For the past four months, Kevin MacSweeny, co-owner and head of managed equity at Quintas Capital, has been dividing his time between Ireland and the United Arab Emirates. His focus has been on finalizing Quintas Capital’s first managed equity investment — a strategic stake in the Petal Group, a rapidly growing floral gifting and e-commerce company. Corporate finance advisory firm PKF Brenson Lawlor was initially mandated to sell only the Irish arm of the Petal Group, as founder and owner Garreth Knowd intended to retain his majority stake in a joint venture floral business he operates in the United Arab…