Davy puts itself up for sale 10 days after eruption of scandal

The offices of Davy stockbrokers in Dublin. File picture: Niall Carson/PA Wire

Davy has put itself up for sale as Ireland’s largest stockbroker scrambles to contain a scandal that recalled the worst excesses of the Irish financial services industry during the boom-and-bust years.

In a short statement, the broker said it had appointed Rothschild as an adviser in the sale.