Neill Hughes
neill@flpartners.ie
t: +353 (0)86 806 8888
Neill Hughes is a co-founder of FL Partners, a Dublin-based private equity firm. He is Co-Chairman and a significant investor in the Racing Post (www.racingpost.com), Kaymed (www.kaymedworld.com), ATA Group (www.atagroup.ie) and Sunseeker International (www.sunseeker.com), the world's largest privately-owned luxury yacht builder. He is also a non-executive director of ISM, the UK-based international sports management company.
Neill studied law at Queen’s University, Belfast and then completed a Masters Degree in European Business Law in the University of Amsterdam. He joined Ulster Investment Bank in 1990 and then moved to GE Capital Woodchester before being appointed Director, AIB Capital Markets in 1998. While at GE, Neill additionally completed an International MBA. From 2000 to 2004 Neill was Chief Executive Officer of Island Capital Limited, an in-house corporate finance resource and investment fund for Denis O'Brien, one of Ireland's most successful entrepreneurs. During this time, Neill led the fund-raising strategy for the growth of Digicel - the highly successful Caribbean mobile operation - as well as managing Mr O'Brien's investments in a range of technology companies such as Norkom (now floated / sold to BAE), Eontec (sold to Siebel Systems) and ServeCast (sold to Level 3).
While at Island Capital, Neill also completed a number of significant public and private transactions, including the take-private of PGA European Tour Courses plc and the purchase with management of Sita Environmental's Irish businesses; he additionally structured the equity finance for e-Island's €3.2billion public offer for Eircom, Ireland's fixed line telecoms provider. Immediately prior to setting up FL Partners, Neill was a Director of IBI Corporate Finance where he completed a number of significant transactions including the reverse takeover of Netilla Networks by AEP, the secondary buyout of CR2, and the sales of Conduit to Infonxx / Investcorp, Eason Electronic to Alphyra, and Portmarnock Links to Capel Developments.
neill@flpartners.ie
t: +353 (0)86 806 8888
Neill Hughes is a co-founder of FL Partners, a Dublin-based private equity firm. He is Co-Chairman and a significant investor in the Racing Post (www.racingpost.com), Kaymed (www.kaymedworld.com), ATA Group (www.atagroup.ie) and Sunseeker International (www.sunseeker.com), the world's largest privately-owned luxury yacht builder. He is also a non-executive director of ISM, the UK-based international sports management company.
Neill studied law at Queen’s University, Belfast and then completed a Masters Degree in European Business Law in the University of Amsterdam. He joined Ulster Investment Bank in 1990 and then moved to GE Capital Woodchester before being appointed Director, AIB Capital Markets in 1998. While at GE, Neill additionally completed an International MBA. From 2000 to 2004 Neill was Chief Executive Officer of Island Capital Limited, an in-house corporate finance resource and investment fund for Denis O'Brien, one of Ireland's most successful entrepreneurs. During this time, Neill led the fund-raising strategy for the growth of Digicel - the highly successful Caribbean mobile operation - as well as managing Mr O'Brien's investments in a range of technology companies such as Norkom (now floated / sold to BAE), Eontec (sold to Siebel Systems) and ServeCast (sold to Level 3).
While at Island Capital, Neill also completed a number of significant public and private transactions, including the take-private of PGA European Tour Courses plc and the purchase with management of Sita Environmental's Irish businesses; he additionally structured the equity finance for e-Island's €3.2billion public offer for Eircom, Ireland's fixed line telecoms provider. Immediately prior to setting up FL Partners, Neill was a Director of IBI Corporate Finance where he completed a number of significant transactions including the reverse takeover of Netilla Networks by AEP, the secondary buyout of CR2, and the sales of Conduit to Infonxx / Investcorp, Eason Electronic to Alphyra, and Portmarnock Links to Capel Developments.