The examples below demonstrate the breadth of experience within GIG and the ability of its members to support businesses at different stages of development. They encompass business consolidation, start-ups, renewable energy, technology, financial services, property and tourism, with investments across Ireland, the UK and the Caribbean.

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• Irish Flexible Packaging and Fispak: Co-investment by Eamon Farrell and Barry O’Brien, generating a 3.5-times return following the sale of both businesses to ProAmpac in 2021.

• Packaging Holdings: Co-founded by Barry O’Brien and Eamon Farrell, the company raised €40 million in debt and equity to acquire and combine ten established packaging businesses, creating a group generating over €60 million in annual revenue.

• ACEL Energy: Start-up investment by Paul McKenna and Barry O’Brien, generating an approximately ten-times return following the company’s sale to Entegro within four years.

• General Accident Insurance: Investment by David Staples and Barry O’Brien in partnership with General Accident Insurance Company (Jamaica) Limited, supporting the insurer’s entry into the Barbados market.

• SCG Growth Partners: Co-investment by Barry O’Brien and Gregory Rose in a high-potential financial-technology company developing digital solutions for banks, insurers and credit unions.

• Williams Renewable Energy: Development and financing of commercial solar PV projects through five successful issuances of certified green bonds under an initial award-winning BDS$40 million green-bond.

• Tay Lane Properties: Commercial property-development investment in West Dublin by Paul Murphy, Barry O’Brien and Eamon Farrell.

• ARGO Development Studio: An award-winning international architectural and digital-construction practice founded by David Campion, with Paul McKenna, David Staples and Barry O’Brien providing strategic support through its Advisory Board.

• Williams Caribbean Capital: A leading investment company co-founded by Barry O’Brien and chaired by David Staples, focused on renewable energy and private-investment opportunities across the Caribbean.

• Green Energy Park: Investment by David Staples and Barry O’Brien in a proposed US$150 million, 25 MW renewable-energy development integrating biomass and waste-to-energy generation in Barbados.

• VIP Attractions: Investment by Williams Caribbean Capital in a leading Jamaican tourism and airport-services business, with Barry O’Brien serving as a director and David Staples participating as an investor and shareholder.​​​​​​