McNamara gets on board with start-up Flender

Former Merrill Lynch International Bank director David McNamara has emerged as an investor in Dublin-based peer-to-peer lending start-up Flender.

McNamara, who is a private equity investor, joins Flender as an investor and board member as the start-up makes room for 30 staff in its new offices.

Some of the company’s other investors include Ding founder and Esat Digifone co-founder Mark Roden. The company currently employs nine staff, but is now on a hiring spree, said Kristjan...