Acquiring a majority stake in Weston Airport was a complicated deal to assemble, but Limerick-based financier Derick Walshe managed to bring the consortium together, subject to due diligence and regulatory consents. Walshe has worked as an accountant for 25 years and was previously a corporate finance director in Grant Thornton until 2004. He then went out on his own specialising in deal origination, structuring, financing and delivery. For years he worked closely with nursing home giant the Mowlam Group, helping bring 18 homes on stream, prior to Cardinal Capital taking control of the business in November last year. He has…