Killian McSharry

Killian specialises in asset-finance transactions and is part of Walkers' Asset & Aviation Finance Practice Group.

He advises banks, financial institutions, international aircraft operating lessors, aircraft owners, financial arrangers and private equity funds on financing and leasing both fixed-wing and rotary aircraft. This includes:

- Setting up and advising on the establishment of aviation financing and leasing platforms (including funds-backed);

- Delivery financing

- PDP financing

- Purchase and leasing transactions for both commercial and private aircraft

- Aircraft securitisations

- Export credit financing

- Workouts and restructurings

- Domestic and cross-border tax-driven leasing

- Sale and lease-back transactions

Killian also has experience of a wide range of cross-border banking and finance transactions, including bilateral and syndicated lending, and leveraged and acquisition financings and restructurings.

Killian regularly lectures for the Law Society of Ireland’s Aviation law diploma and presents at leading aviation industry conferences.

Before joining Walkers, Killian was an associate in the finance department of a leading law firm where he also qualified. During his time there, he was seconded to Lloyds Banking Group, London.

Killian is a member of the Law Society of Ireland and the Dublin Solicitors Bar Association.