Irish-owned glass and packaging group Ardagh has returned to profit mere months ahead of its planned partial flotation on the New York Stock Exchange.

Ardagh Group has reported a near 25% year-on-year increase in its first quarter revenues to just over €1.2bn.

Irish glass and packaging group, Ardagh has reported a 16% year-on-year increase in underlying third-quarter revenues to €1.31bn.

Glass and packaging group Ardagh has announced plans for an early refinancing of just over €2bn in debt, effectively removing any repayment deadlines from around its targeted IPO date of 2015.

The Irish-owned glass and packaging group, Ardagh has announced the raising of $1.53bn (€1.12bn) in fresh debt financing to fund its stalled takeover of Verallia North America (VNA).

US regulators have stalled a €1.3bn takeover planned by Irish glass and packaging group Ardagh, claiming the proposed move is “anti-competitive”.

The combined value of Irish-related company transactions hit its highest level for nearly three years, during the first quarter of 2013, new research shows.

Ardagh Group’s bondholders are banking on a leverage-reducing initial public offering of shares to sustain a rally as the European glassware-maker completes a $1.7bn (€1.28bn) debt-funded acquisition in the US.

Glass and packaging group Ardagh has reached initial agreement to acquire Verallia North America — the second largest glass container manufacturer in the US — from French multinational, Saint-Gobain for around $1.7bn (€1.27bn).

Irish glass and packaging group Ardagh has acquired the Florida-based company, Anchor Glass Container Corporation, for $880 million (€721m).

Irish glass and packaging group Ardagh has made its first foray into the US glass market via an acquisition believed to be worth more than $200m (€151m).

Ardagh Group has bought the US-based Leone Industries from the Leone family.

IRISH packaging group Ardagh has embarked on a US investor roadshow, aimed at raising acquisition funds.

ARDAGH, the Irish glass and bottling specialist, has further diversified within the international packaging market by agreeing to buy the Boxal group of companies for around €85 million.

ABUSE survivors’ groups have hailed the progress made by Catholic dioceses in opening up to allow audits investigate their child protection practices.

ONLY one of 14 priests of the Diocese of Ardagh and Clonmacnois against whom allegations of child sexual abuse were made was convicted of an offence.

PROFITS at glass and bottling group Ardagh rose marginally in the second quarter of the year ahead of its planned flotation.

Ardagh Glass is poised to float on the New York Stock Exchange and, if the move goes to plan, it will transform its main shareholder, Paul Coulson, from one of Ireland’s richest men into the realms of mega wealthy, writes Kyran Fitzgerald

ARDAGH Group, the international bottle and packaging company, is to seek a listing in the US, possibly as early as the third quarter of this year.

IRISH packaging and bottling company, Ardagh Glass has significantly increased its presence in the Italian packaging market via the acquisition of local group, Finanziaria di Partecipazioni Industriali (Fi.Par), for an estimated €125 million.

Brussels: Irish bottle and packaging maker Ardagh Glass Group secured EU regulatory approval yesterday for its €1.7 billion takeover of Dutch metal packaging company Impress Co-operative.

Dublin: Ardagh Glass Group said yesterday it successfully placed €1.1bn and $800m of senior secured and senior notes.

IRISH bottling company Ardagh Glass has bought international packaging group Impress Co-operative for €1.7 billion, in a deal being described as strategic for the business.

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The world's biggest drinks can maker Rexam has snapped up an American plastic packaging firm for around $1.57bn (€1.18bn).

The world’s biggest drinks can maker Rexam today snapped up an American plastic packaging firm for around £800m (€1.2bn).

Longford footballer Brian Kavanagh and Cork hurler Ronan Curran have been announced today as the recipients of the Opel Gaelic Player of the Month awards for May.

St Patrick's Drumcondra student Brian Kavanagh expects big things from his Longford side this year but he knows tomorrow's midlands derby against old rivals Westmeath is going to be a tough hurdle to overcome.

THE owners of a medical waste disposal company are in line for multi-million euro windfalls after selling up for around €110 million.

AN Oireachtas committee will this week be asked to probe a report that a company is availing of a legal loophole to acquire a State property valued at €300 million for less than €20m.

COMPETITION watchdogs in Britain have started a public consultation process to examine whether Irish glass bottle maker Ardagh’s acquisition of Barnsley-based Rexam Glass satisfies British competition law.

ARDAGH GLASS has bought the British glass business of packaging giant Rexam for £50 million (€72m.)

STAMFORD COSMO made every post a winning one when taking the final of the Boherduff Light & Griddle Bakery Backgraders Stake at Curraheen Park on Saturday night.

South Wharf - the company remaining after the Ardagh glass business was demerged and taken private - has reported pre-tax losses of €1.2m for the first half of 2004.

On the day that the Government announced a falling exchequer deficit and the European Central Bank left its key interest rate unchanged, the ISEQ was up 1.55 at 5542.17.

ARDAGH GLASS has reported a 37% slump in pre-tax profits for the first half of the year.

Dublin's ISEQ index fell further this morning after continued oil price anxiety pushed the Dublin market more into the red.

Dublin's stock exchange ended on a positive note today at 5,358.63 up 21.18 points for the day.

ARDAGH GLASS has acquired a majority stake in a Polish glass manufacturer, spending €8 million in the process.

The ISEQ moved up over 1% today, adding 70 points to 5506, with strong gains in heavyweights CRH and Elan.

Glass group Ardagh has narrowed trading losses for the year and announced it is to change its name to South Wharf.

CLOSE to 300 Anglo Irish Bank employees will share in profits of almost €20 million netting each up to €76,711 for an investment of just €12,045 in a save-as-you- earn employee bonus scheme.

ARDAGH plc is planning to return to the Irish glass market by distributing glass container products made at its Germany factory.