THE Doyle family won control of the Jurys hotel group last night after agreeing to buy the 8.3% stake in the company owned by reclusive builder Liam Carroll.

BUILDER Sean Dunne has hired a top corporate finance executive as he weighs up a takeover bid of the Jurys Doyle Hotel Group.

A formal offer document relating to the poposed takeover of building materials and DIY group Heiton by rival Grafton will be sent to shareholders in early September, Heiton chairman Richard Keatinge told a company AGM today.

PERNOD RICARD has sold its BWG subsidiary for €220 million to a management buyout led by chief executive Leo Crawford.