Gary Quin

Vice Chairman, EMEA Investment Banking 

Gary is a Vice Chairman to the firm and leads CCM’s efforts in Europe. Gary has over 25 years of investment banking, operating, and investing experience. He also has deep sectoral expertise in telecoms, media (including sports and media rights), digital infrastructure, real estate, and financial services (including fintech).  

Gary was previously CEO of North Atlantic Acquisition Corp, a Nasdaq listed SPAC. Prior to this Gary was a Vice Chairman of investment banking at Credit Suisse in Europe advising Europe’s corporates, governments, financial sponsors and family offices across M&A, capital raising (private and public raising $66BN during this period). At this time Gary was also a Senior Advisor to the Blackstone Group.  

He spent much of his early career as an operator and financier in the telecoms industry with Digicel, Connolly Capital and Blackrock Communications. 

Gary has an MBA from Trinity College Dublin and an undergraduate degree from University College Cork, Ireland. He has also studied at the Harvard Business School and the University of Oxford. 

Gary is a former member of the Irish national rowing team and has lived in a number of countries globally.  

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  • Logo of Columbus Circle Capital II with text indicating a $230 million IPO and placeholder for company name.

  • Announcement about ProCap BTC, LLC merging with Columbus Circle Capital with over $750 million in gross proceeds, including preferred equity, convertible notes, and cash in trust.

  • A promotional graphic with the Querétaro Futbol Club logo at the top. Below, it states "Sale to INNOVATIO CAPITAL," indicating a sale or partnership. The phrase "Exclusive Financial Advisor" is at the bottom, suggesting financial or business services related to the transaction.

  • Logo of Columbus Circle Capital with text indicating a $250 million IPO, and the label 'Company'.

  • A graphic with the NAAC logo and text announcing a $350 million IPO, indicating the transaction was completed at a prior firm.

  • Cover page of a document titled 'Bank of Ireland Various AT1 Bonds €1.67B Bookrunner', with a logo of Bank of Ireland at the top and a note at the bottom stating 'Transaction completed at prior firm'.

  • Melita logo with text indicating a deal of over 300 million euros in leveraged finance, with a strategic advisory role, noting prior transaction completion.

  • Blackstone investment in Digicel worth $125 million, with company advisor noted, transaction completed at prior firm.

  • Slide with Digicel logo, title 'Various High Yield Bond Issues', text '$5B+', 'Strategic Advisor', and a note about previous transaction.

  • Announcement of Digicel acquiring Cingular wireless with undisclosed amount, Buyside Advisor, note about completed transaction at prior firm

  • Announcement of the acquisition of MM1 by Communicorp, with a note that the transaction was completed at a prior firm, and indicating a buyside advisor.

  • A graphic announcing Tunisie Telecom's acquisition of G.O. for €400 million electric vehicle, with Tunisie Telecom logo at the top and a disclaimer about transaction completion at the bottom.

  • Announcement that Melita is selling to Apax Partners for €350 million EV, with an advisor listed as Sellside Advisor, and a note about transaction completion at prior firm.

  • Announcement of Aero Lingus selling to International Airlines Group for €1.36 billion EV, with a shamrock logo and a note about a sellside advisor and prior transaction.

  • A presentation slide about Blackstone's restructuring and acquisition of Eircom for $3.5 billion, with a strategic buy-side advisor, including a note that the transaction was completed at a prior firm.

  • Logo of Bank of Ireland with text indicating a $1.1 billion pipe and that it is the sole bookrunner, including a note about the transaction being completed at a prior firm.

  • Glenveagh IPO announcement with a logo of a geometric shape, mentioning a €550 million IPO for a lead left bookrunner, and a note about transaction completion at a prior firm.

  • Text announcing a €440 million IPO for CAIRN, a lead left bookrunner, with a note that the transaction was completed at a prior firm.

  • Announcement of a €200 million IPO for Bookrunner with a green I-RES logo.

  • Hibernia Reit announced a €365 million IPO, with Lead Left Bookrunner, completed at prior firm.

  • Saudi Aramco logo with Arabic and English text, announcing a $25.6 billion IPO and a Global Co-ordinator, with a note about transaction completion at a prior firm.

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