COVID-19
Research and Insights, Market Bulletin January 2021
M&A Tracker Q4 and Full Year 2020
Investec Europe wins Global Finance’s ‘Best Foreign Exchange Provider in Ireland 2021’
Investec Europe Ltd, Credit Union Newsletter, Q4 2020
Eamonn Franklin interview, 8 West Consulting is pivoting to a bigger mission: saving lives
Martin McVicar interview as he plots more expansion for Combilift
Investec Private Client Lending Residential Update
Investec Corporate Finance Wins at the Finance Dublin ‘Deals of the Year’ Awards
COVID-19
Update 5 January 2021 Investec is open for business and we are working in partnership with our clients in these challenging times.
With the increased restrictions in Ireland to Level 5, our first priority is to ensure the safety and wellbeing of both our staff and clients.
We understand the challenges that COVID-19 has put on many of our clients and we want to assure all our clients that we are open for business and are ensuring continuity of service through a combination of both remote working and a limited number of staff performing key functions from our offices at the Harcourt Building in Dublin and Albert Quay in Cork. Unfortunately due to social distancing and increased restrictive measures in place adhering to current Government guidelines we are not in a position to welcome our clients to our offices.
Should any client wish to discuss their particular circumstances please contact your Investec Ireland relationship manager in the usual manner by phone or email.
Investec’s primary contact telephone number (01) 421 0000 is fully operational Monday to Friday from the hours of 9:00am to 5:00pm.
Please keep safe and take care.
Michael Cullen
CEO Investec Ireland
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Research and Insights, Market Bulletin January 2021
There is very much a forward-looking theme to our first Market Bulletin of 2021. We highlight five things to look out for in the Irish economy this year, including a potential resurgence in property prices and a strong domestic recovery, albeit one that may be slower to arrive than in the UK. We round-up events in the Irish M&A market last year, courtesy of Investec Corporate Finance, and assess market conditions for the year ahead. Investec Treasury looks at what has been behind the recent strength in Sterling as well as taking on some oil market crystal ball-gazing.
M&A Tracker Q4 and Full Year 2020
Review of Irish trade sales, buyouts and acquisitions Q4 and Full Year 2020
Investec Europe wins Global Finance’s ‘Best Foreign Exchange Provider in Ireland 2021’
Reputation built on Performance Investec Europe wins Global Finance’s ‘Best Foreign Exchange Provider in Ireland 2021’. We are incredibly proud to have won this award for the third year in a row. To be recognised by the industry like this is incredibly humbling. Our clients are key to Investec Europe and we remain committed to providing our customers with excellent service, key expertise gained through our international reach and security of relationship through balance sheet strength. Aisling Dodgson – Head of Treasury Products and Distribution. We are thrilled to have secured our ‘3 in a row’ hat-trick of wins for being Ireland’s ‘Best Foreign Exchange Provider in Ireland 2021’. The impact of the pandemic has been challenging and to win this award in such a difficult environment makes it extra special. ‘If you can’t fly then run, if you can’t run then walk, if you can’t walk then crawl, but whatever you do you have to keep moving forward’. Mark O’Brien – Head of Foreign Exchange.
Investec Europe Ltd, Credit Union Newsletter, Q4 2020
Investec Europe Ltd, Credit Union Newsletter, Q4 2020
We are delighted to launch our latest Credit Union newsletter for Q4. In it, our chief economist Ronan Dunphy takes a look at the prevailing trends in the Irish Economy, the financial sector, and investment markets. The impact of Covid and return to lockdown continue to have a major impact, but rising hope of a vaccine or vaccines becoming available early next year, along with a resolution of the uncertainty around the US presidential election have served to boost investor (and overall) sentiment. Our head trader Justin Doyle also gives his view on markets which unfortunately doesn’t see any end to the low interest rate environment prevailing in the Eurozone at the moment. Our Compliance team take another look at legislation heading our direction down the line, this time the “SEAR”. Finally, we take a look at the success of the 20x20 initiative, a campaign which Investec have been very proud to support over the past 2 years. Aimed at boosting participation in, coverage of, and attendance at women’s sporting events by the end of 2020, the initiative has been a great success and is now looking to continue to promote equality in women’s sport beyond 2020.
If you have any questions, or would like to discuss anything in this quarters update, please don’t hesitate to contact your relationship manager.
Eamonn Franklin interview, 8 West Consulting is pivoting to a bigger mission: saving lives
This interview with Eamonn Franklin co-CEO of 8 West Consulting is supported by Investec in partnership with The Currency. It is part of a series to highlight the resilience of Irish businesses in turbulent times.
Martin McVicar interview as he plots more expansion for Combilift
This interview with Martin McVicar of Combilift is supported by Investec in partnership with The Currency. It is part of a series to highlight the resilience of Irish businesses in turbulent times.
Investec Private Client Lending Residential Update
Resilient is perhaps the word that best describes how the housing market has fared during the pandemic so far. Despite predictions of a significant fall in residential property values, there has been little obvious impact on pricing to date.
In our Investec Private Client Lending Residential Update we cover the following topics:
- Residential prices not significantly affected by the pandemic
- Resilience of rental market reflects supply-demand dynamics
- Mortgage drawdown volume were encouraging in Q2
- New housing completions have so far held up better than feared
Investec Corporate Finance Wins at the Finance Dublin ‘Deals of the Year’ Awards
Investec Corporate Finance, a leading provider of corporate advice on M&A and Funding to Irish Corporates, is proud to have advised on four winning deals in the recently published Finance Dublin ‘Deals of the Year’ awards.
The four winning deals were ATA (Acquisition Funding), Silver Hill Farm (Private M&A), Green Isle Brands (Agri-Food M&A) and IRES REIT plc (Equity Raise).
In addition, two further transactions on which we advised were also included on the shortlist for the awards, Yew Grove REIT plc 100m placing programme & initial placing and Mainstream Renewable Power’s share placing & fundraising.
These transactions highlight our strong track record in advising on successful transactions in the Irish market.
Regulatory Status
Investec Europe Limited trading as Investec Europe is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. Registered in Ireland Number 222173. Registered office The Harcourt Building, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2, D02 F721.
Investec Private Finance Ireland Limited trading as Investec is regulated by the Central Bank of Ireland. Registered in Ireland Number 222489.Registered office The Harcourt Building, Harcourt Street, Dublin 2, D02 F721.