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William Fry LLP

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William Fry LLP's practice has deep expertise in leveraged and acquisition finance, real estate finance, corporate lending and receivables finance, and has experienced growth in high-profile cross-border acquisition financings, alongside sustainability-linked financings and loan-on-loan deals. The department has established strength in handling real estate, technology, pharmaceuticals, healthcare, infrastructure and utilities, and insurance sector matters. Jason Hollis is highly regarded for handling financings in the technology sector, and Padraic Kinsella has established strength in assisting with corporate lending, real estate finance, acquisition finance and receivables finance. Cork-based partner Laura Houlihan, Ciarán Herlihy and David O’Shea are key practitioners. Lyn Brennan is now head of the firm’s New York office.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Over the years I have worked with a number of partners in the William Fry Dublin office. Their Banking & Finance team has an extremely impressive practice and I wouldn't hesitate to to recommend their expertise in the banking and finance arena. Their work product is unmatched in Dublin.’

  • ‘I have worked with Ciaran Herlihy's team and Jason Hollis. Both exceptional practitioners and have their fingers on the pulse of the debt markets in Dublin. Both are extremely well connected and highly skilled negotiators. Both of these attributes help them to get the best outcomes for their clients.’

  • ‘The advice is second to none. The team is commercial, technically excellent and responsive. The team is professional, has market knowledge and demonstrates pragmatism in the context of commercial considerations. The firm is knowledgeable and works well with our other advisors to provide seamless service. William Fry advises on a wide range of transactions and shows consistent high standards for all of them. They have the ability to articulate complex legal points in a way non-legal people can understand.’

  • ‘Laura Houlihan has a great work ethic and is a tough negotiator. She never misses deadlines and can adapt to any timeline.'

  • ‘Strong team, very professional, very thorough in their research and dealings. Extremely proactive and accessible.’

Key clients

  • Ardagh Packaging Group
  • Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c.
  • Apollo Global Management
  • ARES Management Limited
  • Australia & New Zealand Banking Group
  • Bank of America Europe
  • Bank of Ireland
  • Barings Bank
  • BentallGreenOak
  • Blackrock
  • Bibby Financial Services
  • Clayton, Dubliner & Rice
  • Colony Capital
  • Cooperative Rabobank
  • Credit Suisse
  • Davy
  • DBS Bank
  • Deutsche Bank
  • Diageo
  • Dutch Infrastructure Fund
  • Echelon
  • Eiffel Investments
  • Eirgrid
  • EQT
  • European Investment Bank
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Hines
  • Home for Life
  • ING Bank
  • Investec
  • JP Morgan Chase
  • Kennedy Wilson
  • Lazard
  • Lloyds Banking Group
  • Lynk
  • M&G
  • MML Capital
  • MUFG
  • Munich Re
  • Natixis
  • Nuveen
  • OakNorth
  • Orange Capital Partners
  • OTP Bank
  • Oxford Finance
  • Partners For Growth
  • PIMCO
  • PNC
  • Porsche International Financing
  • Raiffeisenbank CZ
  • Real I.S.
  • RGA Reinsurance
  • Santander
  • Silicon Valley Bank/HSBC Innovation Bank
  • SIRO
  • Skillsoft
  • Smurfit Kappa
  • Société Générale
  • State Street
  • Uniphar
  • Westridge

Work highlights

  • Acted as co-counsel to Amgen on a €28.5bn committed bridge and term acquisition facility in connection with a potential takeover of Horizon Therapeutics.
  • Advised EirGrid on its €800m Celtic Interconnector Project.
  • Advised Uniphar on its corporate refinancing.

Lawyers

Leading associates
Rising stars with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
David O'Shea
William Fry LLP
David is a Senior Associate in William Fry's Banking & Finance Department.  He advises financial institutions, alternative lenders and borrowers on an extensive range of banking law matters. His practice includes acting on national and multi-jurisdictional finance transactions, including acquisition finance, leverage finance, development finance and real estate finance transactions.  He has particular expertise in lending into Qualifying Investor Alternative Investment Funds (QIAIF) structures.  David also advises on re-structuring, workouts and pre-enforcement strategies for lenders and agencies.
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Jason Hollis
William Fry LLP
Jason is a Partner in William Fry's Banking & Financial Services Department.  He advises on all aspects of domestic and international finance transactions in the primary and secondary debt markets for a broad range of financial institutions, alternative lenders, corporates, funds and partnerships.
Padraic Kinsella
William Fry LLP
Padraic is a Partner in William Fry's Banking & Finance Department.  Padraic has extensive experience in acting for financial institutions, alternative lenders and borrowers in relation to syndicated lending, real estate finance (development and investment), acquisition finance, project finance, invoice discounting and receivables financing, lending to fund structures and general corporate and personal lending.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Jason Hollis, David Maughan

Other key lawyers

Padraic Kinsella, Laura Houlihan, David O’Shea, Ciaran Herlihy

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