Dentons Ireland LLP has built a sizeable team featuring a number of experienced and highly-rated partners. It has earned recognition for its strength in acquisition and leveraged finance, corporate lending, real estate and leveraged finance, project finance, and structured finance and securitisation. It is also a growing force in aviation finance. It frequently advises large domestic and international banks, challenger banks and debt funds, along with sponsor-side clients. The banking and finance team, includes four partners that all have experience of working overseas and at Ireland’s largest firms. Peter O’Brien is a leading name in leveraged finance, with Siobhan Carlin noted for real estate and development finance. Matthew Cahill brings further structured finance and securitisation expertise to the team. Donal Keane, promoted to partner in 2023, specialises in asset finance.
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Accolades
Client satisfaction
Testimonials
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‘The only firm that offers Irish, as well as UK and continental legal advice, as a one-stop-shop.’
‘Matthew Cahill provides an outstanding service in Ireland.’
‘Global reach and responsiveness.’
‘Client service and sector expertise.’
‘The banking and finance practice at Dentons Ireland is growing and becoming more prominent. Dentons have made a strong effort to expand their offerings and are able to provide both Irish and English law advice. Having a large global network is another plus.’
‘Donal Keane gained experience at one of the Magic Circle firms in London and brings excellent technical skills to the table. He is also very commercially minded.'
‘We were working mostly with two partners who were our day-to-day contacts on the transaction, along with one or two associates. The deep involvement and sound advice of the partners clearly stood out and brought a lot of value. ’
‘We worked with Siobhan Carlin and Colm Ó hUiginn on our transaction. We valued the quality of their advice, their proactiveness and their strong stance on specific issues - they clearly pointed out when an issue was serious (and defended the position accordingly) or when something was of secondary importance. This allowed for a smooth and efficient process with the client.’
Key clients
- Zetland Capital
- Monaghan Mushrooms
- Auxmoney
- Värde Partners
- TUI Group
- Airbus
- Globe Trade Centre
- IBI Corporate Finance
- KKR
- Real I.S.
- Credit Suisse (Switzerland)
- ORIX Aviation Systems
- Minsheng Financial Leasing Co
- Chorus Aviation Capital
- UBS AG London Branch
- Credit Suisse (Switzerland)
- Xerotech Limited
- Fly4 Airlines (Ireland)
- CMB Financial Leasing Co
- Wizz Air
Work highlights
Advised on all aspects of the refinancing of the Monaghan Mushrooms Group.
Acted for Värde Partners on a €70m loan to the Moran Group for the refinancing of commercial real estate assets in Dublin.
Advised Auxmoney Investments Limited on the $544m securitisation of German peer to peer consumer loans.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Practice head
Peter O'Brien
Other key lawyers
Siobhan Carlin; Matthew Cahill; Donal Keane; Colm Ó hUiginn