PE Global Acquires Hamilton French
PE GLOBAL – the Cork-based recruitment agency specialising in tailored hiring solutions – acquires HAMILTON FRENCH, the specialist infrastructure staffing firm
Pharmeng Limited, trading as PE Global (“PE Global”), part of the BPVA (Ireland) Limited (the “BPVA Group”, “BPVA”), one of Ireland’s largest Human Capital and Professional Services groups, has acquired Cork-based Shinecrest Limited, trading as Hamilton French (“Hamilton French”) to expand its infrastructure workforce offering. The acquisition provides PE Global with a market-leading business in this sector that aligns well with both PE Global and BPVA’s existing portfolio of resourcing, talent and consultancy businesses. PE Global’s capital partners, AIB & Duke Capital, provided financial support for the acquisition, but no financial details of the transaction were disclosed.
Hamilton French was founded in 2013 by Cork-based entrepreneur Patrick Dinneen and is a successful Irish-based workforce solutions firm focused on the construction, engineering and infrastructure sectors. Mr Dinneen will be staying with Hamilton French notwithstanding the transaction, and it will be “business as usual” in relation to operations and client and worker interactions. Annual infrastructure spending in Ireland is forecast to continue growing from €7.9 billion in 2024 to €13.7 billion in 2050, up 73% and driving a cumulative investment of €295 billion¹, driven in largely by Ireland’s National Development Plan.
PE Global has now completed 3 acquisitions, namely Hamilton French, QAR, and Trust Nurse Services, with the BPVA Group having completed another 9, namely Vantage, Sabeo, Brightwater, Alternatives, Raretec, Pinta, Mentors, Sonas Technical and PE Global itself. PE Global and BPVA will continue to focus on organic growth across its businesses along with targeted acquisitions.
Keith McDonagh, Managing Director of PE Global said: “We are very excited about the opportunity to support the growth of Hamilton French as part of PE Global and the broader BPVA Group. The success of Hamilton French is based on a high-quality team combined with a super focused approach to meeting its
clients’ needs.”
John Hannon & John Lacy, Co-Founders and Co-CEO’s of BPVA said: “Hamilton French is a top-class workforce solutions providers serving successful clients building infrastructure nationwide. The BPVA Group will now work with PE Global to support Hamilton French’s expansion. BPVA has had a very successful 2026 thus far, achieving a range of organic growth objectives and we will continue to seek out accretive acquisitions with our capital partners – Duke Capital and AIB. We look forward to the future with enthusiasm for all our exemplary team members and valued clients across a broad range of industries.”
Patrick Dinneen, Founder of Hamilton French, said: “We look forward to seeing Hamilton French continue to expand as part of PE Global and the broader BPVA Group. The successful development of Hamilton French is based on an excellent team combined with a relentless focus on meeting our clients’ needs efficiently. Both PE Global’s and BPVA’s major position in the resourcing and talent industry in Ireland will no doubt facilitate the continued growth of Hamilton French.”
1 https://www.pwc.ie/media-centre/press-releases/2026/pwc-global-infrastructure-outlook.html