First Derivatives Timeline
First Derivatives Timeline
Brian creates First Derivatives in the spare bedroom of his mother’s home with seed finance of £5000 from Newry Credit Union
First Derivatives move their HQ from Masters Yard to offices in the Gasworks on the Warrenpoint Road.
With twenty six employees and a turnover of £2m First Derivatives is floated in London on the Alternative Investment Market (AIM)
First Derivatives floats on Dublin Stock Exchange
First Derivatives opens new Headquarters Building in Newry at Canal Quay
Brian is awarded Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year. Later that year Brain goes on to represent Ireland in the World Entrepreneur of the Year Award in Monte Carlo.
Brian as part of the traditional Irish Delegation on St Patrick's Day is invited to the White House for an audience with President Obama. A few nights before Brian is guest speaker at the US Chamber of Commerce in Washington promoting NI as a place to do business.
Queen’s University Belfast confers an honorary Doctorate on Brian for services to Business and Commerce.
First Derivatives opens Trading Centre at Queen’s University
First Derivatives launches Global Centre for Excellence in Sydney, Australia
Brian becomes the Belfast Telegraph Business Personality of the Year
Brian Conlon awarded DNA Global Recognition Award
The Institute of Directors names Brian Conlon - Director of the Year. In the same year Brian became AIM Entrepreneur of the Year.
From £5k seed fund from Newry Credit Union in 1996 First Derivatives reached a remarkable market cap of £1bn on the London Stock Exchange.. from small acorns tall oaks do grow!
First Derivatives opens a second HQ building in Newry for near-shoring
First Derivatives opens a new office in Dublin on Georges Quay with a view of Brian’s beloved Croke Park from the Boardroom Window.
Today, First Derivatives is a powerhouse in its industry. It comprises of no less than fifteen offices globally and nearly 3,000 employees. And 450 of those are employed in Newry!
“Brian put the city of Newry on the global map. An inspirational business leader with his heart in Newry” Paul Convery