Alan Merriman leans across the table in Elkstone’s office near Baggot Street in Dublin, as he guides me through a detailed plan explaining what his business does and how it plans to grow in the future. Moments earlier, we had passed through a room filled with analysts working in the different divisions of the company which has three arms: venture, real estate and wealth management. Elkstone is on the ground floor, and its office curves around workstations and multiple screens where its team of 50 people is based.  Founded in 2011, Elkstone was born in the middle of the financial…