Our Team
- Alan Bunbury
- Maireadh Dale
- Christian Donagh
- Turlough Galvin
- William Foot
- Alan Keating
- Vincent McConnon
- Gearoid Murphy
Experience Highlights
Representative transactions include:
- Acting as counsel to the Arranger and Lead Manager in connection with the establishment of a €10 billion EMTN unsecured note issuance programme for an Irish credit institution.
- Acting as counsel to the Issuer in connection with the establishment of an Irish law governed €2 billion EMTN unsecured note issuance programme for an Irish credit institution.
- Acting as counsel to the Dealers on the issuance of additional tier 1 securities by an Irish pillar bank.
- Advising Credit Suisse on a landmark marine conservation bond transaction involving a debt conversion for the Republic of Ecuador, supporting marine conservation in the Galápagos Islands.
- Advising PartnerRe Ltd. on its debut €750 million Eurobond offering issued by PartnerRe Ireland Finance DAC and guaranteed by PartnerRe Ltd. The successful Eurobond offering, represented the first issuance ever of a Bermuda insurer and reinsurer in the Euro-denominated bond market.
- Acting as Irish counsel to an Irish corporate in relation to the issuance of €250,000,000 perpetual callable guaranteed securities.
- Advising a multi-national with significant Irish operations in relation to the issuance and listing of several billion euro of unsecured corporate debt.
- Acting as lead counsel for an international asset manager, in the establishment of a number of Irish companies to raise finance to invest in renewable power projects throughout Europe.
- Acting as Trustee and Agent counsel on the issuance of additional tier 1 securities by an Irish credit institution.
Accolades
“The practice is unique in how it aligns with the in-house team here. They are always looking ahead, not just at issues raised specifically with them.“
Capital Markets: The European Legal 500 2024
“The team members at Matheson that we have worked with have always shown themselves to be very approachable and responsive to any queries we may have and come back with clear direct advice within a very short timeframe.“
Capital Markets: The European Legal 500 2024
“The Matheson Capital Markets team has a huge amount of experience in all types of capital markets transactions, delivering advice in a timely manner and always available to discuss matters at short notice. Their responsiveness is excellent. Matheson ranks top for Capital Markets in Ireland.”
Capital Markets: The European Legal 500 2024
“Christian Donagh and Alan Bunbury are stand-out partners in their field. They are always available, commercial, and excellent managers of their clients.”
Capital Markets: The European Legal 500 2024
"The Matheson team is commercial, and its lawyers are leading practitioners in their market. They know best practices, understand cross-border implications and are very reliable."
Capital Markets: Debt Chambers 2024
"The team at Matheson is extremely experienced in the area of capital markets and debt in Ireland, and is able to seamlessly handle complex issues that arise. The lawyers deal with issues in a practical and helpful way."
Capital Markets: Debt Chambers 2023
"The team is able to see a very wide variety of situations and is clever enough to connect the dots and come up with creative ideas to never-seen-before situations, and that requires a good dose of business acumen besides the mastery of legal frameworks."
Capital Markets: Debt Chambers 2023
"I found them easy to work with, provided clear and relevant advice, were very responsive and timely on queries and closed all transactions within the agreed timeline."
Capital Markets: IFLR1000 2022