Profile
Work Department
Position
Partner, Tax
Career
Niamh is a Partner and Co-head of our Tax team who advises Irish and international clients on tax law and tax planning in the context of mergers and acquisitions, restructurings, joint ventures and investments. She has extensive experience spanning several sectors including financial services, technology, life sciences, energy and real estate. Clients know Niamh for her concise and practical legal advice.
Niamh has a particular focus on advising financial institutions, lenders, assets managers and investors on tax matters relevant to financing and financial services tax. This includes advising on Irish withholding tax on interest, double tax treaty relief, availing of the 12.5% trading rate and availing of the special tax regime for investment funds and structured finance / securitisation transactions.c
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Testimonials
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‘I have had the pleasure to work with Niamh Caffrey. She is extremely knowledgeable, responsive and pragmatic. She is solution oriented and efficient. ’
‘Professional, straight-forward, clear advice.’
‘The MHC team stands out due to their deep understanding of complex Irish legal and tax matters, particularly within the financial sector. I like the team's exceptional responsiveness, strategic thinking, and their commitment to achieving client goals efficiently. The team's expertise in NPL portfolio acquisitions and their broad international experience make them a valuable partner in the transactions that we work on with them.'
‘I appreciate Niamh Caffrey for her exceptional legal and tax acumen, attention to detail, and proactive approach. She differs from other Irish lawyers I have worked with in her ability to anticipate challenges and provide innovative solutions. She takes a client-centric approach and has the ability to build strong, long-term relationships.’
‘I have worked with Susan Lynch and have found her to be excellent.’
‘Susan Lynch has an excellent grasp of all of the complex legal and tax issues. She is particularly gifted at making complex issues simple for clients. She was very pragmatic and sensitive to the needs of the particular client and very responsive in terms of progressing matters on behalf of the client. She is straightforward and extremely pleasant to deal with.’
‘Very practical and clear advice. High quality and responsive.’
‘My primary contact in the firm has been Susan Lynch. She is engaging, experienced and very knowledgeable. She provides a great client service.’
Key clients
- Scholastic
- Elgin Energy Services
- Ares Capital Management
- Tobii
- Bencis Capital Partners
- Barings Asset Management
- Allied Irish Banks
- SSE Renewables
- Descartes Systems Group
- Kyron Innovative Technologies
- Siloah
- Emeis Ireland
- Axiom Equity