MML Ireland has announced a successful exit from its investment in Eastland Engineering Supplies (EES), a leading Maintenance, Repair and Overhaul (MRO) integrated supply chain service provider with a blue-chip client base to Vallen Distribution, a portfolio company of Nautic Partners. Specific terms of the acquisition are not being disclosed.

We are delighted to see MML Ireland portfolio company, Vyta, receive the highest business honour as one of four Northern Ireland companies to win a King’s Award for Enterprise and one of two to win in the 2024 Sustainable Development category.

We were delighted to return to Feed our Homeless for another day of volunteering, this time helping to prepare food parcels, cleaning outreach vans, and preparing for the evening outreach service.

We are delighted to announce the very well-deserved promotions of Muireann MacAuliffe to Investment Manager and Emma Jones to Investment Associate.

We are delighted to have invested in Mainport Shipping Limited, an integrated marine services business that charters survey support vessels to global geo data specialists in the international offshore energy sector. The business also provides towage services across various ports within the Shannon Estuary. We are investing alongside Irish Mainport Holdings (IMH) as a significant minority shareholder.

We are proud to have supported Feed our Homeless for our annual charity day this year.

We are delighted to share our inaugural ESG Impact Report, showcasing the significant efforts our portfolio companies are making, as well as the increasingly prominent role of ESG across our investing activities and within MML ourselves.

Rory Quirke and Neil McGowan feature in the Sunday Times business supplement - the article covers the duo's forging of new territory on SME investment opportunities with MML Ireland.

We are delighted to welcome Innopharma to the MML Ireland portfolio, investing alongside the management team and founder shareholder, Dr. Ian Jones, in support of their ambitious growth plans.