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.

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.

“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.

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.

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

Paul advises on a wide variety of transaction types including syndicated and bilateral lending transactions, leveraged acquisition financings, real estate financings, receivables financings, project finance and debt restructurings.

Paul began his career at Matheson and returned to the firm in 2020 following four years in the London office of New York firm, Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP.  Paul has particular expertise in cross-border financing and corporate transactions.

David O’Mahony is a partner in the Finance and Capital Markets Department.

David has extensive experience advising in relation to secured and unsecured lending transactions, bilateral loans, real estate finance, syndicated loans, debt restructuring, receivables finance, project finance and fund finance.

He currently acts for several leading Irish and international banks and financial institutions, non-bank lenders and a wide range of corporate borrowers.

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.

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.

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.