A&L Goodbody LLP has a fine record in handling equity and debt capital markets transactions. Key areas of instruction include high-value debt transactions and structured finance matters, and the department has seen an increase in matters involving private equity and hedge fund-linked structuring. The firm is also at the forefront of residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) transactions. Peter Walker heads up the debt capital markets (DCM) and structured finance group, in which Ciarán Rogers, Adrian Burke and Jack Sheehy stand out as key practitioners, and is home to emerging talents Sinead O’Connor and Michelle Daly. The equity capital markets (ECM) group is led by Paul White, and is often instructed in work involving initial public offerings (IPOs) and Irish businesses listing and raising capital on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE). Charles Carroll is a key name for equity matters, and Jennie Quirke is ‘very diligent and responsive’. Eoin Shiel has joined the equity capital markets group.
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‘Best in class on loan sales and securitisations.’
‘The team always deliver. We like their approach of talking us through their advice directly to allow us to ask questions and truly understand the advice before following up with detailed notes that we can then refer back to. The team is stable and we have had the same contacts for some years now which enhances our experience and comfort levels with the team who know us really well at this stage.’
‘Jennie Quirke is very diligent and responsive. If we miss each other, she always follows up and makes sure we have what we need. Paul White and Charlie Carroll are also extremely knowledgeable and able to provide efficient advices.’
‘Very knowledgeable around securitisation processes and therefore a good fit with what we required.’
‘Friendly, time for a laugh, pragmatic when required.’
‘They work as a real team, providing the customer a solution for all Irish regulatory, mercantile and tax issues.’
‘Peter Walker: very significant experience in Irish issues and in particular in transactions related to English Law. He guides customers in a pragmatic way while maintaining very solid legal excellence.’
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Peter Walker, Paul White