DLA Piper Ireland LLP advises on a range of structured finance, securitisation, and notes issuance matters. The practice is led by Conor Houlihan, who has significant expertise in the non-performing loans space, regularly acting for sellers, buyers, and financiers on the acquisition, financing, and management of NPL portfolios within the Irish market.
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Testimonials
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- ‘The team is highly skilled, responsive, and solution-oriented. They combine strong technical expertise with a practical, commercial approach, which sets them apart from other firms we have worked with. We particularly value their ability to tailor advice to our business context and provide clear guidance on complex matters.’
- ‘The individuals we work with stand out for their accessibility, clear communication, and deep understanding of our business needs. They are consistently proactive in identifying risks and opportunities, and they balance technical precision with pragmatic, solutions-driven advice.'
- ‘Hard-working, knowledgeable team who helped my team in a complex transaction with a demanding counterparty.’
- ‘The people within the DLA team have a great attention to detail but are also very strong communicators who are always on hand to discuss specifics when necessary. Every time I have worked with them has been a seamless experience.’
- ‘Both Sean McGrenaghan and Oisin Mulvihill have been particularly responsive, technically competent and able to grasp complex structures and draft them in efficient ways. They've been supported by Conor Houlihan throughout, who has steered us all through a protracted and drawn-out documentation process.’
- ‘The team were very responsive and provided commercial advice tailored to our needs.’
- ‘The cooperation with the team has been very smooth. We have often worked with Oisin Mulvihill, who has been very supportive and, once dedicated to the issue, always coming up with practical solutions.’
- ‘The DLA Piper Ireland Capital Markets team are great to work with - their strong technical ability, combined with a pragmatic partnership approach, consistently delivers a successful outcome for our transactions.’
Key clients
- VEHIS Auto Leasing 2025 DAC
- PPC Zeus DAC
- EFL Lease ABS 2024-1 DAC
- Santander Consumer Bank GmbH
- Dundee Partners
Work highlights
Advised Vehis Auto Leasing 2025 DAC (the Irish Issuer) in connection with a PLN1.35bn (c. €317m) auto lease public securitisation.
Advised Dundee Partners on the acquisition of KKR’s majority interest in Chord Music Partners and the underlying music rights portfolio of $1.85bn held through an Irish Collective Asset Management Vehicle.
Advised MUFG Bank Limited in respect of a c. €100m bridge financing transaction, and the framework for a note issuance 'take-out', in relation to the development of a solar park in Tipperary.
Practice head
Conor Houlihan
Other key lawyers
Sean McGrenaghan; Oisin Mulvihill
