Investment ‘platform’ a shot at redemption

There is a real urgency to take investment in renewable energy to a new plateau and Jim Barry, as he moves from NTR to BlackRock Alternative Investments, is getting an opportunity to make a new name for himself, writes Kyran Fitzgerald

AMID all the talk of negotiations on the formation of a new Government, and renegotiating the onerous terms of the EU/IMF loan package, it is easy to forget that people in the business world are getting on with their lives.

On Monday, an important announcement emerged from NTR, the leading Irish renewable energy company.