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Banking & Finance: Asset Finance
Europe Guide 2026 : Ireland
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Banking and Finance
The Maples Group's Banking and Finance team advise on complex financing structures including loan-on-loan transactions, fund-based financings and prime brokerage structures. They also advise on a full range of bilateral and syndicated financing transactions, including real estate investment facilities, real estate development facilities, corporate debt facilities and leveraged acquisition facilities.
The team act on the main panels for large transactions for all of the major domestic Irish banks and prominent international banks.
They have extensive experience working alongside the large UK and US law firms as local counsel on cross-border financing transactions and, increasingly, with other European jurisdictions including Luxembourg, France, Germany and the Isle of Man.
The Banking and Finance team are leaders in funds-based financing, working closely with our Funds, Tax and Property Groups and, in relation to development facilities, our Projects and Construction Group.
Industries (9)
- Asset Finance
- Aviation
- Structured Finance
- Banking
- Fund Finance
- Acquisition and Leveraged Financing
- Capital Markets
- Debt Listing
- Derivatives
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Strengths
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Maples Group has strong technical knowledge and provides commercially focused advice.
Banking & Finance: Asset Finance respondentEuropeMaples Group has excellent knowledge, a strong team and is very professional.
Banking & Finance: Asset Finance respondentEuropeMaples Group has a great understanding of the law and a real commercial approach.
Banking & Finance: Asset Finance respondentEuropeMaples Group is highly experienced in a range of complex transactions, and is responsive and efficient.
Banking & Finance: Asset Finance respondentEuropeMaples Group is really commercial and is strong at highlighting key points without getting distracted by immaterial ones.
Banking & Finance: Asset Finance respondentEurope
Notable Practitioners
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Band 2 
Band 2 Callaghan Kennedy
Callaghan Kennedy regularly assists with bond issuances, CLOs and securitisations. He acts for prominent international financial institutions and multinational corporate clients.
Callaghan Kennedy is extremely responsive. He sees issues quickly, and provides clear and concise advice.
Banking & Finance: Asset Finance respondentEuropeCallaghan Kennedy is very constructive, solution-oriented and a pleasure to deal with.
Banking & Finance: Asset Finance respondentEuropeCallaghan Kennedy is extremely technically competent and practical.
Banking & Finance: Asset Finance respondentEurope
Band 2 
Band 2 Mary O'Neill
Mary O'Neill often assists aviation clients with debt financings and asset-backed securitisations. Mary O'Neill is a highly responsive and experienced aviation lawyer.
Banking & Finance: Asset Finance respondentEuropeMary is a leading authority in Irish aviation law.
Banking & Finance: Asset Finance respondentEuropeMary is very knowledgeable and competent in the aviation space.
Banking & Finance: Asset Finance respondentEuropeIt is always a pleasure dealing with Mary, who has a great understanding of the aviation finance market.
Banking & Finance: Asset Finance respondentEurope
Band 2 
Band 2 Stephen McLoughlin
Stephen McLoughlin has notable expertise in structured finance and CLO issuances, acting for many prominent clients. Stephen McLoughlin understands the broader landscape and is great at knowing what we might need to ask but don't know enough to ask.
Banking & Finance: Asset Finance respondentEuropeStephen is an excellent lawyer and is well respected by our team.
Banking & Finance: Asset Finance respondentEuropeStephen McLoughlin is commercially aware and tailors his advice accordingly.
Banking & Finance: Asset Finance respondentEuropeStephen McLoughlin is super responsive and helpful.
Banking & Finance: Asset Finance respondentEurope
Band 3 
Band 3 Sarah Francis
Sarah Francis has a broad practice which encompasses a wealth of acquisition finance and development finance matters. Up and Coming 
Up and Coming Joe O'Neill
Joe O'Neill is a strong practitioner with excellent experience in structured products and leveraged debt capital markets for both domestic and international banks.
Joe is impressive and very client-friendly.
Banking & Finance: Asset Finance respondentEuropeJoe is a very hands-on partner who will ensure that the deal gets done. He is very approachable and provides pragmatic and commercially sensible advice.
Banking & Finance: Asset Finance respondentEuropeJoe O'Neill is a rising star who is incredibly commercial and pragmatic.
Banking & Finance: Asset Finance respondentEurope
Ranked Individuals at Maples Group (5)
Ireland
Sarah Francis
Banking & Finance
View profile Mary O'Neill
Banking & Finance: Asset Finance
View profile Callaghan Kennedy
Capital Markets: Debt
View profile Stephen McLoughlin
Capital Markets: Debt
View profile Joe O'Neill
Capital Markets: Debt
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Members
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Joe O'Neill
Vanessa Lawlor
Alma O'Sullivan
Stephen Gardiner
Eoin O'Leary
Una Killeen
Rory Beasley
Nichola O'Reilly
Sarah Francis
View profile of Sarah FrancisMary O'Neill
View profile of Mary O'NeillCallaghan Kennedy
View profile of Callaghan KennedyJoe O'Neill
View profile of Joe O'Neill
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