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Ireland – James Caan invests in financial recruitment firm and plans for more investments in Ireland (The Irish Independent)

17 September 2018

Serial entrepreneur and former BBC Dragons' Den star James Caan’s company Recruitment Entrepreneur, which backs early to mid-stage firms, announced that it has invested in Dublin-based financial recruiter 360 Search and expects to invest in three more firms by the end of the year, reports The Irish Independent. The investment is the first of a planned series of investments in Irish recruitment firms to take advantage of what he believes will be a massive influx of post-Brexit jobs here. “As a business, we had identified Ireland in January and said if Brexit goes the way we think it is, we think growth opportunities are going to be quite attractive,” Caan said. “I estimate the financial services alone will create between 10,000 to 20,000 jobs." Caan also said, “I'm extremely optimistic that we will probably back three further businesses in the market covering different specialisms of the economy because we recognise that to be able to take advantage of the growth of the Irish economy, you've got to be cross-section in terms of the services you provide. So, we're looking at the entrepreneurial market, the venture capital market, private equity and Fast-Moving Consumer Goods."