Larry Murrin, chief executive of Dawn Farm Foods and former President of IBEC, is just one of an impressive lineup of speakers for the upcoming Alternative Finance Options for Agribusiness conference being run by the Irish Farmers Journal along with Kennedy Solicitors. Larry will set out the current situation for Irish agribusinesses and detail the role different funding sources have had for Dawn Farm Foods, one of the country's larger agribusinesses.

Kieran Carolan, chief executive of Carroll Cuisine, will set out why his company looked to private equity rather than bank finance to complete their management buyout earlier in the year.

Aidan O’Byrne of OBK Accountants and formally chief financial officer of Valeo Foods, one of the largest food companies in Ireland, will outline the positive and negatives for growing a business, taking a close look at the Employment and Incentive Investment Scheme (EIIS) and crowd funding to fund business growth.

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The conference will also hear from Mark Flood of Renatus private equity, which is actively looking to invest funds in agricultural and food businesses.

John Concannon, chief executive of JFC Manufacturing, will discuss how the company was funded to grow to employ over 250 people using bank funding, tax incentives and other schemes. More importantly, John will outline where he is now looking to fund the next phase of expansion in the business. Banks will still be a major part of funding for many, and their future role will be closely examined.

Agribusinesses looking at funding to grow their business should not miss out on the insights and expertise available in this half-day conference.

For further information or to book email conference@farmersjournal.ie or call 01 4199578