Ray Byrne > Addleshaw Goddard > Dublin, Ireland > Lawyer Profile

Addleshaw Goddard
TEMPLE CHAMBERS
3 BURLINGTON ROAD
DUBLIN 4
Ireland

Work Department

Banking

Position

Ray is Partner and Head of Finance (Ireland). He specialises in finance transactions across multiple sectors. Ray regularly advises both borrowers and lenders in relation to acquisition financing, real estate financing, development financing, social housing transactions, funds finance and on a range of products across various fund sectors (including private equity funds and real estate funds). He acts for domestic and international financial institutions on syndicated and bilateral deals and for direct lenders in relation to both senior and mezzanine facilities. Ray has also acted for a number of large Irish corporates on the borrower side of financing transactions with a number of domestic financial institutions

Education

Business and Law, University College Dublin, 2007
Masters in Commercial Law, University College Dublin, 2008
Admitted as a Solicitor in Ireland, 2012

Lawyer Rankings

Ireland > Banking and finance

Addleshaw Goddard‘s banking and finance group has a solid reputation in the market. The practice has seen significant growth in financial services regulatory matters and energy and infrastructure finance. Real estate and social housing finance are key pillars of strength for the team, which has seen an uptick in work from borrower clients. The group maintains its strong links to lender clients, including Irish pillar banks. Practice head Ray Byrne is highly regarded for his expertise in real estate finance, leveraged finance, fund finance, asset-based lending and corporate lending. Erc Walsh is well known for advising on real estate and development finance, corporate lending and fund finance.