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Kirkland & Ellis International LLP Offices
30 ST MARY AXE
LONDON
EC3A 8AF
England
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Sinead O’Shea
Work Department
Debt Finance
Position
Sinead O’Shea is a debt finance partner in the London office of Kirkland & Ellis International LLP. She has deep experience with a broad range of senior and subordinated financing structures, with an emphasis on infrastructure finance, leveraged acquisition finance, public to private transactions, capex roll-out facilities and syndicated corporate facilities.
Career
The Honorable Society of King’s Inns, Barrister-at-Law degree, 1998; University College Cork, LL.M., 1996; University College Cork, B.C.L., 1994.
Education
The Honorable Society of King’s Inns, Ireland (BL, 1998); University College Cork, Ireland (LL.M., 1996; Bachelor of Civil Law, 1994)
Lawyer Rankings
London > Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP is a frequent first port of call for some of the world’s largest buyout houses, such as Blackstone and KKR Infrastructure. Over the past year the team has been involved in market-leading take-private transactions, large-scale telecommunication deals, and multi-billion pound investments in Middle Eastern energy companies. It has also worked on matters including EV charging, fibre, and renewable energy developments. Amy Mahon leads the London practice, focusing on cross-border M&A and joint ventures, while Sinead O’Shea and Claire Williams are well-regarded for their experience with financial sponsors and funds seeking to finance and refinance transactions. Clare Gaskell is also recommended for her experience on private and public takeovers, working for a range of private equity and financial sponsor clients.
London > Finance > Acquisition finance
(Leading individuals)Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Acquisition finance
- Finance > Corporate restructuring & insolvency
- Finance > High yield
- Projects, energy and natural resources > Infrastructure: M&A and acquisition financing
- TMT (technology, media and telecoms) > Intellectual property: patents (contentious and non-contentious)
- Crime, fraud and licensing > Fraud: white-collar crime (advice to individuals)
- Corporate and commercial > M&A: Upper Mid-Market And Premium Deals, £750m+
- Corporate and commercial > Private equity: transactions – high-value deals (£250m+)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private funds
- Investment fund formation and management > Real estate funds
Firm Rankings
- Corporate and commercial > Corporate tax
- Investment fund formation and management > Fund finance
- Real estate > Property finance
- Risk advisory > Regulatory investigations and corporate crime (advice to corporates)
- Corporate and commercial > EU and competition
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: non-contentious/regulatory
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Industry focus > Life sciences and healthcare
- Corporate and commercial > Financial services: contentious
- Dispute resolution > Commercial litigation: premium