Investing private capital in businesses for long-term value creation alongside exceptional management teams.

 

About Us

Wayfield Green was founded in 2020 by Des McGarry and was born out of the initial sale of a majority shareholding in the Invesco Group of Companies (now known as Unio ) in 2018 to Irish Life Group.

​Wayfield Green is a private investment firm that invests private and family capital in businesses with the potential to create long-term value. Our principal objective is to partner with exceptional management teams to build great businesses.

 

Our Approach

Wayfield Green are now seeking to invest in well-run companies with sound business models, robust business integrity and an ability to become the next leader within their industry.

We aim to partner with outstanding investment teams and entrepreneurs with a strong track record, high standards of excellence and ethics, and an ability to generate attractive risk-adjusted returns.
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We provide an important alternative to companies and executives that want the flexibility to build great companies over time and are in search of committed partners to achieve their strategic objectives.

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  • Managing Director

    Des spent over 30 years building Invesco from the ground up to become the largest privately owned firm of Pension and Investment Consultants in Ireland.

    Over his time at Unio, Des was involved in every facet of the journey with over 10 M&A transactions from small to large and has a vast experience in a broad range of areas both as well as a deep understanding on what it takes to run financial service businesses.

    Des co-founded Invesco Limited in 1991. In 2018 he entered into a strategic partnership with Great-West Lifeco via its Irish operations Irish Life Group with the initial sale of a majority shareholding. In recent years, Des has led a series of acquisitions including Acumen and Trust, and APT resulting in Unio Financial Services Ltd. Des has over 30 years’ experience in personal advisory services, employee benefits, actuarial and investment consulting. Irish Life Group bought out the remaining shareholding in February 2023 taking 100% ownership of the Invesco (now Unio) group of companies.

    Des successfully grew the Unio group of companies now employing over 250 people to a turnover of over €50m with Assets under Administration of €14bn through organic growth and acquisition, establishing a cohesive group of companies to service the Pension and Personal Financial Wealth Management needs of many Corporates and Individuals throughout Ireland.

 

Investment Criteria

Our Investment Criteria targets resilient businesses in sectors like Financial Services, Fintech, Healthcare, Technology, emphasizing strong market positions and scalability. We focus on privately owned entities without institutional shareholders for strategic, high-growth investments.

  • We invest our own capital and have flexibility in our investment approach. We will consider investment opportunities across all sectors.

  • The company has invested in select private equity funds and now intends to actively pursue individual investment opportunities.

  • The company manages a portfolio of investments in publicly traded companies.

  • The company’s direct and indirect real estate investment focus is on the Irish market and includes primarily investment in the office and residential sector.

  • Our founder has considerable expertise in Financial Services, Brokerage, Employee Benefits Consulting and Wealth Management and is interested in opportunities across the broader financial services sector.