A&L Goodbody LLP has a giant banking and finance team with a breadth of expertise across corporate and syndicated lending, leveraged and acquisition finance, real estate finance, fund finance, project finance, structured finance and other areas. The department has achieved further growth in fund finance and private credit, along with debt restructurings, and remains at the forefront of loan portfolio sales. Peter Murray heads the general finance department, which includes senior figure and chair of the firm Séamus Ó Cróinín. Niamh McMahon is noted for corporate lending, and real estate and development finance. Maria McElhinney is another key figure, along with loan portfolio sales specialist Gillian McDonald .

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  • ‘Lead partner is supported by a strong team, allows for excellent turnaround times and quality access to the firm.’

  • ‘Very commercial, extremely responsive to queries, understand how the client operates and adapts to work with them.’

Key clients

  • Perrigo Company
  • Icon
  • Endo International
  • Exponent Private Equity
  • Irish Continental Group
  • HealthBeacon
  • Cairn Homes
  • Bank of Ireland

Work highlights

  • Advised Endo International on the sale of substantially all of the group's assets to certain of its first lien creditors in a $6bn credit bid.
  • Advised Exponent Private Equity on the financing of its acquisition of the Chanelle Pharma group.
  • Advised ICON on a series of senior secured notes offerings.

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Peter Murray

Other key lawyers

Seamus Ó Cróinín, Niamh McMahon, Maria McElhinney, Gillian McDonald