SharkPod #30 ”Helping SMEs Realise Their Full Potential” - Mark Flood Co-Founder of Renatus Capital Partners

2020-07-29

What is Up Shark Nation! This week we sat down with Co-founder and director of Renatus Capital Partners- Mark Flood. Renatus is a Private Equity Fund, founded 5 years ago and is focused on the SME sector in Ireland. In this episode we cover: 1. How coming form a Horse farming background helped shaped his early views on business. 2. How he became MD of the Racing post after being involved in the £170M take over there. 3. How he started Renatus Capital Partners and how t...

What is Up Shark Nation!

This week we sat down with Co-founder and director of Renatus Capital Partners- Mark Flood.

Renatus is a Private Equity Fund, founded 5 years ago and is focused on the SME sector in Ireland.

In this episode we cover:

1. How coming form a Horse farming background helped shaped his early views on business.

2. How he became MD of the Racing post after being involved in the £170M take over there.

3. How he started Renatus Capital Partners and how they raised their first €11 million from investors. (We also touch on a recent round of funding for an additional €35 Million)

4. We discuss their first investments. Specifically their first (Boojum) and second (Simtech Aviation).

5. We also talk a lot about the entrepreneurial spirit of the Irish people and how different forms of capital are necessary at different stages of the business.

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