Ventures

Ed is part of the Clients team at Elkstone. Having qualified with a Business Studies degree from The University of Limerick, he went on to work in PwC, where he qualified as a Chartered Accountant, and then Irish Life, where he completed his QFA Examinations. Prior to joining Elkstone, he worked as an International Financial Consultant in Dubai.

Conor is a Partner on our Ventures team. Conor’s background is in Corporate Finance and Investment Management with over 20 years’ experience working with owner-managed, entrepreneurial companies. In recent years he has been directly involved in more than €40m of investment in Irish SMEs.

Tomás is as Investment Manager enabling the development of our Portfolio companies. Tomás has over 20 years experience in a number of roles across Corporate Finance, Research, Investor Relations and Corporate Development with organisations such as Davy and Horizon Technology plc.

Anne is an Executive Assistant. She brings extensive experience gained from previous roles with Opsona Therapeutics, the Irish Medical Council and Diageo.

Hayley supports the Chief Commercial Officer in Elkstone. She is qualified as a lawyer in Spain. She holds a Bachelor Degree in Law and a Masters in International Business Law both from Complutense University of Madrid.

Suzie Connor is an Executive Assistant with Elkstone. She previously worked with a Family Office in London arranging real estate finance for clients primarily from India, Singapore and Hong Kong.

Eileen is Head of Marketing with responsibility for Marketing Communications, Brand Management, and Events at Elkstone. Eileen has over 15 years’ senior marketing  experience, predominantly in commercial property and professional services firms. She previously held roles with Grant Thornton, JLL, Unilever and Danone.

Paul is a Portfolio Manager with Elkstone Private. He has over 30 years direct portfolio management experience in global Equity and Fixed Income markets using a fundamental and valuation based investment approach for mutual fund and institutional mandates.

Tanner is the Executive Assistant to Alan Merriman, Executive Chairman at Elkstone. He previously worked in KPMG’s Transaction Services department, where he qualified as a chartered accountant. Tanner holds a Masters in Accounting from Michael Smurfit Business School and a Bachelor of Commerce from UCD.

Yura works with the Venture team at Elkstone since studying Business Economic and Social Studies at Trinity College Dublin. He currently leads a Fintech project at Elkstone.

Ruth is a member of the Clients team at Elkstone. She has over 15 years’ experience working in the Private Client and Wealth Management area in Deloitte amongst other firms. Ruth holds a BComm from University College Galway, is a Chartered Tax Advisor (Associate of the Irish Taxation Institute), and is a Qualified Financial Advisor (QFA).

Paddy is a member of the Venture team. He joined Elkstone on graduating from UCD with a Bachelor of Commerce.

Gill supports the Venture team at Elkstone. Previously she held the position of Community Manager at Iconic Offices in Dublin, and Brand Manager with Clarins. She holds a Bachelor’s Degree in Business Administration, Management and Operations from the National College of Ireland.

David McGoldrick has over 15 years experience across Investment and Development Property based debt/equity funded transaction both in Ireland and internationally.

Mike Perrick is our Clients Acquisition Manager. He has significant experience in institutional and corporate sales within the financial services sector.

Chris is Independent Director and Chairman of Elkstone Private and has a track record of investment management stretching over 47 years.  Chris was formerly CIO with Bank of Ireland Asset Management (BIAM).

Stephen’s is a Client Account Manager that has over twenty years experience in the financial markets including institutional research, client fund management and private equity.