The Celtic reconquest

摘要

He was once a Dublin tax inspector. These days Derek Quinlan runs a multinational property group. Financed by private investors, Quinlan Private last year beat off rivals to buy four of London's grandest hotels. This week it seized another slice of London's grandest commercial property. And its excursions abroad are not confined to Britain. Nor is it alone: Irish financiers are buying into Britain and mainland Europe.