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CAPITAL INVESTOR MARKET
DEBT FUNDING DEAL OF THE YEAR > €10M
Bank of Ireland
Corporate Banking
Funding of Mail Metrics
strategic acquisition of Adare SEC
Belfast City Airport financing package
DunPort Capital Management
Funding Bellew Electrical
IBI Corporate Finance powered by DC Advisory Greencore Group refinancing powered by
CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE IN THE IRISH PRIVATE EQUITY AND VENTURE
CAPITAL INVESTOR MARKET
INTERNATIONAL PE INVESTMENT IN IRISH COMPANY DEAL OF THE YEAR
Axiom Equity Investment in AccountsIQ
Deloitte Ireland LLP Schivo Medical investment by Five Arrows
Kennet Partners Investment in Screendragon
Matheson LLP
Macquarie Capital acquisition of Viatel
EQT Private Equity Investment in AMCS by EQT Private Equity, advised by The Maples Group
CORPORATE LAW FIRM OF THE YEAR
Addleshaw Goddard (Ireland)
Dillon Eustace LLP
Browne Jacobson
Crowley Millar Solicitors LLP
Flynn O'Driscoll
McCann FitzGerald LLP
Philip Lee LLP
Taylor Wessing Ireland LLP
Pinsent Masons
Squire Patton Boggs
The Maples Group
Whitney Moore LLP
CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE IN THE
IRISH PRIVATE EQUITY AND VENTURE
CAPITAL INVESTOR MARKET
DEAL OF THE YEAR (€2.5M-€10M)
Management
Azets/ Goodbody EIIS Funds Investment in the Revive Group
Business Venture Partners Investment in Carbon AMS
Business Growth Fund Investment in Eventmaster
Business Venture Partners Investment in Novus Diagnostics
Business Growth Fund Investment in Ocean Crest Marine
Development Capital Investment in Buttimer Engineering
Development Capital Investment in Zartis
Salica Investments Investment in Evercam
Foresight Group Investment in DP Medical
Foresight Group Investment in Scorebuddy
CELEBRATING
CAPITAL INVESTOR MARKET
DUE DILIGENCE TEAM OF THE YEAR
Azets Ireland
BDO
KPMG Ireland
RSM Ireland
EY
SPONSORED BY
CELEBRATING EXCELLENCE IN THE IRISH PRIVATE EQUITY AND VENTURE
CAPITAL INVESTOR MARKET
PORTFOLIO DEAL OF THE YEAR
August Equity LLP
AAB acquisition of Ormbsy & Rhodes, backed by August Equity
Business Growth Fund
Tigers Childcare acquisitions, backed by BGF
Erisbeg Exit of Medray Imaging Systems
Matheson LLP
SonarSource SA acquisition of Headway Software Technologies
Waterland Private Equity Ireland
Acquisition of Safety Tech Fire by Writech Group, backed by Waterland Private Equity
MML Growth Capital Partners Ireland
MML exit of Kyte Powertech
Renatus Capital Partners Exit of CRS Group
IRISH VC HOUSE OF THE YEAR
Winner to be announced on the night
IRISH PRIVATE EQUITY HOUSE OF THE YEAR
Winner to be announced on the night
THANK YOU TO OUR JUDGES
A sincere thank you to our panel of judges for their time, expertise and thoughtful evaluation of this year’s submissions. The rigour and professionalism they brought to the process have been instrumental in maintaining the credibility and prestige of the Irish Investor Awards.
Their collective insights not only shaped this year’s shortlist but also reinforced the awards’ standing within Ireland’s private equity and venture capital community.
We are grateful for your commitment in helping us recognise and celebrate excellence in investment. Wishing everyone a fantastic evening as we honour the achievements of Ireland’s investor community and their advisory partners.
John Bowe
Corporate Finance Partner Forvis Mazars
2025 IRISH INVESTOR AWARDS JUDGING PANEL
Andy McCue
Non-Executive Director, ex CEO Paddy Power
Bryan Bourke Chairman of AirNav Ireland, former Managing Partner William Fry
Cathal Friel
Chairman and Co-Founder, European Green Transition plc
Cathy Bryce
Managing Director, AIB Capital Markets
David Menton Co-Founder & Managing Partner, Synova
David Walsh Chairman, Halocare, Previous Co-Founder and Group CEO, Netwatch
Edel Creely
Non-Executive Chair, Ex CEO Trilogy Technologies
Eimear Moloney Non Executive Director, ex Zurich Life Assurance plc, NED of Kingspan plc
