Restructuring events
European Restructuring Monitor (ERM)
The restructuring events database contains factsheets with data on large-scale restructuring events reported in the principal national media and company websites in each EU Member State. This database was created in 2002.
Mainstream Renewable Power is to create 100 jobs in Dublin over the next three years. The company is opening a new headquarters in Dublin and plans to develop three offshore windfarms in Ireland. The plan will mark the company's return to the Irish market. Some 50 of the 100 jobs will be created within the next year. The new roles will be in engineering, information solutions, finance, insurance, corporate affairs, corporate governance and project management.
The executive director at the State agency IDA Ireland said that the 'jobs announcement is great news for Ireland and those that wish to play a role in supporting Ireland’s transition to a low-carbon economy'.
Mainstream Renewable Power employs 650 worldwide, which have doubled since January 2021.
Eurofound (2022), Mainstream Renewable Power , Business expansion in Ireland, factsheet number 107271, European Restructuring Monitor. Dublin, https://apps.eurofound.europa.eu/restructuring-events/detail/107271.
Eurofound’s ERM restructuring legislation database offers an overview of key restructuring-related regulations in the EU Member States and Norway. Its content is continuously updated to reflect any changes made by national legislators in response to, for instance, policy shifts, legal...
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