Ciaran McAlinney > A&L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP > Belfast, United Kingdom > Lawyer Profile

A&L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP
42-46 FOUNTAIN STREET
BELFAST
BT1 5EF
United Kingdom
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Work Department

Position

Partner

Career

Ciaran McAlinney heads A&L Goodbody’s Finance department in Belfast. Ciaran specialises in syndicated lending, acquisition finance, general corporate lending and structured/limited recourse financing transactions, including project finance. Ciaran has worked on key transactions in Northern Ireland, the Republic of Ireland and across Europe. Prior to joining A&L Goodbody, Ciaran spent a number of years in London with Clifford Chance and was seconded to the Global Banking and Markets division of Royal Bank of Scotland.

Experience Advising:
  • Borrower on the restructuring and refinancing of a major all-island group of companies.
  • Funder in relation to the demerger and restructure of one of the largest corporate groups in Northern Ireland.
  • Major funders, sponsors and borrowers on the project financing of key renewable energy projects.
  • Danske Bank and Bank of Ireland on various corporate loan facilities.
  • Arranger and bank syndicate on significant facilities for a private equity buy-out of a major healthcare group and subsequent ‘bolt on’ acquisitions.

Education

  • Solicitor, Law Society of Northern Ireland
  • Solicitor, Law Society of Ireland
  • Solicitor, Law Society of England and Wales
  • MBA, University of Ulster
  • BA (Hons), Law & Government, University of Ulster

Lawyer Rankings

Northern Ireland > Finance > Banking and finance

(Hall of Fame)

Ciaran McAlinney A&L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP

A&L Goodbody Northern Ireland LLP, ‘a great team with a wide breadth of knowledge’ regularly advises a strong network of Northern Ireland and international clients on high value lender work. Ciaran McAlinney, who is ‘very knowledgeable, experienced, personable and calm under pressure’ leads the practice. Louise Bailey is well experienced in advising on large facilities agreements for banks and investment funds. Judith Brown has recently been advising clients on the sale of distressed business loans and social housing private placement transactions. Christopher Jessup is well known for financial services regulatory work. Senior associate Hannah McDaid has a wide range of experience on financing and refinancing real estate and infrastructure.