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Gresham House hires former Arena boss Greg Lawless to source Irish companies for new fund

Greg Lawless was chief executive of the Irish-led supplier of temporary facilities for events including Wimbledon, Ascot and Cheltenham

Patrick Lawless, managing director, Gresham House Ireland and Tony Dalwood, chief executive, Gresham House plc. Picture: Gresham House

Gresham House Ireland has appointed Greg Lawless, the former chief executive of event marquee business Arena and one of the founders of an investment group it acquired in 2021, to the committee of its new private equity fund.

Lawless, whose company supplied facilities to Wimbledon, Ascot and Cheltenham and was sold for £71 million in 2021, will serve as deputy chairman on the committee and help the group source Irish businesses for the fund to ...