Profile
I am the Managing Partner of Clearwater International’s Irish business. As founders of this business, John Curtin and I joined up with Clearwater in October 2015 having traded as a boutique brand known as Core Corporate Finance over the previous year. Prior to this, I was Managing Director at Key Capital Corporate Finance in Dublin, where I worked for eight years.
I have 21 years’ experience as a corporate finance professional having originally qualified as a chartered accountant with PwC in 1997. At Clearwater, I lead our food & beverage team internationally. Our team in Ireland covers all sectors with a particular focus on food & beverage, TMT, industrials & chemicals and business services.
The deals I am most proud of are the sale of IT services business, Version1, where we advised the shareholders on the company’s sale to private equity firm, Volpi Capital in a €90m MBO, followed recently by the sale of telecommunications engineering business, KN Group to French-based Circet.
Since joining Clearwater, I try to lead by example and inspire our team to drive for excellence and high performance in everything we do. The strong results-oriented and personalised culture of our firm helps both retain and attract great talent. I enjoy working with highly ambitious entrepreneurs who are looking to develop their business internationally and use my experience gained over the past 21 years in navigating the optimal M&A process to help achieve their goals.
I have completed eleven transactions over the past three years at Clearwater with a combined deal value of c. €1bn.
Featured transactions
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Adviser to 2 Sisters Food Group on its sale of Green Isle Brands & Donegal Catch to An investor consortium supported by the Ireland Strategic Investment Fund
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Adviser to the key shareholders and management team of BHP Insurance on the sale of its not-for-profit business to a consortium advised by FinRes
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Adviser to KN Group on its merger with Circet Group
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Adviser to SONAS Bathrooms on receiving investment from MML Growth Capital Partners
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Adviser to Version 1 on its MBO supported by Volpi Capital
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Adviser to Espion Technology Distribution on its sale to DCC plc
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Adviser to A high net worth client on its acquisition of Windsor Fleet Management
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Adviser to WK Nowlan Reit Management Limited on its sale to Hibernia Reit PLC
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Adviser to Goldman Sachs and Carval Investors on its valuation of Irish trading businesses contained in a commercial loan portfolio
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Adviser to Thalgo Ireland on its sale to Pharmed Group
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Adviser to Killeen Group on its sale of Ballylinch Stud to American businessman John Malone
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