Barry McCall

1 week ago | irishexaminer.com | Barry McCall

Very often, the hardest work on a merger or acquisition only begins after the ink has dried on the paperwork. Achieving the objectives set for the transaction usually require a successful integration process that sees the two companies coming together to form a cohesive single entity with points of friction eliminated or minimised at the very least. Everything from product and service lines to sales and invoicing processes has to be looked at and aligned.

1 week ago | irishexaminer.com | Barry McCall

Agreeing on a valuation for an acquisition target is one thing, finding the money to meet it is quite another. Companies on the buy side of an M&A transaction can often find the financing piece every bit as complex and difficult as the price negotiations. Failure to get that piece right can create difficulties in the deal process.

3 weeks ago | irishtimes.com | Barry McCall

Ireland’s largest gathering of manufacturing and supply chain professionals takes place on May 28th and 29th next at RDS Simmonscourt, Dublin. The 12th edition of the National Manufacturing & Supply Chain Conference & Exhibition 2025 brings together thousands of manufacturing professionals, industry leaders and Government representatives for two days of networking, knowledge-sharing and innovation.

4 weeks ago | irishtimes.com | Barry McCall

Depending on which estimate you choose, the cost of financial crime globally is anywhere between €1.2 trillion and €3 trillion every year and rising. And that’s before the incalculable cost of the associated human misery is factored in. “Up until recently I think when people heard about financial crime, they often thought of offshore scandals in sunny tax havens or international crime syndicates far from everyday life,” says Deloitte Ireland financial crime leader Colm O’Flaherty.

1 month ago | irishtimes.com | Barry McCall

The rapid adoption of artificial intelligence (AI) is understandable given the enormous power of the technology. However, with that power comes a new panoply of risks. The technology depends on accurate data to function; GenAI needs to be trained properly to prevent hallucinations and organisations need to ensure their data is accurate and dependable. They also need to prevent sensitive data being shared with large language models which may in turn share that data with unauthorised third parties.