Grattan Investment Group

Founders helping Founders

19 Grattan Street, Dublin 2, Ireland

Grattan Investment Group is a Dublin-based group of experienced business founders and CEOs who invest their own capital in established and growth-stage private businesses.

We work alongside founders and management teams, contributing strategic insight, operational experience and extensive networks to support sustainable, long-term growth

How Members Invest

GIG members invest their own capital across a range of carefully selected opportunities. Investments may be undertaken individually, alongside fellow GIG members, via co-owned investment companies or through GIG members individual investment companies.

Case Studies Investments by GIG members:

Irish Flexible Packaging and Fispak: Co-investment by Eamon Farrell and Barry O’Brien.
Packaging Holdings: Co-founded and invested in by Barry O’Brien, Eamon Farrell, Pat O’Reilly and Paul Murphy.
Acel Energy: Co-investment by Paul McKenna and Barry O’Brien.
General Accident Insurance. Co-investments by David Staples and Barry O’Brien.
SCG Growth Partners: Co-investment by Barry O’Brien and Gregory Rose.
Williams Renewable Energy. Co-investment including Barry O'Brien and David Staples
Tay Lane Properties: Co-investment by Paul Murphy, Barry O’Brien and Eamon Farrell.
Argo Development Studio. Founded and funded by David Campion with other GIG members as supporting directors.
Williams Caribbean Capital, WCC. Investment Company co-founded by Barry O'Brien, and chaired by David Stapleas
VIP Attractions. Co-investments involving David Staples and Barry O’Brien via WCC.

These investments demonstrate the strength of the members of GIG : Experienced business leaders combining their own capital, commercial expertise and relationships to pursue opportunities together. Members contribute more than funding, providing strategic guidance, governance experience and practical support to help businesses grow and create sustainable long-term value.

Investment Companies

GIG Capital Partners

GIG Capital Partners is an Ireland registered investment company established by members of the Grattan Investment Group. Its shareholders include Cloonmaan Limited, Kinspro Limited, Doha Holdings Limited and Readyabout Limited, represented by Directors Barry O’Brien, Seamus Collins, Paul McKenna and David Staples.

Cloonmaan Limited

Cloonmaan Limited is an investment vehicle of Barry O’Brien. It has co-invested in SCG Growth Partners alongside Gregory Rose, in Tay Lane Properties alongside fellow GIG members Paul Murphy and Eamon Farrell and in Acel Energy alongside Paul McKenna.

Kinspro Limited

Kinspro Limited is an investment vehicle of Seamus Collins. Kinspro is a founding shareholder of GIG Capital Partners. Seamus is the founder of a leading project management training company Velopi

Doha Holdings Limited

Doha Holdings Limited is an investment vehicle of Paul McKenna, founder and Chairman of the Mac Group. Doha has invested in businesses including eStars and Acel Energy.

Readyabout Limited

Readyabout Limited is an Irish investment vehicle of David Staples. David Staples is the Chairman and co-founder of Williams Caribbean Capital and Williams Renewable Energy.

Malcolm Holdings Limited

Malcolm Holdings Limited an investment vehicle of Gregory Rose, Chairman and Group Chief Executive Officer of Lynch Insurance Brokers. Malcolm Holdings has invested in SCG Growth Partners alongside Cloonmaan Limited.

Farrell Print & Packaging Consultants Limited

Farrell Print is the Irish investment vehicle of Eamon Farrell. It has co-invested in Tay Lane Properties with other GIG members

Peregrine North Limited

Penegrine North Limited is the investment vehicle of Stephen Bell.

Kiteford Consulting

Kiteford Consulting is an investment vehicle of Tom Carson

PVM Investments

PVM Investment is the investment vehicle of Paul Murphy, who is an investor into Packaging Holdings and Tay Lane