The A to Z of financial markets in 2021
Apple soared and Zoom slumped in a year that saw markets surge to record levels
Eir’s owner Xavier Niel looks to take his business private
French telecoms billionaire launches offer to buy out his €11bn Iliad telecoms empire
Eir sees earnings rise amid €350m bond sale
Moody’s estimates that sale will save Eir about €6m a year in interest costs
Eir may get €1bn from broadband rollout
Network of poles and ducts needed to bring high-speed broadband to rural areas
Xavier Niel faces delay in Eir dividend after refinancing
Telecom firm hit with more debt to help make €400m payment to US hedge funds
Eir investors’ €300m payday stokes unpleasant memories
Latest moves will leave Eir with high debt level of 4.1 times its earnings
Naughten aimed to name broadband plan preferred bidder by September
Former minister told Eir of intended time frame in May meeting, documents show
Eir plan to cut 750 jobs may cost over €100m
Cost-cutting plan announced days after French takeover of phone group
Eir takeover deal triggers exodus of senior executives
Five more departures announced as French telecoms billionaire Xavier Niel set to move in
French billionaire to complete Eir takeover ‘within weeks’
Companies controlled by telecoms billionaire Xavier Niel set to complete takeover in €3.5bn deal
Rural broadband hits another obstacle as Eir pulls out of process
Too many questions in air as National Broadband Plan reduced to one-horse race
Eir’s next owner is dreaming big
French billionaire Xavier Niel, who is poised to buy Eir, on his start-up campus, workplace diversity, Brexit, and digital taxation
A Noonan at the heart of the French takeover of Eir
Orla Noonan – daughter of Michael – is likely to have provided insights as Iliad circled Eir
Eir managers to share €100m through French takeover
Telecoms billionaire Xavier Niel to take majority stake in the phone group
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