Capital markets

McCann FitzGerald LLP

McCann FitzGerald LLP has a highly developed DCM practice, which is widely respected for its strength in handling covered bonds, green bonds, social bonds, securitisations, and OTC and exchange traded derivatives; the ‘highly impressive’ Judith Lawless has established expertise in derivatives matters. Fergus Gillen, Adrian Farrell and Hugh Beattie have excellent reputations in DCM, securitisation and structured products, and Éamon Ó Cuív, who has returned to Dublin from the London office, garners praise for his ‘meticulous attention to detail’. Sarah Pickering is a rising star in the debt capital markets space. ECM mandates remain prominent in the group’s workload, and David Byers and Stephen FitzSimons are key figures in equity deals. Gill Lohan is singled out for her expertise in IPOs. Aidan Lawlor and Conor O’Dwyer left the firm in 2024.

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Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

‘The team assisted us with a large, strategically important project and were a fantastic support throughout. The team were responsive, well-organised and competitive on pricing.’
‘Fergus Gillen was a brilliant support to us. He was proactive and pragmatic. His advice was always clear, concise and commercially focussed.'
‘The team is very client focussed and knows our business really well - they really know what is and is not important commercially for us. We really value the continuity of of people over many years.’
‘Adrian Farrell in particular stands out, he is extremely responsive, always provides top quality advice and it really helps us that is is well known and respected in the market.’
‘Judith Lawless is a highly impressive lawyer. Her knowledge of the subject matter is boundless and her response times are excellent.’
‘We consistently instruct Éamon Ó Cuiv of McCann Fitzgerald to advise on our debt finance transactions on account of his expertise, meticulous attention to detail, and his unwavering commitment to having a granular understanding not only of the transaction, but of the wider needs that we have as a client.'
‘Hugh Beattie - nothing fazes him and he has a complete appreciation of what is being asked of him. Fast turn-around on documentation too.'

Key clients

Debt Capital Markets
Allied Irish Banks p.l.c. /AIB Mortgage Bank
Andorra Bank Agricol Reig, SA (Andbank)
Barclays Bank PLC
Eaton Corporation and related companies
BNP Paribas
Morgan Stanley
Intesa Sanpaolo Bank Ireland p.l.c.
Prodigy Finance
Electricity Supply Board
Avenue Capital Management
Nomura International plc
International Swaps and Derivatives Association Inc.
Investcorp
Citibank
No Limit Capital LLP
Equity Capital Markets
Kingspan Group Plc
Kerry Group Plc
Kenmare Resources Plc
Greencoat Renewables Plc
C&C Group Plc
AIB Group Plc
Irish Residential Properties REIT Plc (I•RES REIT)
Datalex Plc
Hostelworld Group plc
Origin Enterprises Plc
Hammerson plc
Goldman Sachs
J&E Davy
Goodbody Stockbrokers
Trinseo PLC
Alkermes plc

Work highlights

Acted as lead counsel to Deutsche Bank on the MBS of a portfolio.

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