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Below is a list of the Directors of the Manager who are responsible for the operation of the Fund in determining how the Subscription Monies should be invested or otherwise dealt with:
Tony Garry is a former Director and CEO of Davy. Tony graduated from UCD with a BComm. in 1975 and an MBS in 1977. He began his career in the Department of Labour, later moving to the Central Bank of Ireland. In 1975, he left the public service and moved to Allied Irish Investment Bank, becoming an Associate Director in 1976. He joined Davy in 1979 and was appointed CEO in 1994. He led the team which completed the management buyout from Bank of Ireland in October 2006. Having served as CEO for over 20 years he retired from this role in March 2015.
Ivan Murphy is Head of Corporate Finance at Davy having joined in 1991. Since then he has been involved in advising many of Ireland's leading public and private companies on a range of transactions including flotation’s, secondary fundraisings and mergers and acquisitions. He has 30 years’ experience in corporate finance having previously worked with Kleinwort Benson, London. He is an honours economics graduate of UCD and a Fellow of The Chartered Institute for Securities & Investment.
Sinead Heaney is a Partner in the Corporate Investment & Business Advisory Department of BDO. Sinead has considerable experience in structuring BES/EII Scheme investments. She also has extensive experience working with small, medium and large privately owned businesses in both developing and achieving their strategic plans. Furthermore, she is a director of Development Capital, the Manager of The BDO Development Capital Fund. Sinead is a Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland.
David McCormick is a Partner in BDO and Heads up the Corporate Secretarial Department, which specialises in the development and administration of corporate structures. A Fellow of the Institute of Chartered Secretaries and Administrators, David is a Director of Development Capital as well as a number of retailers and property investment funds. David has also served as Company Secretary to a FTSE250 listed entity.
Richard Kinsella is a Director of Davy Private Clients. He specialises in developing and advising on financial and investment strategies for private clients, in particular for professionals and senior executives. Richard holds an MBA (Hons.) from UCD Michael Smurfit School of Business, is a Qualified Financial Advisor and a Registered Representative of the Irish Stock Exchange.
Andrew Bourg is a Partner in the Corporate Investment & Business Advisory Department of BDO and is commercially focused with a wide breadth of experience in scaling, growing and internationalising SME’s on both an organic and acquisitive basis. Andrew has significant experience investing capital and working with SME’s across a range of industries to assist them accelerate and achieve their growth plans.
BES Management DAC is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. BES Management DAC is a joint venture company owned by Davy and BDO. J&E Davy, trading as Davy, is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland.
Davy is a member of the Irish Stock Exchange and the London Stock Exchange. BDO is authorised to carry on investment business in the Republic of Ireland by the Institute of Chartered Accountants in Ireland.
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Investors wishing to receive information in relation to The Davy EII Tax Relief Fund, please contact us on 01 4700455 or email besinfo@bes.ie
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