1. European Expansion
‘Ireland – Your platform’
John kilmartin
Emerging Technologies & High Growth Companies
IDA Ireland
November 2011

2. Typical Trigger Points for European Expansion
• Accessing European customer base (Over 500m)
• Access a new talent pool
• International Revenues reach a certain point
• Tax benefits
• Customer Service Issues
– Latency Issues – Near-shore presence required
– Supporting multi-national clients
• Data Protection
• EU Accreditation – CE Mark
• Access to EU research funding and/or development programs
• Impending significant liquidity event

3. Location selection – ‘What to Consider’
• Access to a new/existing customers and markets
• Labour Force
• Employment Costs
• Tax rate
• Business incentives
• Ease of operation
• Regulatory/tax filing requirements
• Translation fees
• Distribution Networks
• Person sitting next to CEO in 1st class on recent flight
– Source: DLA Piper, Sept 2011
(Culture, Labour Laws, Euro, Track record of other companies)

4. World Leaders Choose Ireland...
WORLD LEADERS CHOOSE IRELAND
- Top 5 ‘Born on the Internet’ companies
- 8 of the top 10 in ICT
- 8 of the top 10 in Pharmaceuticals
- 15 of the top 25 in Medical Devices
- More than 50% of the world’s leading
Financial Services firms
-Ireland fast becoming the Internet Capital
of Europe
KEY FDI IMPACTS ON THE IRISH ECONOMY
- €110 BN Exports
- 240,000 Jobs in Total
- 50% of Corporation Tax
- €19 BN Expenditure
- €7 BN Payroll
- 73% of Business RD&I expenditure
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5. Sample US Investments over the past 12 months
First Time Re-investments

6. Local companies in Ireland

7. Why Ireland?
Flexibility of
labour law
Constant
versus
continental Skills
Part of the EU and the Euro zone
Reinvestment Europe Availability
by with business
Multinational
Clients
and technical
support
Barrier-free access to over 500
million consumers in Europe
National
Strategy &
Foresight
Productivity
and strong
Young, highly educated, flexible,
green agenda
&
work ethic of
Irish staff
mobile workforce (Median age of the
convergence population is 35, the lowest in the EU)
Multinational Low corporation tax rate, - 12.5%
Experience
in Ireland Adaptability
Excellent
multilingual
of Irish staff
when faced Export orientated, open economy
availability with new
challenges
Pro-enterprise focus
Pro-business
Sensible Labour Laws
Ease of Environment
Doing excellent IP
Business protection and
low CTR
Impeccable track record for
One of the
Ease of Global attracting Foreign Direct Investment
Communications
Most
(language & time
Globalised
Economies
in the World
difference and
telecoms English Speaking / Cultural Fit
infrastructure)

8. Typical Activities in Ireland
EMEA HQ Operations Shared Services and Finance
Sales/Marketing and Customer Support Research and Development

9. How IDA Ireland can help
 Help Companies with due diligence / investment decision
 Information provision
 Introductions to similar companies to assess their experience
 Support companies during the set up phase
 Property Solutions / Use of IDA offices space for start-up phase /
interviews etc
 Financial Incentive packages for investing companies
 Endorsement of Visa Applications
 Advice on Recruitment Strategies / Tax / Business structures
 Introduction to key companies, stakeholders, local business community
 Support for relocating employees
 Ongoing support
 Financial incentive packages for expansions
 R&D investment support
 Introductions to academic research expertise

10. Thank You
Contact:
John.Kilmartin@ida.ie
or
Deirdre.Moran@ida.ie
www.idaireland.com

11. World Competitiveness Rankings
IRELAND’S POSITION IN THE WORLD
 1st for real corporate taxes
 1st for business legislation for foreign investors
 1st for investment incentives for foreign investors
 1st for availability of skilled labour
 2nd for immigration laws
 3rd for availability of finance skills
 4th for labour productivity
 5th for Human Development Index (economic, social & educational)
Source: IMD World Competitiveness Yearbook 2011
• IBM Global Location Trends Report - Number 1 for FDI per 100,000 population
• National Irish Bank / FDI Intelligence - Ireland 2nd most attractive country
globally for FDI

12. Ireland, A Great Place to Invest....
Ireland ranks 1st in Euro Zone of best countries to do business
(Forbes 2010)
Ireland ranks 1st in Europe for competitive locations for R&D
investment (Mazars Global Review 2010)
Ireland ranks 1st in World per capita employment from FDI
(Global Location Trends 2010)
Ireland ranks 1st in World for most-highly employable
graduates ( EU Com. 2010)