About

Provided by Maples Group

With more than 60 highly skilled partners and associates practising Cayman Islands, Irish and British Virgin Islands law, you can be confident that Maples and Calder has the knowledge and experience needed for even the most complex financial transactions, with the resources to meet the toughest deadlines.

Our Irish finance practice is one of the largest dedicated groups of its type in the Irish market. Through acting on award-winning and innovative deals it has continued to move up the Irish law firm finance rankings across the same leading legal directories. The team works closely with our Irish Tax Group to deliver tax efficient and innovative solutions to our clients. 

Chambers Review

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Banking & Finance: Asset Finance - Ireland
2
Band 2
What the team is known for

Maples has long been a leader in the offshore space. Its Dublin team regularly works alongside colleagues based in the Cayman Islands on major asset finance mandates, representing lessors, airlines and financial institutions. The team also advises on lease-related securitisations and warehouse financings. Beyond these areas, the law firm assists with leveraged and acquisition finance, property and project finance matters, and DCM issuances.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Callaghan Kennedy
2
Callaghan Kennedy
2
Band 2

Advancing in the rankings, Callaghan Kennedy regularly assists with bond issuances, CLOs and securitisations. He acts for prominent international financial institutions and multinational corporate clients.

"He is tireless, always working to get clients the best terms on any deal, and will push and negotiate extremely diligently. He is on top of things, organised, attentive, proactive - a really bright lawyer. He makes really complex transactions seem easy."

"Callaghan has a great view of the market. He always has time to bounce ideas around and is a very pragmatic lawyer."

Stephen McLoughlin
2
Stephen McLoughlin
2
Band 2

Stephen McLoughlin has notable expertise in structured finance and CLO issuances, acting for many prominent clients.

"Stephen's communication skills are excellent and he delivers things on time. He is contactable and will always get back to you straight away to let you know that your matter is being taken care of, so you have the confidence in the timing and quality of what is being delivered. He is grounded and able to express difficult and complex concepts in plain English."

"Stephen McLoughlin is a knowledgeable lawyer who knows the market and issues inside out."

Elizabeth Bradley
3
Elizabeth Bradley
3
Band 3

Elizabeth Bradley assists global investment banks with a wide array of loan transactions. She has experience acting on acquisition and development finance mandates.

"Elizabeth Bradley is on top of her game and provides an excellent and efficient service."

"She has great commercial awareness and is very experienced in banking and finance transactions."

"She's very proactive, easily contactable and good at suggesting solutions. She always has an eye on the detail."

"Elizabeth is a proactive, responsive and very practical lawyer."

Mary O'Neill
3
Mary O'Neill
3
Band 3

Mary O'Neill often assists aviation clients with debt financings and asset-backed securitisations.

"Mary O'Neill is very approachable, hard-working, responsive and really nice to work with."

Sarah Francis
3
Sarah Francis
3
Band 3

Sarah Francis has a broad practice which encompasses a wealth of acquisition finance and development finance matters.

"Sarah Francis is very knowledgeable and really pushes deals through on tight timelines. She is very experienced in the sector."

"She is a very sophisticated and responsive lawyer."

Ranked Lawyers at
Maples Group

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Ireland

Banking & Finance

Elizabeth Bradley
3
Elizabeth Bradley
3
Band 3
Sarah Francis
3
Sarah Francis
3
Band 3
Banking & Finance: Asset Finance

Mary O'Neill
3
Mary O'Neill
3
Band 3
Capital Markets: Debt

Callaghan Kennedy
2
Callaghan Kennedy
2
Band 2
Stephen McLoughlin
2
Stephen McLoughlin
2
Band 2

Industries

Provided by Maples Group

Acquisition and Leveraged Financing

Asset Finance

Banking

Capital Markets

Debt Listing

Derivatives

Financial Services Regulation

Fund Finance

Insurance Linked Products

Islamic Finance

Structured Finance