Turlough Galvin is the Co-Head of the Finance and Capital Markets Department.

Prior to this, Turlough was head of the Tax Department for more than 10 years. He advises international corporations, investment banks and financial institutions doing business in and from Ireland. He specialises in all forms of structured finance, securitisation, financial services tax, fund finance, loan portfolio and debt capital markets advice. He also provides strategic advice to the financial services industry in relation to disputes arising from structured finance arrangements and tax litigation issues.

Turlough is recommended as a Tier 1 Capital Markets lawyer and a Tier 1 Tax lawyer by leading legal publications and has been included in the Legal 500 EMEA Hall of Fame.

Maireadh is a partner and Co-head of the Finance and Capital Markets Department. She advises on all aspects of real estate finance, leverage finance, corporate finance, asset finance (aviation, property and shipping) and restructurings.

Maireadh’s practice is transaction based and varied and unique in the Irish market covering large international corporate financings (on both borrower and lender sides), property and development financings (through ICAVs, limited partnerships and forward fundings), corporate leveraged and acquisition financings and aviation financings (including ABS, portfolio sales, establishing new platforms and restructurings).

Maireadh also has extensive experience in fund finance, loan sales, mezzanine finance, receivables finance, invoice discounting and green and sustainable finance.

Alan Bunbury is a partner in the Finance and Capital Markets Department at Matheson.

Alan advises on all aspects of debt capital markets transactions with an Irish connection, including collateralised loan obligation transactions, asset-backed securities, repackagings, asset-backed commercial paper programmes, corporate bond issuances and segregated managed account structures.

Alan’s also advises Irish corporates and investment funds and their counterparties in relation to derivatives transactions, repurchase transactions, securities lending and prime brokerage arrangements and the operation of netting and set-off in Ireland.

Alan trained with Matheson and qualified as a solicitor in 2016. Alan is currently based in the firm’s London office.

Christian Donagh is a partner in the Finance and Capital Markets Department at Matheson and is head of the firm’s Derivatives, Netting and Collateral Group.

Christian’s practice focuses on advising asset managers and investment banks doing business in and from Ireland in relation to securitisations, CLOs, fund-linked structured products, repackagings, securities lending and repos.

Christian regularly advises Irish corporates and their counterparties in relation to ISDA master agreements and collateral arrangements relating to over-the-counter derivatives transactions such as interest rate and currency linked swaps, caps and collars and on compliance with EMIR. Frequently, the firm provides legal opinions on issues relating to the enforceability of close-out netting provisions and collateral arrangements documented using industry standard or bespoke derivatives, repo and prime brokerage documentation.

Christian qualified as a solicitor with Allen & Overy in 2000 and spent several years in each of its London and Hong Kong offices. Christian joined Matheson in 2006 and became a partner in 2007.

“Matheson’s real advantage to other Irish firms is Alan Keating in New York.  We can have face to face contact, that’s immensely helpful.”  

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Alan Keating is a partner in our Finance and Capital Markets Department and heads the firm’s New York office. Alan has been based in the New York office since 2011.

He advises international companies and financial institutions, asset managers, private equity firms, hedge funds, investment banks, alternative lenders, arrangers, issuers, rating agencies, trustees and investors on all aspects (including restructuring) of debt capital markets, securitisation (cross-border and domestic), structured finance and fund finance transactions.

Vincent is a partner in the Finance and Capital Markets Department.

Vincent’s experience covers a range of finance and structured finance transactions, including, a variety of asset-backed securitisations, forward-flow / loan origination financings, specialty finance, non-bank lending, asset backed finance and private credit lending platforms. Vincent also has significant experience in loan portfolio transactions, particularly in the securitisation context.

Vincent began his career at Matheson and returned to the firm in 2020 following four years in the London office of Allen & Overy LLP.

As a result of this experience, Vincent has particular expertise in structured finance and securitisation.

Gearoid Murphy is a partner in the firm’s Finance & Capital Markets Department.

Gearoid advises international banks, financial institutions, corporates, asset managers, investment funds and investors on a range of securitisation, structured finance and asset-based lending transactions.

He also advises banks, financial institutions, asset managers, originators and sponsors on a broad range of fund finance transactions.

William Foot is a partner in the Finance and Capital Markets Department in Matheson.

He has over 15 years’ experience advising financial institutions, asset managers, originators, private equity firms, investment banks, arrangers, issuers, trustees and investors on a range of debt capital markets, securitisation and structured finance transactions.

William has extensive experience in advising on a broad range of transactions involving Irish special purpose vehicles, including securitisations, repackagings, Irish law governed ETP programmes, CLOs, corporate bond issuances, asset backed commercial paper issuers, repurchase agreements and securities lending.

William also advises clients on EU prospectus, transparency and market abuse law, and listing queries relating to the listing of debt securities on Euronext Dublin, the Vienna Stock Exchange, the London Stock Exchange and the Luxembourg Stock Exchange.