Bio

Esmond has been with Melior since its foundation and has over 13 years of experience across private equity investing and corporate finance. Esmond co-led Melior’s 2021 investment in BHP Insurance. Prior to Melior, Esmond worked for The Carlyle Group where he spent over six years investing an Irish focussed fund (CCI). Esmond was or is currently a board director of the holding companies of BHP Insurance, the AA Ireland, Lily O’Brien’s, Payzone and The City Bin Co. Prior to joining The Carlyle Group in 2013, Esmond worked in the M&A teams at Evercore Partners and J.P. Morgan Cazenove in London. Esmond holds an MBA in Finance from The Wharton School, a Masters in Law from Cambridge University and a Bachelor of Business and Legal Studies from University College Dublin.