HOME ABOUT US OUR DIVISIONS OUR TEAM CONTACT US THE HORIZON IS OUR NEXT MILESTONE..... Abbey International Finance Ltd started life in 1990 as part of the FBD Holdings Group where it remained until 2004, when FBD disposed of its interests. Abbey then became privately owned and has since grown its Net Assets in excess of $150m.We are proud of our achievements and have built a profitable business with integrity, as our cornerstone. The foundation of the International Financial Services Centre in the late 1980s as a public/private initiative, is where the genesis of Abbey International Finance began. FBD Holdings were one of the first indigenous Irish companies to embrace this new business model in Ireland, which had two main criteria for operating: That all business conducted by companies located in the IFSC had to be international business Business had to be conducted in currency other than Irish pounds There were two main strands to the FBD international business at that time; reinsurance and asset finance. Through the IDA and the Revenue Commissioners, a licence was attained for trading and Abbey International Finance was created as the asset finance division of FBD Holdings and which exclusively focused on generating business outside Ireland. In parallel with our commercial focus, Abbey has always maintained a philanthropic purpose driven mission. Over the past 30 years, Abbey has distributed over $50m to various charities at home and abroad, and we believe we are only getting started. Timeline Highlights 1990 Abbey International Finance Ltd incorporated 1991 First transaction completed, funded via Chase Manhattan. 1993 First Lease transacted in USA. 1997 Joint Venture with USA food distributor to purchase 15 stores. 2000 Management of FBD property investments. 2004 FBD disposes of its interests in Abbey International Finance. 2006 Abbey becomes fully self-managed and a new board of Directors is appointed. 2008 European leasing operations commences with Chetwode Paris. 2011 Abbey International Finance sets up two new regulated insurance entities, one based in Dublin and the second in Malta. 2015 Gaelic Leasing Inc & Plant Hire businesses established. Acquisition of an interest in Advent Solutions Holdings. 2017 SOVAM acquired 2018 One Advent Ltd established as holding company for the group's insurance interests. 2019 Continued development of leasing portfolio across USA & EU. 2021 Launch of two new leasing and private equity funds. 76 Merrion Square Dublin D02 NY76 Republic of Ireland T: +353 1 664 4090 F: +353 1 664 4092 OUR DIVISIONS Leasing Private Equity Insurance Delphi Resort, Connemara. Guild House, Dublin. SITEMAP ©2016 Abbey International Finance. All Rights Reserved Abbey International Finance Ltd or Limited is a privately owned company registered and located in Ireland Registered in the Republic of Ireland No.161395