Development Capital

We can tailor our investment instruments to the specific needs of the business/growth opportunity and can invest by way of equity, quasi equity or debt

• Minority Investor We invest between €2 million and €12 million for a 5-year investment term typically in return for minority stakes in the business

We invest between €2 million and €12 million for a 5-year investment term typically in return for minority stakes in the business

As an investor, we partner with management teams to support and help them accelerate their growth strategies Examples of the growth strategies that we support include:

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We back ambitious SME management teams that have identified significant growth opportunities and need funding to accelerate or unlock Along with funding, we bring collective knowledge, experience and support to help maximise the growth potential Please click below to see examples of investments completed by the Development Capital team

• 10th October 2022 Development Capital makes significant investment in Wogan Build Centre Limited VIEW MORE Development Capital makes significant investment in Wogan Build Centre Limited
• 23rd May 2022 Development Capital Appoint Fran Stafford as New Investment Director VIEW MORE Development Capital Appoint Fran Stafford as New Investment Director
• 6th May 2022 Development Capital Fund Assessing New Investment Opportunities Following Seventh Exit Through Sale of Obelisk VIEW MORE Development Capital Fund Assessing New Investment Opportunities Following Seventh Exit Through Sale of Obelisk
• 5th November 2021 Biavast & Development Capital to acquire Nomadic Dairy from Donegal Investment Group plc VIEW MORE Biavast & Development Capital to acquire Nomadic Dairy from Donegal Investment Group plc
• 7th July 2021 Development Capital Fund II announces first investment VIEW MORE Development Capital Fund II announces first investment
• 16th March 2021 BDO Development Capital Fund exits Perigord VIEW MORE BDO Development Capital Fund exits Perigord

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We believe that responsible and effective investing drives value in our portfolio companies and for the investors who back us.

We work with our portfolio companies to manage ESG issues Our ESG policy is fully integrated across our entire investment process This means we assess businesses even before investing to be assured they will be a good fit for us with all investments subject to ESG diligence This helps identify any potential material issues, which are assigned specific management actions to be incorporated into the post investment plan Post-investment, our engagement with our portfolio companies is ongoing and allow us to understand their needs, support the management of their ESG issues and identify and share good practice examples across our portfolio