Advised Bounce Insights, an AI-powered market research platform, on its $4.5 million fundraising in November 2024. Led by Act Venture Capital, the round was also backed by Irrus Investments, Enterprise Ireland, Digital Irish Ventures, lan Kiernan, Paul Gannon and some existing shareholders.
Advised Slicey Pizza on its fundraise from a consortium of private investors in October 2024. Founded by experienced food industry entrepreneurs, Slicey is the world’s first airfryer pizza brand and has secured several deals with major multiples.
Advised BCS Xpress, an Irish logistics and supply chain solutions business, on the trade sale of the company to Neele-Vat in September 2024. Neele-Vat is a global logistics service provider located in the Netherlands.
Advised the McNally Group, a premium kitchen company, on the trade sale of the company to Nobilia in July 2024. Based in Germany, Nobilia is one of Europe’s largest kitchen and bathroom furniture manufacturers, with annual turnover of €1.7 billion.
Advised the management and shareholders of Unmade, a UK clothing software scale-up, on the sale of their shareholdings to Hi-Tech Apparel in July 2024. Thailand-based Hi-Tech Apparel supplies some of the world’s biggest sports brands, generating over $300 million in annual sales.
Advised the management and shareholders of Newport Brands on their acquisition of the soft drinks division of C&C Group, as part of an MBO in May 2024. The division includes the well-known Tipperary Water and Finches brands and distribution agreements for Boost Energy and Fentimans beverages.
Advised Action24, a leading monitored security business, on its €3 million follow-on investment from BGF in April 2024. The investment by BGF, an equity investor in SMEs, facilitates the continued expansion of Action24, which serves tens of thousands of household and business customers.
Advised the management and shareholders of Vromo, a delivery software provider, on the trade sale of the company to Inspire Brands in February 2024. Inspire Brands owns brands including Dunkin’ Donuts and is the one of the world’s biggest restaurant groups, with almost 33,000 premises in its network.
Advised CitySwift, a developer of intelligent transportation data software, on its €7 million funding round to support its expansion plans in January 2024. The round was led by new investor Gresham House Ventures, supported by existing investors including Act Venture Capital, Irelandia Investments and the Western Development Commission.
Advised Moby Bikes, a bike-sharing and mobility solutions business, on its follow-on equity fundraise in January 2024. Since launching in Ireland in 2019, Moby has expanded to multiple locations in Ireland, the UK, Europe and the US.
Advised Action24, a leading monitored alarm company, on its acquisition of Smartzone Alarms in November 2023. Backed by BGF, a UK and Ireland growth capital fund, Action24 has expanded significantly through a combination of acquisitions and organic growth.
Advised BeyondBMI, an Irish medical technology start-up, on its €1 million seed funding round in October 2023. The investment, led by private investors and Enterprise Ireland, will fund the development and expansion of BeyondBMI’s services and technology.
Advised Dimply, an Irish fintech start-up, on its €1.5 million follow-on funding round in November 2023. Dimply’s technology enables financial services providers to deliver data-enriched, intelligent digital experiences to empower their customers financially.
Advised Novablocks on its equity fundraise in September 2023. The investment was led by Delta Partners, a long-standing investor in foundation-stage start-ups, and Elkstone, the Irish investment house.
Advised Qstream, a US-Irish developer of enterprise microlearning solutions, in securing a revenue-based financing facility in August 2023. Qstream is backed by investors including Frontline Ventures, Polaris Partners, Launchpad Venture Group, Excel Venture Management and Delta Partners.
Advised the management and shareholders of Kaizen Energy on the sale of their shares to PrepayPower Group in March 2023. Kaizen Energy was founded in 2013 and specialises in the operation and management of community and district heating schemes.
Advised Moby Bikes, a bike-sharing and mobility business, on its €4 million pre Series A equity fundraise in March 2023. The investment was led by Selenean Capital, with participation from private investors and experienced technology entrepreneurs.
Advised BeyondBMI, an Irish medical technology start-up, on its pre-seed fundraising from private investors in December 2022. A spin-out from University College Dublin (UCD), BeyondBMI is focused on addressing obesity through personalised medical interventions.
Advised PepTalk, the developer of the world’s first Team Experience platform, on its strategic fundraise in November 2022. The funding round supports an international expansion and was led by VentureWave Capital, an impact investment fund headquartered in Ireland.
Advised the management and shareholders of Evercam, a provider of construction camera software, on its €8.9 million fundraising in October 2022. The round was led by Richard Hayes, Calista Direct Investors S.A. (EuroBIM) and Eoghan Quigley, supported by new and existing investors.
Advised Asset Class, an investor lifecycle management platform business, on its $11.6 million Series A funding in July 2022. The investment was led by Canapi Ventures, with new and existing investors including Live Oak Ventures, Plexus Capital and Total Technology Ventures.
Advised Dimply, an Irish fintech start-up, on its seed funding round in March 2022 and a follow-on seed-plus fundraising. Founded in 2020, Dimply helps financial services companies reach their customers using an intelligent experience and engagement platform.
Advised the management and shareholders of Masabi, a fare payments and transport ticketing technology business, on its strategic growth investment from Accel-KKR in March 2022. Accel-KKR is leading technology-focused private equity firm focused on middle-market companies globally.
Advised the management and shareholders of OpenBack, a Dublin-based mobile software start-up, on the sale of their shareholding to X (formerly Twitter) in March 2022. Founded in 2016, OpenBack developed pioneering technology to improve push notifications on mobile devices.
Advised the management and shareholders of Robotify, a pioneering edtech company, on its sale to US-based Imagine Learning in November 2021. Robotify was founded in 2015 to teach students to code using robots and simulation, while Imagine Learning creates digital curriculum and assessment solutions.
Advised the management and shareholders of Chasing Returns, an Irish fintech company, on the sale of their shareholdings to Nasdaq-listed StoneX in August 2021. Chasing Returns develops behavioural science software to track the actions of day traders and provide actionable feedback.
Advised the management and shareholders of Spirable, a creative performance platform for the creation and distribution of content, on the sale of their shares to Genius Sports in August 2021. Listed on the NYSE, Genius Sports specialises in sports data technology and management.
Advised the management and shareholders of Boxever, a SaaS-based customer data platform company, on the sale of their shareholdings to Sitecore in March 2021. Headquartered in San Francisco, Sitecore is a global leader in digital experience management software.
Advised Accelerated Payments, a global invoice finance provider, in securing a €20 million senior debt line financing in October 2020. The financing, arranged by UK asset manager Channel Capital Advisors, allowed Accelerated Payments to grow its loan book and expand its business.
Advised Action24, a monitored security company, on its €3.6 million investment from BGF, a state-backed growth capital fund, in June 2020, and subsequent acquisition of Wilsons Security. BGF acquired a minority stake in Action24, which has a diversified security offering across the domestic and commercial markets.
Advised the management and shareholders of Voysis, a voice recognition technology company, on its acquisition by Apple in April 2020. Voysis develops technology that helps digital assistants to better understand natural language, a key innovation area for Apple.
Advised the management and shareholders of Learnosity, a Dublin-based edtech company, on the sale of their shareholding to Battery Ventures in May 2018. The investment by Battery Ventures, a global tech-focused investment firm, facilitated the expansion of Learnosity’s SaaS digital learning technology.
