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London Breakfast Briefing 2015

February 26, 2015

William Fry hosts ‘Investing in Ireland conference at the Shard’

The availability of value assets continues to ensure Ireland’s attractiveness as an investment destination

Over 100 senior business leaders from the financial services and asset management community in Ireland, the UK and North America attended a breakfast briefing on Thursday, 26th February at the Shard in London. Hosted by leading law firm William Fry, attendees heard from Ireland’s Minister for Finance, Michael Noonan why Ireland remains one of the best small countries to do business in.

Panelists included Irish Ambassador to Great Britain, Dan Mulhall; Digicel Chairman, Denis O’Brien; Liam Strong, CEO of Cerberus European Capital Advisors; Tadhg Flood, Global Co-Head, Financial Institutions Group Deutsche Bank; and Donal O’Mahony, Global Strategist, Davy.  The panel discussion was chaired by Eavan Saunders, Corporate Partner at William Fry.

As part of the event, attendees participated in a live interactive voting session where questions around Ireland’s viability as an investment destination were posed, noteworthy results included: