Castlegate Investments (Tommy Kelly Family Office)
Dublin family office managing the fund of ESW founder Tommy Kelly; invests in public and private companies, property, bonds and funds; owns Sherry FitzGerald.
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Family & background
- FAMILY
- Tommy Kelly
- WEALTH ORIGIN
- Sale of ecommerce company ESW (formerly eShopWorld), which he founded in 2010, to La Poste in stages between 2017 and 2021
- HEADQUARTERS
- Dublin, Ireland
- FOUNDED
- 2021
Investment approach
- ROUTES
- Companies (own capital) · Funds (as LP)
- STRATEGIES
- Direct investmentsPublic equitiesReal estatePrivate equity
- LATEST DEAL
- · May 2022
Overview
CastleGate Investments is a private family office set up in 2021 that manages a family fund on behalf of Tommy Kelly, founder of ecommerce company ESW. It holds a global portfolio across public and private companies, bonds, property, infrastructure and private equity funds, often with a technology bias. In 2022 it acquired all of estate agent Sherry FitzGerald and led a 21 million euro round for Dublin IT security firm CWSI. Roy Barrett, who led the firm from 2021, stepped down as chief executive at the end of 2023 and Mr Kelly took a more hands-on role.
Holdings & investments (2)
- Sherry FitzGerald GroupReal Estate & PropTech · since 2022 · active
- CWSISoftware & SaaS
People
- Tommy KellyPrincipal (founder and CEO of ESW) · source
Frequently asked questions
Castlegate Investments (Tommy Kelly Family Office) is a single family office based in Dublin, Ireland, founded in 2021.
Castlegate Investments (Tommy Kelly Family Office) invests on behalf of the Tommy Kelly family (Sale of ecommerce company ESW (formerly eShopWorld), which he founded in 2010, to La Poste in stages between 2017 and 2021).
Castlegate Investments (Tommy Kelly Family Office) invests its own capital into companies and in third-party funds as an LP. Its stated asset mix includes direct investments, public equities, real estate and private equity.
Castlegate Investments (Tommy Kelly Family Office) invests in Real Estate & PropTech and Software & SaaS.
Key people at Castlegate Investments (Tommy Kelly Family Office) include Tommy Kelly (Principal (founder and CEO of ESW)).
Castlegate Investments (Tommy Kelly Family Office)'s holdings and investments include Sherry FitzGerald Group and CWSI.
The most recent publicly reported investment by Castlegate Investments (Tommy Kelly Family Office) is undefined, announced in May 2022.