Business & Finance

Business & Finance (sometimes B&F) is an Irish business magazine published by Catalyst Media, that was established by Hugh McLaughlin in September 1964.[1] It provides news, comment, and analysis on Irish and international news stories. The readership consists of business professionals, including senior level business leaders such as CEOs and heads of functions. It was a sister title to investigative news magazine Magill, which closed in 2009.

Business & Finance
EditorSarah Freeman
CategoriesBusiness magazine
FrequencyFortnightly
FounderHugh McLaughlin
FoundedSeptember 1964
CompanyCatalyst Media Group
CountryIreland
LanguageEnglish
Websitebusinessandfinance.com
ISSN0007-6473

History and circulation

The magazine has been published continually since its foundation in 1964. At the beginning of the 2000s the magazine was published on a weekly basis.[2] Its parent company was Belenos Publications, which acquired the magazine in 2001.[2] It is currently published by Catalyst Media, owners of Dublin Tech Summit.

From 2008 to 2012, Business & Finance was edited by John Walsh,[3] who took over after the departure of controversial economist Constantin Gurdgiev.[4] Under Walsh's tenure, contributors included Richard Delevan, Gavin Miller, Nicole Matthews, Sarah Gilmartin and teic.ie editor Adam Maguire.

The magazine claimed a readership of over 55,100 and a bi-weekly circulation, according to an ABC circulated audit, of 15,767 for the period 1 July to 31 December 2008.[5]

Other titles

Other publications include Top 1000 Companies in Ireland, Who's Who in Irish Business, Life Sciences Review and Green Business.

Other company operations

Business & Finance Media Group have an Events Division, which manages several awards and events including the Business & Finance US Business Awards, Business & Finance Awards, Golden Spider Awards, the International Financial Services Summit.[6] In 2009 it also launched the inaugural Business & Finance Asia Pacific/Ireland awards. Also in the portfolio is the Top 1000 Companies in Ireland Database and a real-time online news portal.[7]

Controversy

Moranna Ltd., the company previously publishing Business & Finance, folded in early 2011 owing more than €500,000.[8] A new debt-free company was then established to continue publishing the magazine.

Notes
  1. Hugh McLaughlin (1918 - 2006) Europe Intelligence Wire, 12 January 2006
  2. Arthur Beesley (21 December 2001). "Jobs may go as 'Business & Finance' fetches £1m". The Irish Times. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
  3. Contact us Archived 21 February 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  4. Judges bios Archived 8 August 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  5. About us Archived 1 September 2009 at the Wayback Machine
  6. Business & Finance And KPMG To Recognise Excellence In Irish Business Europe Intelligence Wire, 7 October 2004
  7. "Business & Finance". Archived from the original on 1 October 2016. Retrieved 26 October 2019.
  8. Madden, Caroline (12 January 2012). "Former 'BF' publisher ceased trading with debts of €500,000". The Irish Times. Retrieved 30 August 2021.

References
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