Ireland

Ireland

Headline: IrelandSource: EuromoneyDate: July 2001 Best bank Bank of Ireland Best debt house Barclays Capital Best equity house Davy Stockbrokers Best M&A house Lazard Brothers Maurice Keane The Irish banking market is dominated by two institutions, Bank of Ireland and Allied Irish Banks. Traditionally, Bank of Ireland has been characterized as […]

Headline: Ireland
Source: Euromoney
Date: July 2001

Best bank
Bank of Ireland

Best debt house
Barclays Capital

Best equity house
Davy Stockbrokers

Best M&A house
Lazard Brothers







Maurice Keane

The Irish banking market is dominated by two institutions, Bank of Ireland and Allied Irish Banks. Traditionally, Bank of Ireland has been characterized as the more conservative of the two. While AIB sought growth in an aggressive acquisition strategy in the emerging markets of Poland and Singapore – the newly promoted chief executive Michael Buckley has earned his spurs by knocking these far-flung acquisitions into shape – Bank of Ireland has acquired closer to home.

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