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The mad money bags at Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) have announced they will be throwing an additional $100m at Ireland's Strategic Investment Fund, doubling the bank's involvement in the nation's tech sector. SVB pledged its first $100m, to be paid over a five year period, back in 2012. While not notably different from most …

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  1. Anonymous Coward
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    DeLorean...

    ...part 2?

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  2. Crazy Operations Guy

    Investment or bribe?

    This sounds more like its a bribe to keep allowing Silicon Valley to launder money through Ireland and pay less than 1% tax in the countries they actually operate.

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    1. Mark 85
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      Re: Investment or bribe?

      It could also just be a good way to hide some cash... and after re-reading article.. maybe get some directorships on some of these company boards. Active investors but quiet ones for now.

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  3. Barry Mahon

    Any more sour grapes?

    I note the piece is unsigned, why?

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  4. Anonymous Coward
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    Photo at top

    Cannot possibly be Ireland as it has sunshine

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    1. Ken 16 Silver badge
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      Ireland has sunshine

      only a few days ago brilliant sunshine coincided with hail showers, I've seen sunshine with snow, rain and once with fog. What we seldom have is unbroken sunshine but it takes a fraction of a second to take a photo like that one.

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  5. LaFin

    and a fancy new pipe to boot

    and given that the new Hibernian cable is now active, Ireland has access to the latest super fast connection to the US financial markets to kick start "computerized" trading.......

    http://www.hibernianetworks.com/hibernia_express_/

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  6. M Neligan

    interVENing

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