Tughans covers the full range of banking and finance matters, with areas of strength including secured and unsecured lending, acquisition and property finance, and refinancing and restructuring. Team lead and ‘terrific lawyer’ Fearghal O’Loan is a highly experienced transactional lawyer, with particular expertise in debt structuring and financing. Core team members include Douglas Anderson, whose practice includes syndicated lending, acquisition finance and general corporate lending, and Julie Huddleston, who specialises in real estate finance and cross border lending. Sarah Sharkey, who is dual qualified in England and Wales and Northern Ireland, advises lenders and borrowers on a range of finance transactions.
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‘Tughans always does a terrific job of melding brilliant legal insight and practical guidance, so clients can take action. They're very hands-on and clients love their more personal touch--their attorneys are not just great lawyers, but are genuine people with whom we like to work.’
‘Fearghal O'Loan is a terrific lawyer with top-notch legal skills. He's able to drill down to the specific issue(s) in front of the client, even those issues the client hasn't yet considered. He's able to leverage his training in a way that provides proactive practical guidance.’
‘Well established team of banking lawyers who are experienced in the NI market and active on a large volume of transactions.’
‘Fearghal O'Loan and Douglas Anderson continue to provide an exceptionally strong level of service and expertise.’
‘Tughans are our go-to local counsel for Northern Irish work on securitisation transactions. They have a wealth of knowledge in the Northern Irish market and ensure all of the latest trends and issues are easily dealt with.’
‘Fearghal O'Loan is fantastic. Very switched on, good at making sure the Northern Ireland piece of a securitisation transaction isn't a problem, and understands the needs of the securitisation market. Very easy to deal with.’
‘Fearghal O’Loan and Sarah Sharkey are knowledgeable, responsive and reliable. They adapt quickly to changing client needs and can always be trusted to be on hand when required.’
‘They are approachable, professional and commercial. Throughout the last few challenging years, the partners have been consistently accessible and thorough... they never skipped a beat in terms of service. And they are great fun to work with.’
Key clients
- Diageo
- Ulster Bank
- Close Brothers Limited
- HSBC
- Bank of Ireland
- Danske Bank
- Upstream Capital
- Investec
- Barclays Bank UK Plc
- Santander
Work highlights
- Advising Diageo Northern Ireland Limited on several lending transactions.
- Advising HSBC on the Northern Irish elements of a refinance.
- Advising Dale Farm in respect of financing matters.
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Fearghal O’Loan