Banking
Georgina O'Riordan
Georgina.ORiordan@mccannfitzgerald.com
Recent matter/case highlights:
- Advised AerCap, Aircastle, Genesis Aviation Services Limited, Sirius Aviation Capital, Sky Leasing and SMBC Aviation Capital on their strategic sales and purchases of portfolios of on-lease aircraft assets.
- We advised the Marlet Property Group on the €238 million College Square financing, one of the largest finances in the Irish market in recent years and the largest single office letting reported to have taken place in the European office market since the onset of the Covid-19 pandemic.
- We advised Allied Irish Banks plc and EBS on their SEPA Instant Programme, in advance of the upcoming October 2025 deadline for the implementation of detailed legal, regulatory and operational requirements relating to both outgoing instant credit transfers and verification of payee.
M&A
Brendan Murphy
Brendan.Murphy@mccannfitzgerald.com
Recent matter/case highlights:
- Advised Kerry Co-Operative Creameries in connection with its agreement to acquire Kerry Dairy Ireland, the consumer foods products, dairy ingredients and related agribusiness products and services business, from Kerry Group PLC for a total expected consideration of €500 million.
- We advised on the most significant deal in Ireland’s energy sector, the Equitix and Baltic Cable AB consortium on a landmark agreement to acquire the Greenlink interconnector from the Partners Group, acting on behalf of its clients.
- We advised Mannok Holdings DAC on its €330 million sale to Çimsa, a subsidiary of Sabanci Holding, a landmark deal for the industrial and cement industry.
Project development
Stephen Proctor
Stephen.Proctor@mccannfitzgerald.com
Recent matter/case highlights:
- We provide ongoing legal guidance to the National Paediatric Hospital Development Board regarding its development of the New Children's Hospital.
- We continue to advise Diageo on its development of Ireland’s second largest brewery. This state-of-the-art carbon neutral facility is a significant invest by Diageo.
- We advise FuturEnergy Ireland (a joint venture between Coillte and ESB) in relation to its €175m Castlebanny project. This 138.8MW onshore windfarm is the first large scale project to be developed by FEI and is a joint venture between FEI and ART Generation Limited. This project is key to helping Ireland achieve its 51 per cent emissions reduction target and put Ireland on track for climate neutrality by 2050, by providing green energy to power 70,000 homes annually upon successful completion of the project.
