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Partner, Financial Services
Career
Karol is a Financial Services Partner. He advises financial institutions and borrowers in respect of leveraged, acquisition and commercial real estate finance. Clients know Karol for providing commercial and strategically informed advice.
Karol has significant experience advising on multi-jurisdictional finance transactions and is regularly instructed by foreign clients in respect of Irish banking law. In addition, he specialises in leveraged finance and commercial real estate finance.
Recently, Karol advised Irish both domestic financial institutions and developers in financing the development of a number of large scale residential and commercial developments including PRS (Private Rental Sector) forward sales.
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Testimonials
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‘The team is very capable and goes beyond the extra mile in supporting what are often extremely short notice requests and turnaround times. The level of service, expertise and prioritisation of urgent requests is beyond that of my dealings with any other law firms for the same type of work.’
‘I deal with partners Irene Nic Chárthaigh and Neil Campbell. They, together with their team, are very engaging, responsive and have a deep understanding and expertise. They proactively bring a broad holistic view to bear on discussions and communicate in manner which is easily understood by a varied audience.'
‘Karol Fox is prompt in addressing matters and getting to the nub of the issue, quickly providing a reasoned view with respect to ensuring matters progress.’
‘Karol Fox is a market leader within the banking and finance sector. He is very knowledgeable about the sector and current market trends. Karol is also very approachable and contactable and always willing to help with regards to ad hoc queries.’
‘Cathy Grant is superb. Her responsiveness, commercial awareness and technical excellence make her one of the best finance partners in Ireland we have worked with.’
‘Will Carmody understands the banks' risk profile and is proactive in managing transactions to ensure the risk profile is acceptable.'
‘Irene Nic Chárthaigh's ability to quickly understand complex structures and provide clear and relevant advice is unrivalled.’
‘Micheál Grace always goes above and beyond for us and will also make himself available when needed. He also has a deep understanding of the products we are advising on and a lot of experience in this space. He is invaluable.’
Key clients
- Allied Irish Banks
- ib vogt
- Barings Asset Management
- Ares Management
- Muzinich & Co
- Impax Asset Management
- The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
- Kneat.com
- Citibank
- Bank of America
- Permanent tsb