Full coverage: Engineering

Jones Engineering is a rare beast – an indigenous Irish company that has flourished on global markets.

Winthrop Engineering has boomed along with Ireland’s data centre industry. Now its founder, Barry English, has started the process of selling the business. The Currency has obtained the pitchbook, which reveals its financial forecasts, business pipeline and its potential valuation.

Riding the data centre boom, the border business E&I Engineering has just been acquired by US tech multinational Vertiv. How did it achieve unicorn status, and who are the shareholders behind Cyprus holding companies set to reap the benefits?

Founded by Eric Kinsella, Jones Engineering is one of Ireland’s largest engineering firm. It is also one of its most profitable, as evidenced by new filings from the company.

Ten years ago, Dublin student Ronan McGovern left for MIT on a Fulbright scholarship. He has just returned to Ireland after selling his start-up to a leading engineering multinational.