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Mr Paddy Rath
Work Department
Finance and Capital Markets
Position
Partner
Career
Paddy Rath is based in Walkers’ Ireland office where he is a Partner in the firm’s Finance and Capital Markets team. Paddy’s principal practice areas are finance and capital markets, securitisation, private equity, distressed investment and corporate restructuring.
In particular, Paddy advises on Irish and EU legal and regulatory aspects of the establishment, financing, operation and management of Irish special purpose vehicles and other investment vehicles which acquire a broad range of asset classes (including loans, mortgages, receivables, distressed assets and insurance-linked securities) from around the world.
Paddy also regularly advises borrowers and lenders in relation to various lending transactions from short-term unsecured loans to multi-currency syndicated loans and revolving facilities.
Education
BBLS, University College Dublin
Diploma in Applied Finance, Law Society of Ireland
Lawyer Rankings
Ireland > Capital markets
(Next Generation Partners: Capital markets: Debt)Walkers has a highly rated practice in CMBS and CLOs, and is also at the forefront of insurance linked securities (ILS) and catastrophe bonds. The department is also highly regarded for handling securitisations and significant risk transfer (SRT) issues. Andrew Traynor brings over 20 years of experience in structured finance and securitisation work, notably in risk transfer transactions and bank capital management matters. Ian McNamee is another key figure in securitisation work, and Noeleen Ruddy and Paddy Rath are singled out for their expertise in CLOs.