About

Provided by Tughans

Our team of dedicated finance and restructuring lawyers advise both lenders and borrowers, providing insight regarding tension points within corporate deals, business restructuring or insolvency matters. They combine specialist legal knowledge with commercial common sense to maximise returns and minimise client risk. 

We work with all the major Northern Irish banks and financial institutions and with businesses across all sectors.

Chambers Review

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Banking & Finance - Northern Ireland

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Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Tughans has a widely respected practice known for its work in corporate finance and restructuring. The law firm is also strong on property and development finance as well as acquisition finance. The team maintains a strong, largely borrower-side practice, with experience in acting as Northern Irish legal counsel for multinational investors.

Work Highlights

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  • Tughans represented New Wave Capital as Northern Irish counsel in a £250m transaction of UK credit card receivables.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Fearghal O'Loan
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Fearghal O'Loan
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Band 1

Head of department Fearghal O'Loan is highly respected for his broad expertise in banking and finance, regularly advising on corporate and acquisition financing including securitisation issues. He is experienced in representing lenders and borrowers in both domestic and cross-border matters.

Fearghal is one of the strongest banking and finance lawyers in the Belfast market. He has an exceptional technical ability but is also pragmatic and commercial.

He is incredibly knowledgeable, incredibly diligent and very practical.

He will support with anything we need, efficiently, innovatively and in the most flexible way possible.

Julie Huddleston
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Julie Huddleston
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Band 2

Julie Huddleston maintains a portfolio of high-profile lender clients whom she regularly advises on deals across the UK and the Republic of Ireland.

Julie is experienced, very accessible and very pragmatic.

Julie is highly experienced, extremely knowledgeable and has a strong commercial outlook.

She provides a high level of service and has excellent commercial awareness.

Douglas Anderson
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Douglas Anderson
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Band 3

Lending and refinancing number among Douglas Anderson's areas of expertise, as does acquisition finance. He stands out for his advice to large international borrowers.

Douglas is a delight to work with, he is both personable and extremely knowledgeable.

He is proficient, pragmatic and has strong market knowledge.

Douglas consistently provides a strong service offering clear and concise explanations and solutions where required.

Ranked Lawyers at
Tughans

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Northern Ireland

Banking & Finance

Fearghal O'Loan
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Fearghal O'Loan
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Band 1
Julie Huddleston
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Julie Huddleston
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Band 2
Douglas Anderson
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Douglas Anderson
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Band 3