Established in 1825,
Matheson is one of Ireland's oldest law
firms. The firm is led by managing partner Michael Jackson and
has six offices in Dublin, Cork, London, New York, Palo Alto and San Francisco.
The firm
has a
strong practice in
asset finance,
banking and finance, both debt and structured finance capital markets,
Investment funds,
M&A, project development and restructuring and insolvency, achieving tier 1 status in all these areas, including a raise for asset finance where the firm’s ability is exemplified by the depth of referee comments for this area.
In asset finance the firm's work focused on
assisting clients in the aviation sector.
In banking and finance the firm worked on a range of transaction types for clients linked with banking and investment management.
In debt capital markets the firm worked on bond and note issuances for clients linked with banking and investment management.
In structured finance and
securitisation the firm worked on
mainly deals
for clients linked with the banking, financial
services and investment management sectors.
In investment funds the firm's work focused on
mainly domestic fund formation work.
In M&A the firm works on primarily acquisitions for clients linked with the healthcare, technology, consumer goods and services and investment management sectors.
In projects the firm worked on a mix of renewables,
energy and transportation projects.
In restructuring and
insolvency, the firm worked on a wide variety of work for clients associated with the healthcare, technology, real estate,
energy and investment management sectors.
“Quality Service delivered
in a timely manner, good practical advice.”
“Reliable,
commercial and efficient.”
“The Matheson Asset Finance team always provides commercially sound advice in
a timely manner.
Rory Stuart and the team's advice is always on point.”
“They are very prompt in response; always practical; attention to detail is also great.
They are familiar with the Irish market and can give us market updates which are helpful.”
“Expertise, knowledge, availability, responsiveness.”
“They are extremely knowledgeable, approachable and provide responses to queries in a timely manner. They are also lovely people to work with.”
Bank lending: Lender side
“Professional, Commercial,
In-depth
knowledge, practical,
efficient and pro-active.
Would recommend
to use again.”
“Was
very knowledgeable and understood the brief from our bank.
Was very commercial when dealing with the borrower and practical in terms of managing billings. Very patient and represented the bank very well.”-
“Stephen has become our go-to person for asset finance deals whenever there is an Irish law element; he is very pleasant to work with.
Knows how to deliver.
Very client focused.”
“Provides excellent advise on a timely basis, always available to jump on a call at short notice.”
“Very responsive and knowledgeable about his practice area.”
“Stuart always acts professionally and is extremely responsive. His knowledge of the aviation industry has been great to guide us through the beginning of our company and its complex structure.”
“Stuart Kennedy at Matheson stands out with his professionalism, his availability and his understanding of the requests and our structure.”
“Listens to what you are saying, meets tight timelines and is well organized.”
“Manages the team efficiently.”
“Very friendly, responsive and knowledgeable. Reliable pair of hands.”
“Rory is commercially minded, has great industry knowledge and always goes above and beyond for his clients.”
“Again, he listens to the Client, gets the work done, solves the problems and delivers on time.”
Among its clients in
finance work
are Bank of Ireland,
Allied Irish Banks,
NTMA, Barclays,
Smurfit Kappa,
Azorra Aviation,
PK AirFinance,
UK Export Finance,
CDB Aviation and
Avolon.
Among its clients in capital markets are
J.P Morgan, Dell Bank, Nord,
Bracebridge Capital
Steris
and Aon.
Among its investment funds clients are
BlackRock,
J.P. Morgan, Fidelity,
Barings and
Man Group.
Among its clients in M&A are
Smufit Kappa Group,
Waystone (Ireland),
Horizon Therapeutics,
Axa Ireland and
Aon.
Among its clients in project development are
Bord na Móna,
Bank of Ireland,
EirGrid,
Octopus Renewables and
Asterion Industrial.
Among its clients in restructuring and insolvency are
Horizon Therapeutics Public,
Vevan Unlimited Company,
Interpath (Ireland),
Grant Thornton and
Azets Ireland.
