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1976 - 90
Founded by Jim Flavin as a venture and development capital company, with clear focus on return on capital employed and operating profit. Generated a compound annual return on investment of 23% over this period. |
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1990 - 94
Transition to diversified group focused on 5 sectors
– Energy, IT, Healthcare, Environmental and Food. |
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1994
Listed in Dublin and London stock exchange. |
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Today 2011
- Listed under Support Services on the Irish and London stock exchanges;17 years of unbroken operating profit growth since listing(14.7% CAGR).
- Market cap. of c €1.7 billion.
- Employs approximately 8,000 people.
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