experience

Raising Finance

The cumulative value of corporate finance experience exceeds €20 Billion worldwide.

These include projects with:

• Private investors and equity funds in the USA, UK, Ireland and the Middle East.

• Multi lateral banks, development funds and sovereign funds, e.g., EBRD, EIB, World Bank, IFC, Aga Khan Foundation, etc.

• International investors, e.g., Dresdner Kleinwort Benson, Achmea Group, Citicorp, etc.

• Distressed borrowers and their creditors.

Forensic Investigations and Litigation Support

• Assisting a major Irish Group in its three year engagement with a Tribunal of Enquiry

• Forensic investigations and discovery in preparation for litigation

• Expert witness and adviser

Renewable Energy

Interim CEO for almost two years in establishing a renewable energy division on behalf of a major agri business group. This was a green fields project starting with the construction of the largest Bio-Diesel plant in Europe, using the best and most reliable technology in the world.

Gaming

Project managing an application by a VC backed online entity to obtain a license from the UK Gambling Commission.

Advising a quoted UK company regarding its application for a Nevada gaming licence

Corporate and debt restructuring of a publicly quoted gaming group to improve profitability

Leadership Support

Support during a Tribunal of Enquiry for a large corporate (turnover €1 Billion), in examinership.

Support for companies in complex high profile litigation.

Forensic investigation support to top law firms in Ireland and the UK.

Revenue Audit and Investigations

• Medical consultants

• Lawyers

• Property Developers

International Tax

• Co-author, The International Tax Planning Manual, (29 countries)

Education

Restructuring and re-branding of a privately owned business school in preparation for sale.

Representing a not for profit primary school in negotiations that threatened its continued existence.

Michael Flynn is a chartered accountant with more than 25 years business experience as CEO, director of two business banks (European Bank for Reconstruction and Development and ICC Bank plc), partner in a well known firm of business consultants, head of department in an international financial services organisation (Dresdner Kleinwort Benson), and senior manager in an international firm of accountants and business advisers (BDO Stoy Hayward).

Health Sector Reform

An 18 month project as a trusted local agent on behalf of Mercy Health, a top 5 large US Healthcare organisation, with annual income in excess of $6 Billion.

Mercy Health offered to help transform Irish healthcare and establish an Irish hub to provide telemedicine services within the EU and to the USA.

This project involved

• Analysis of Irish healthcare needs

• Evaluation of published plans to improve healthcare to identify potential improvements, available budgets, priorities and timelines

• Matching needs with Mercy’s service offering

• Financial evaluation of all costs and benefits of proposed changes in healthcare service delivery

• Working with local hospitals to develop pilot programs to establish proof of concept

• National roll out plan prepared and ready for for implementation as soon as proof of concept established and savings delivered

• Engagement with the Leadership Teams of HSE, Department of Health, Department of Public Expenditure and Reform, Hospitals in Dublin and Cork, Private Health Insurers, Irish Strategic Investment Fund, Medical Accreditation Bodies, US and UK Leaders in Healthcare Reform, political leaders and the press. The levels of engagement were particularly informative and will be very useful for future health reform projects.

Property Development

Sourcing international JV partners

Managing Joint Ventures specialising in international property development

Reforming Countries

Representing the sovereign states of Ireland, Denmark, Lithuania and Macedonia on the Board of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD).

The EBRD advises governments and invests in high visibility demonstration projects to help transform the former USSR, neighbouring States and more recently India and the countries of North Africa.

Mobilising foreign direct investment from the West into countries that urgently need help and persuading governments of the changes needed to facilitate the flow of FDI.

Implementing multi year economic reform strategies for individual countries and economic regions, engaging with Governments and NGO’s, evaluating and approving over 120 projects annually with a combined value of c.€4 Billion to improve the lives of over 1 billion people and thereby minimise economic migration.

Housing Sector Reform

Assisting a US Modular Construction company establish in Ireland. Modular construction is 50% quicker and 20% cheaper (McKinsey Report on Modular Housing).

Taxation Reform

Adviser to the Taoiseach (Irish Prime Minister) and Minister for Finance in developing tax reform strategies to stimulate economic activity.

Privatisation of State Owned Bank

Adviser to Government in connection with the privatisation of a state owned bank.

Appointed to the Board to help implement the strategy.

Public Sector Transport

Adviser to the Minister for Transport and Bus Eireann (part of CIE, the state owned national transport group) in connection with the reform of public sector transport.

Insolvency, Examinerships, Debt Restructuring

• Meat Processors

• Property Developers

• Landlords

• Medical consultants

• Individuals and businesses who borrowed pre 2008 to finance business expansion and property acquisition

Crisis Management

Managing existential threats

Revenue audit and investigations

State capture of privately owned assets

Audit, Accounting and Consulting

• KPMG

• Arthur Andersen

• BDO Stoy Hayward

• Somers and Associates

• Hayden Brown