eir

company

About

Eir provides a range of broadband and wireless telecommunications services to consumers throughout Ireland.

Details

Last Funding Type
Debt Financing
Last Funding Money Raised
€150M
Industries
Information and Communications Technology (ICT),Internet,Mobile,Telecommunications
Founded date
Jan 1, 1984
Number Of Employee
1001 - 5000
Operating Status
Active
Stock Symbol
lse:EIR
Legal Name
eircom Limited
Also Known As
eircom Holdings

Eir provides a range of broadband and wireless telecommunications services to consumers throughout Ireland.

The company brings the people of Ireland closer to each other and closer to the world. It has the most extensive telecommunications network in the country, providing superfast fibre broadband, TV, 4G mobile and voice services to millions of customers across Ireland. Eir is the first company in Ireland to offer all four of these services together in a great value bundle. eir. Essential to Ireland. Essential to life.

Funding Rounds

Number of Funding Rounds
Total Funding Amount
4
€380M
eir has raised a total of €380M in funding over 2 rounds. Their latest funding was raised on Jun 10, 2016 from a Secondary Market round.
Announced Date Round Money Raised Number of Investors Lead Investors Post Valuation
Jun 10, 2016 Secondary Market €230M 1 GIC Detail
Jun 7, 2016 Debt Financing €150M Detail
May 20, 2015 Private Equity(PE) 1 Detail
Jul 8, 1999 IPO Detail

Investments

Number of Investments
Number of Lead Investments
6
0
eir has made 6 investments. Their most recent investment was on Oct 3, 2022, when Golden raised $40M.
Date Company Name
Round Money Raised Industry Lead Investor
Oct 3, 2022 Golden
Series B $40M Artificial Intelligence
Aug 4, 2022 Coherent
Seed $4.50M Blockchain
May 12, 2022 TipTop
Series A $23M Cryptocurrency
Aug 31, 2021 XMTP
Series A $20M Communications Infrastructure
Jun 9, 2021 Eight Sleep
Angel Consumer Electronics

Investors

Number of Lead Investors
Number of Investors
1
2
eir is funded by 2 investors. GIC and Anchorage Capital Group are the most recent investors.
Investor Name Lead Investor Funding Round
GIC Yes Secondary Market
Anchorage Capital Group Private Equity(PE)

Employee Profiles

Number of Employee Profiles
4
eir has 4 current employee profiles, including Executive Xavier Niel
Executive
Executive
Executive
Executive

Acquisition

eir has acquired 2 organizations. Their most recent acquisition was Setanta on Dec 6, 2015. They acquired Setanta for 0.

Date Company Name
Industry Acquisition Type Price
Dec 6, 2015 Setanta
Broadcasting acquisition Detail
Jan 6, 2021 Evros
Information Services acquisition € 80M Detail