Judith Brown > 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

Judith Brown is a partner in A&L Goodbody’s Finance team in Belfast. Judith has extensive experience advising domestic and international lending institutions, funders and borrowers on a wide range of finance transactions, in particular corporate lending and security, property finance, acquisition finance and loan portfolio acquisition and sales.

Experience Advising:
  • The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland in relation to the disposal (by way of securitisation) of a portfolio of non-performing UK mortgages secured on owner occupied and buy-to-let investment properties.
  • Aviva Life & Pensions UK Limited, Industrial Alliance Insurance and Financial Services Inc. and Pension Insurance Corporation plc in relation to their funding of Clanmil Housing Association Limited by way of private placement secured on a large portfolio of social housing assets located in Northern Ireland.
  • AIB Bank in relation to the restructuring and refinance of multiple retail park investment assets.
  • Barclays Bank in relation to the financing of Baloo Retail Park, Bangor.
  • Benmore Healthcare group on the financing of the development of the Kings Hall Health Village in Belfast.
  • European Investment Bank in connection with £130m social housing finance facilities provided to Apex Housing Association for the purpose of funding a large number of social housing schemes in Northern Ireland.
  • Oakland Holdings on the financing of Merchant Square – a prime grade A office development in Belfast city centre.

Education

  • Law Society of Northern Ireland
  • Cert. PLS, Queens University Belfast
  • LLB, Trinity College Dublin

Lawyer Rankings

Northern Ireland > Finance > Banking and finance

(Leading partners)

Judith BrownA&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.