Barry O'Shea
UK Guide 2025
Band 1 : Real Estate Finance
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+44 207006 2017Share profile
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About
Provided by Barry O'Shea
Practice Areas
Barry O'Shea specialises in advising lenders (senior & mezzanine) and borrowers on the financing of real estate, both in the UK and in numerous European jurisdictions, including pan-European transactions.
He also advises clients on the restructuring and enforcement of real estate debt, on loan portfolio sales & acquisitions (and loan-on-loan financing), structured debt and JV arrangements relating to real estate.
Career
King's College London (LLB) 2001
Joined Clifford Chance 2003
Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales 2005
Secondment to Lehman Brothers 2008
Partner since 2014
Chambers Review
UK
Barry O'Shea acts for borrowers and lenders on international and domestic transactions. He frequently advises on both development and acquisition financing matters.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Barry is commercial and solutions-focused. He manages his team and transactions effectively."
"Barry responds to complicated finance transactions in an efficient and commercially effective way."
"Barry has strong commercial awareness and comments on market standards effectively."
"Barry is commercial and solutions-focused. He manages his team and transactions effectively."
"Barry responds to complicated finance transactions in an efficient and commercially effective way."
"Barry has strong commercial awareness and comments on market standards effectively."