Partner in the Finance and Capital Markets Department

William Foot is a partner in the Finance and Capital Markets Department in Matheson.  William advises financial institutions, asset managers, originators, private equity firms, investment banks, arrangers, issuers, trustees and investors on a range of debt capital markets, securitisation and structured finance transactions.

William has extensive experience in advising on a broad range of transactions involving Irish special purpose vehicles, including securitisations, repackagings, CLOs, corporate bond issuances, asset backed commercial paper issuers, derivatives, repurchase agreements and securities lending.

William also advises clients on Irish prospectus, transparency and market abuse law, and listing queries relating to the listing of debt securities on the Main Securities Market and the Global Exchange Market of Euronext Dublin.

William previously held a number of senior in-house legal roles at regulated entities such as Blackstone Credit and Dell Bank International d.a.c., working on a variety of securitisation, private equity,  credit risk mitigation, revolving credit facility and bond issuance matters, as well as providing regulatory advice relating to MiFID, AIFMD, CRR, EMIR and the Securitisation Regulation.

William is a qualified solicitor and a member of the Law Society of Ireland.

Professional Practice Course, Law Society of Ireland

BA Joint Honours: Economics and French, Cardiff University