Cork-based Compliance & Risks to create up to 100 jobs after US buyout    

Expansion plan for company with offices in Buffalo, Brussels, and London which helps firms navigate complex regulation regimes

Barrister Damien McGovern founded Compliance & Risks after he discovered the complexity facing firms that need to comply with national and international regulations. 

Cork-based Compliance & Risks — which helps businesses navigate complex regulations and standards to sell products and services around the world — has been bought by US private equity firm Luminate Capital Partners, which will likely lead to it hiring 70 to 100 jobs over the next two years, the Irish Examiner understands. 

Founded by Damien McGovern in 2002 and run by chief executive Joe Skulski, Compliance & Risks operates a huge database of product regulations, standards, and requirements that companies need to help sell their products and services globally.