Tommy Kelly, the founder of e-commerce giant ESW and owner of Ireland’s largest residential estate agent Sherry FitzGerald, has spoken for the first time about the acquisition of commercial property group Knight Frank. Kelly’s family office, CastleGate, announced it was buying Knight Frank on Wednesday, subject to regulatory approval.  In a wide-ranging interview with Ian Kehoe at an event hosted by Dains Ireland in partnership with The Currency, Kelly opened up about his broader plan for the estate agency industry and shared his insights on building ESW from start-up to a billion-euro business.  Kelly said his vision for Sherry Fitzgerald…

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