Coolagad Capital invests in and operates established Irish businesses, enabling successful shareholder transitions
Our Approach
Discretion
The sale of a business is an enormously sensitive and personal decision. We operate with the strictest discretion and confidentiality.
The sales process can be delivered in a manner and timing to ensure that shareholders are comfortable and satisfied.
Operational
We are hands on operators, with extensive multi-sectoral experience, able to pick up the extensive and broad duties carried out by owner-operators. We work collaboratively with existing management, and can comfortably fill gaps in sales, operations, finance and any other functions.
Situational
We are focused on facilitating transactions in the following situations:
Ownership Transitions: We provide business owners with an opportunity to realise value in a flexible, transparent and sensitive manner.
Strategic Refresh: Coolagad can provide businesses with additional resources and capabilities during periods of significant growth, change or uncertainty.
Investment Criteria
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Our core focus is on profitable businesses with revenue in excess of €10M, but we are interested in discussing any special situations or sound businesses that do not perfectly meet our criteria. We have a significant network or financial investors for larger businesses.
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Our particular focus is on businesses with a defensible niche, operating in a fragmented industry, with scope for significant growth and development.
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A key criteria is a strong, diversified customer base with minimal concentration and good future growth prospects
About Coolagad
Coolagad Capital was established in 2024 in order to facilitate both financial and management investment in growth businesses. Most recently, Brian led a number of diversified businesses for a financial investor, with collective turnover in excess of €120M. These businesses included operations in the UK, Norway, the Netherlands and Spain, encompassing sectors such as print, packaging, marketing solutions and promotional products. This project included sourcing and completing the successful acquisition and integration of a number of different businesses, from family-owned SMEs to corporate carve-outs, in both special and conventional situations.
Brian began his career with a number of sales, operations, finance and general management positions with the Smurfit Kappa Group. This culminated in P&L responsibility for a significant UK & Ireland specialist business. During his time with Smurfit Kappa, he lived and worked in England, Wales, the Netherlands as well as Ireland (North and South). Brian is a fellow of the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants, and holds masters and undergraduate business qualifications from Trinity College Dublin and University College Dublin, as well as various executive education qualifications.
Brian lives in Co. Wicklow with his wife and two young children.
Brian is supported by a number of active and experienced investors, who have significant experience owning and operating businesses in Ireland and the UK.
