Banking & Finance
Europe Guide 2024 : Ireland
Band 1
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Our Banking and Financial Services Group advises all the major domestic financial institutions and many of the world's leading international banks, securities and derivatives trading houses, broker dealers, investment managers, investment funds, insurance companies and other financial services firms operating in Ireland.
We are actively involved in, and hold representative positions on, numerous trade bodies and industry organisations and have been instrumental in proposing and drafting many changes to financial services legislation.
We are consistently ranked as one of the leading banking and financial services law firms in Ireland. Matheson was the first Irish law firm to be awarded European Law Firm of the Year by The Hedge Fund Journal, which celebrates the leading service providers to the European hedge fund industry.
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Matheson has a formidable reputation in banking and finance. It advises many of Ireland's major retail banks and other financial institutions on all aspects of lending, investment and asset finance matters. The law firm has particular expertise in commercial real estate and development finance. It also assists lenders with the negotiation of bilateral, club deal and syndicated loan facilities. The law firm is regularly active on DCM matters, acting as issuer's counsel on a variety of bond issuances and CLOs as well as asset-backed and mortgage-backed securitisations. Matheson is further recognised as an important presence in aviation finance and has notable additional experience in major financial restructurings.
Work Highlights
- Matheson assisted Tirlán Co-operative Society with the issuance of equity linked exchangeable bonds.
Strengths
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"The Matheson team is commercial, and its lawyers are leading practitioners in their market. They know best practices, understand cross-border implications and are very reliable."
"Matheson is one of the top teams in the market. It is our go-to law firm."
"The law firm is easy to work with and very contactable. It always delivers on time and it is always an efficient team to work with."
"The department works well with other teams and knows how to guide others through tricky issues. The lawyers are very solution-oriented, super responsive, very able and articulate. It's just a really great team."
"The lawyers have a sufficient breadth of knowledge to handling everything very well."
"The Matheson team is commercial, and its lawyers are leading practitioners in their market. They know best practices, understand cross-border implications and are very reliable."
"Matheson is one of the top teams in the market. It is our go-to law firm."
"The law firm is easy to work with and very contactable. It always delivers on time and it is always an efficient team to work with."
"The department works well with other teams and knows how to guide others through tricky issues. The lawyers are very solution-oriented, super responsive, very able and articulate. It's just a really great team."
"The lawyers have a sufficient breadth of knowledge to handling everything very well."
Notable Practitioners
Patrick Molloy frequently assists with major secured credit facilities and financial restructurings. He has a particularly strong practice acting for lenders on acquisition finance mandates.
"Patrick Molloy is one of the best lawyers in the market."
"He provides a top-class level of service and added value to the transaction."
Turlough Galvin is well placed to advise on securitisation transactions, with his DCM practice benefiting substantially from his excellent tax knowledge.
Rory McPhillips has a strong asset finance practice focused on aviation matters. He frequently acts for both arrangers and borrowers on cross-border financing mandates.
"Rory McPhillips is very easy to deal with and commercially minded."
Stuart Kennedy focuses on cross-border asset finance mandates. He has experience assisting with the establishment of commercial aircraft leasing platforms, as well as advising on restructuring proceedings within the aviation sector.
"Stuart Kennedy is very fair and commercially minded. He looks at the transaction as a whole and doesn't pick fights just to be difficult; he always looks at the requirements of the transaction and gets down to the important points, and facilitates the deal. He is very good at getting deals done."
Christian Donagh stands out for his DCM expertise, acting on behalf of both managers and issuers. He has particular experience in green bonds and ESG-focused CLOs. He leads Matheson's derivatives group.
Yvonne McWeeney is an experienced adviser on large-scale aircraft finance deals and loan facility amendments. She regularly assists international investors.
Entering the rankings, David O'Mahony advises a range of domestic and international banks as lenders on facility agreements. He assists with acquisition finance mandates.
"David O'Mahony is very good."
"David provides valuable market knowledge and is an integral part of successfully concluding negotiations."
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