to perceptions that Turkey was becoming a liberal society governed by tolerance and the rule of law. But that was before Mr. Erdogan began amassing supreme powers, and before his brutal crackdown on dissent following an attempted coup two years ago. It was before Turkey descended into a financial crisis delivered in no small measure by his authoritarian proclivities and unorthodox stewardship of the economy. Whatever was left of the notion that Mr. … [Read more...] about The New York Times: The West Hoped for Democracy in Turkey. Erdogan Had Other Ideas
How nightclub legend Peter Stringfellow survived the New York City mafia — but Eddie Murphy nearly finished him
WHEN London was no longer enough, Peter Stringfellow set his sights on New York. The results were sometimes terrifying, sometimes hilarious. Here, in our final extract from his memoir King Of Clubs, Peter recalls Mob threats, A-list encounters and being mistaken by a drug dealer for rock royalty. To me, New York was a happening place where comic book heroes were born. To everyone else, it was a drug-infested city run by the Mafia. When I opened Stringfellows in the Big Apple, fact and fiction clashed. In England, journalists would ask me about girls and drinking. In New York, they asked: “How do you deal with the Mafia?” I hadn’t borrowed any money in America, so there was no “funny” money in my club. Naively, I thought I was safe. But the Mafia don’t need to invest in your nightclub to have a hold over you. I was happy for them to dine in my restaurant but not so happy when they machine-gunned down the front doors. These guys … [Read more...] about How nightclub legend Peter Stringfellow survived the New York City mafia — but Eddie Murphy nearly finished him