Perigord Premedia, a Dublin company specialising in life science packaging artwork management, has secured a “significant development capital investment” from the BDO Development Capital Fund.

Perigord’s flagship software product, Global Artwork Management Software, is designed to control and manage artwork through the artwork lifecycle.  The company has over 100 staff and sees opportunities for expansion in America, Asia and Latin America.

“This world-wide footprint will facilitate the creation of a global platform to service the life sciences sector and deliver true global solutions,” said CEO Alan Leamy.

Leamy said the company has a clear plan to realise its ambition to globalise the company and achieve a dominant market share in the highly regulated sector in which it operates. He said that Perigord has strong relationships with many of the world’s leading global pharmaceutical businesses.

“We have a proven track record with some of the world’s leading pharma companies and we can now build on our European success with expansion right across the world,” said Leamy.

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The BDO Development Capital Fund is a €75m fund supported by Enterprise Ireland, Bank of Ireland and Irish corporates CRH, Glanbia and Glen Dimplex. The fund invests development and growth capital in ambitious companies to support their export growth plans. The funding will be used to build out Perigord’s global network and respond to existing demand to provide artwork solutions under global supply agreements.

Photo: Andrew Bourg and Sinead Heaney of Development Capital with Alan Leamy (right)