Expertise
Lisa is a partner in the Finance and Capital Markets department at Matheson. Lisa advises corporates, private equity sponsors, asset managers, financial institutions and lenders on a wide range of international and domestic finance transactions, including fund finance, acquisition finance, corporate and investment grade finance and property finance (development and investment).
Experience Highlights
Lisa’s experience includes advising:
- Advising asset managers on a number of subscription facilities;
- Steris PLC in respect of its corporate facilities;
- Ulster Bank on its exit from the Irish market and certain of its loan sale books;
- A private equity company in respect of its subscription facility for its first Irish investment limited partnership;
- Lenders in respect of a loan on loan financing involving Irish SPVs;
- A pharmaceutical group in respect of its €320m refinancing;
- Dunelm Group PLC on the financing aspects of its acquisition of Home Focus at Hickeys;
- Queensgate Investments on its $750m global refinancing of Generator Hostels (one of the largest real estate financings in 2023);
- Icon PLC in respect of an investment grade bond refinancing;
- Dalata PLC in respect of its corporate facilities;
- A property developer in respect of a PRS forward sale development;
- The NTMA in respect of certain real estate development facilities and corporate facilities;
- A syndicate of lenders in respect of a €1bn multi-asset telecoms acquisition;
- A property developer in respect of a large-scale residential development in South Dublin;
- A club of lenders in respect of various enforcement and pre-enforcement steps, including security reviews, standstill arrangements and reservation of rights letters.
Accolades
“Rising Star”, Legal 500, EMEA 2024
Education
Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales (2015)
Admitted as a solicitor in Ireland (2014)
University of Cambridge, LLM (2011)
Trinity College, Dublin (2009)