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Michael Smurfit

An Irish Launch On Wall Street

By Niall O’Dowd, Founding Publisher
July/August 1994

July 30, 1994 by Leave a Comment

The Jefferson Smurfit Group, Ireland's largest company, successfully launched its U.S. subsidiary on the New York Stock Exchange recently, despite widespread jitters about new offerings on Wall Street. Niall O'Dowd interviews company Chairman and Chief Executive Michael Smurfit. Going public on the New York Stock Exchange is a little like watching your children being born -- … [Read more...] about An Irish Launch On Wall Street

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