About Aztec Equity Management

Learn about our story and the people who make it happen.

How Aztec Came About

AEM's genesis was in the early 1990's when Aidan Corcoran and Liam O'Dwyer had occasion to meet due to the extreme financial stress that Liam's businesses had experienced as a result of the European wide interest rate crisis in 1992/93.

Subsequent to their meeting they worked together and created Irelands biggest and first hospitality based LSE listed company.

When they started out they had one business location with a turnover of two million pa with approx. 30 staff. Six years later, they had sixteen business locations and added four additional operating divisions which employed approx. 1,000 staff and turnover was in excess of ninety million euro.

As part of this journey they acquired and redeveloped approx. 250,000 sq ft of retail space and raised funding of €500m.

AEM provided the financial and commercial strategies for this enterprise.

Meet the Team

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Aidan Corcoran FCA

Aidan has a degree in Economics from UCD and is fellow of the Institute of Chartered Accountants of Ireland.

During his years in private practice he was the manager of a boutique audit and advisory practice engaged in the provision of:

  • Audit & accounting services
  • Industrial relations advice
  • Tax computations and submissions
  • Estate planning
  • Management consulting

Over the last thirty years he has been working in industry where he has been extensively involved in:

  • Corporate management
  • Business development strategies
  • Debt reconstruction
  • Senior debt funding
  • Corporate reconstructions
  • Insolvency solutions
  • Industrial relations management
  • Mergers and acquisitions
  • Budgeting
  • Cashflow projections
  • Property acquisition and development

Aidan was involved with Liam O' Dwyer over this period and was the Commercial Director of Capital Bars Plc

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Chris Corcoran ACA

Chris holds a Bachelor of Business (Honours) from Dublin Business School, he is a Chartered Accountant and a member of the Chartered Accountants of Australia and New Zealand.

He has over a decade of experience across both private practice and industry, with a focus on financial control, compliance, and strategic financial management.

Chris began his career in private practice in Dublin before relocating to Australia, where he held senior finance roles across a range of sectors including:

  • Mining
  • Financial Services
  • Education
  • Retail
  • Sport

In each role, he consistently delivered improvements in operational efficiency, budgeting and financial reporting integrity.

Chris' expertise spans:

  • Budgeting and forecasting
  • Audit coordination
  • Systems automation
  • Cross-border financial reporting
  • Business process optimisation

He is passionate about building robust finance functions that support informed decision-making and long-term business growth.

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