The Goodbody 2015 EIIS Fund invested in The Shed Distillery of PJ Rigney in Drumshanbo, County Leitrim. The distillery, the first in Connacht in over 101 years, is now in its third year of operation. The distillery’s first brand, Drumshanbo Gunpowder Irish Gin is distilled with oriental botanicals and gunpowder tea, is going from strength […]
Goodbody 2016 EIIS Fund Has €10m To Invest in 2017
The Goodbody 2016 EIIS Fund, managed by Baker Tilly Hughes Blake, has announced that it has raised €10m in December 2016 and is now looking for opportunities to invest in Irish SMEs over the coming months. “We are delighted to have raised €10 million,” said Stephen McGivern, Partner at Baker Tilly Hughes Blake. “We are […]
EIIS Opportunity: One of the few remaining income tax reliefs
The Baker Tilly Hughes Blake joint venture with Goodbody is going from strength to strength. The joint venture with Goodbody is now entering its second year with fundraising for the Goodbody 2016 EIIS Fund in full swing. The Employment and Investment Incentive Scheme (“EIIS”) is one of the few remaining income tax reliefs. An EIIS […]
Reduce your 2016 tax bill with EIIS – Why consider an EIIS investment before the end of the year?
Now is the ideal time to consider if you require tax relief for offset against your 2016 income tax bill. 40% tax relief is available with an investment in the Goodbody 2016 EIIS Fund. Having just completed your 2015 income tax return, made your annual pension contribution and made an income tax payment to the […]
The Goodbody 2016 EIIS Fund
The Goodbody 2016 EIIS Fund, jointly managed by Goodbody Stockbrokers and Baker Tilly Hughes Blake, provides investors with an opportunity to invest in a diverse portfolio of high-potential SMEs. “We are aiming to raise €10 million before December 31,” said Stephen McGivern, partner at Baker Tilly Hughes Blake. “The EII scheme in general has experienced […]
McArdle Skeath secures €5 million investment
McArdle Skeath, the Co Monaghan-based supply-chain company, has secured investment of €5 million from EIIS investors. The second-generation family-owned business has obtained €3.4 million from the Goodbody 2015 EIIS Fund, managed by Baker Tilly Hughes Blake and Goodbody, and a further €1.6 million from private EIIS investors. McArdle Skeath will use the funding to support […]
EIIS could be the right business funding source for you to bank on
Stephen McGivern, Partner at Baker Tilly Hughes Blake and Director of EIIS Management, a joint venture with Goodbody Stockbrokers discusses the benefits of EIIS in the Sunday Independent. He states, “Companies should explore if the Employment and Investment Incentive Scheme could be a good fit from them” Read the full article here
PRESS: The Goodbody 2015 EIIS Fund offers 40% tax relief
Expanded investment scheme allows up to 40% tax relief against all income for funding Irish business. Goodbody and Hughes Blake Chartered Accountants open €15 million fund for private investors to provide equity finance for growing indigenous SME’s. In yesterday’s Sunday Times, Stephen McGivern discuses Gaelectric’s signing of the Heads of Agreement with The Goodbody 2015 […]
PRESS: EIIS Management joint venture gunning for €15m in this year’s fund
The Goodbody 2015 EIIS Fund – Funding Available for Investment In yesterday’s annual Sunday Business Post EIIS Supplement, Stephen McGivern, partner at Hughes Blake and Director of EIIS Management Ltd talks about the new joint venture between Goodbody and Hughes Blake and how fund managers are considering wind farms, nursing homes, and hotels to be solid investment choices in the […]
PRESS: Goodbody EIIS €20m joint venture fund with Hughes Blake
PRESS: Wexford People, Tuesday November 17th – Inside Business Local Firm in €20m joint fund venture GOODBODY and Enniscorthy and Dublin based Hughes Blake Chartered Accountants have formed a joint venture to provide fresh funding for quality Irish SMEs under the Employment and Investment Incentive Scheme (EIIS). The new joint venture, EIIS Management Limited, plans […]





