Eddie O Connor
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Covid complications push Mainstream sale into next year
- Energy & Resources
- December 15, 2020, 05:40
The planned sale of Mainstream Renewable Power, the wind and solar energy group founded by Eddie O’Connor that focuses on emerging markets, is set to (...)

Mainstream sees its assets grow 37% ahead of sale
- Financial Services
- October 14, 2020, 05:00
Green energy entrepreneur Eddie O’Connor’s Mainstream Renewable Power, which is currently on the market, saw its total assets grow by 37 per cent to €(...)

Mainstream secures $620m Chile financing ahead of group sale
- Energy & Resources
- September 1, 2020, 15:56
Green energy entrepreneur Eddie O’Connor’s Mainstream Renewable Power has lined up $620 million (€517 million) of bank funding for a key project in Ch(...)

Mainstream Renewable names Mary Quaney as new chief executive
- Energy & Resources
- August 24, 2020, 07:25
Mainstream Renewable Power, the wind and solar energy group founded by Eddie O’Connor, has appointed Mary Quaney as its new chief executive. Ms Quane(...)

Will backers of green evangelist Eddie O’Connor be rewarded for keeping faith?
- Energy & Resources
- June 19, 2020, 15:55
As timings go, the sale of the businesses of Airtricity, the wind energy firm set up in 1997 by one-time Bord na Móna boss-turned-green energy entrepr(...)

Buyers circle Mainstream green energy group
- Energy & Resources
- June 19, 2020, 05:30
Mainstream Renewable Power, the wind and solar energy group founded by Eddie O’Connor which focuses on emerging markets, has lured bid interest from a(...)

Ireland ‘could supply 5% of Europe’s electricity’ with offshore wind
- Environment
- March 5, 2020, 18:26
Ireland could supply 5 per cent of Europe’s electricity needs by exploiting offshore wind opportunities off the west coast, according to renewable ene(...)

Mainstream taps Rothschild for equity partner search
- Energy & Resources
- December 9, 2019, 15:32
Eddie O’Connor’s Mainstream Renewable Energy has hired investment bank Rothschild to find an equity partner, which is likely flush out takeover bids f(...)

Oil majors likely to court Eddie O’Connor’s Mainstream
- Energy & Resources
- December 9, 2019, 05:30
Mainstream Renewable Power, the emerging-markets-focused wind and solar energy group founded by Eddie O’Connor, is poised to field takeover bids from (...)

Investment chief wary about flashing cash ‘at this point’
- Business
- November 8, 2019, 05:15
Jim Barry, the Irishman promoted earlier this year to investment chief at US asset management giant BlackRock’s alternative investments unit, has no p(...)