Advising Ireland's Privately Owned Businesses28 September 2006

This is the inaugural edition of Advising Ireland’s Privately Owned Businesses. The report provides an insight into the attitudes and outlook of Ireland’s private company business leaders. It features an impartial and detailed analysis of the sentiment of company owners in Ireland towards the current business climate.

The report comprises a detailed survey of Directors of privately-owned businesses, typically with an annual turnover of between €5M - €150M, as well as related articles and case-studies from our leading industry sponsors.

The survey analyses the views and opinions of business leaders on the major issues and trends facing their firms today; the factors influencing their opinions and decision making; and an exploration of their future strategic intentions and expectations. Sentiments towards a range of topics are examined in the survey, including mergers and acquisitions and company exits; market and organic growth; regulatory and legal issues; succession and wealth management; and tax issues.

Table of Contents

1. Survey Findings

2. Mergers and Acquisitions and Company Exits

3. Regulatory and Legal Issues

4. Succession and Wealth Management Issues

5. Tax Issues

6. A&L Goodbody/b>

7. Bank of Ireland Private Banking

8. IBI Corporate Finance

9. Kennelly & Twomey

10. Historical Analysis

11. Notes & Contacts

Ireland’s economy has outperformed the wider Eurozone in terms of GDP growth in recent years. The impressive level of growth experienced in Ireland is attributable in the main to the strength of the Irish service sector. Additionally, according to Eurostat, Ireland’s unemployment rate is only 4.4% which compares very favourably to 7.8% in the whole Eurozone in July 2006. Private and family-owned businesses represent a significant value and contribution to both the Irish and EU economies and this publication attempts to focus, in an impartial manner, on the corporate finance issues that require external advice and assistance...

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