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“Winner, 10 Deals of the Year in M&A, Equity Capital Markets, Loans and Financing, Financial Services and Aviation Finance”
Finance Dublin Awards 2022

We are consistently ranked as a leading finance and capital markets law firm in Ireland.  Our Finance and Capital Markets team consists of more than 50 lawyers and advises financial institutions and corporations involved in arranging and executing all forms of finance and capital markets transactions in Ireland. We act for all of the major Irish banks and financial institutions, corporate borrowers and many of the world's leading international banks, investment managers and investment funds, securities and derivatives trading houses, broker dealers, insurance companies, alternative finance providers, supranational organisations, rating agencies, trustees and other financial services firms in relation to their lending, borrowing, finance and capital markets transactions and arrangements. We are actively involved in, and hold representative positions on, numerous industry organisations and trade bodies and have been instrumental in proposing, drafting and advising on many changes to finance and capital markets legislation in Ireland. We are often involved in innovative and cutting-edge transactions in Ireland, from advising on market-leading loan sales transactions, bond issues and syndicated loans, to the establishment of the first Irish repackaging platforms, to advising on the first Sukuk bond issued under Irish tax law, to advising on Europe’s first marketplace lending securitisation. We were the first Irish law firm to win the European Financial Services Tax Deal of the Year as awarded by the International Tax Review.

Our Team

Accolades
“The practice is unique in how it aligns with the in-house team here. They are always looking ahead, not just at issues raised specifically with them. “
Capital Markets: The European Legal 500 2024

“Hugely knowledgeable and responsive team for Irish law securitisation vehicles and capital markets. Go to firm and team in Ireland.”
Capital Markets: The European Legal 500 2024

“The team members at Matheson that we have worked with have always shown themselves to be very approachable and responsive to any queries we may have and come back with clear direct advice within a very short timeframe. “
Capital Markets: The European Legal 500 2024

“The Matheson Capital Markets team has a huge amount of experience in all types of capital markets transactions, delivering advice in a timely manner and always available to discuss matters at short notice. Their responsiveness is excellent. Matheson ranks top for Capital Markets in Ireland.”
Capital Markets: The European Legal 500 2024

“Alan Keating and Micheál Buckley are outstanding to work with. They have excellent knowledge of Irish legal matters and are always very responsive and generate high quality work product. “
Capital Markets: The European Legal 500 2024

“Christian Donagh and Alan Bunbury are stand-out partners in their field. They are always available, commercial, and excellent managers of their clients.
Capital Markets: The European Legal 500 2024

"Partner availability, support to work through structural nuances, turnaround time, communication.”
Banking & Finance: The European Legal 500 2024

“We work with both the regulatory advice team and the transaction team in Banking & Finance in Matheson. The sub-teams in Matheson seem to interact and collaborate well with each other and they have great strength and depth to their practice.”
Banking & Finance: The European Legal 500 2024

“Extremely capable and competent individuals. Very approachable with the requisite technical skills.”
Banking & Finance: The European Legal 500 2024

"The Matheson team is commercial, and its lawyers are leading practitioners in their market. They know best practices, understand cross-border implications and are very reliable."

Banking & Finance: Chambers Global and Europe 2024

"Matheson is one of the top teams in the market. It is our go-to law firm."
Banking & Finance: Chambers Global and Europe 2024

"The department works well with other teams and knows how to guide others through tricky issues. The lawyers are very solution-oriented, super responsive, very able and articulate. It's just a really great team."
Banking & Finance: Chambers Global and Europe 2024

"The law firm is easy to work with and very contactable. It always delivers on time and it is always an efficient team to work with."
Banking & Finance: Chambers Global and Europe 2024

"Very knowledgeable, responsive and pragmatic – they are very easy to work with."
Capital Markets: IFLR1000 2023

"Excellent response times, always willing and available to join calls, respond to questions etc, very commercial"
Capital Markets: IFLR1000 2023

 “Matheson always provide extremely well thought out, commercial advice. They are responsive and will assist in meeting tight deadlines.”
Banking and finance: IFLR1000 2023 

"Matheson is a highly collegiate firm with a strong client-focused ethos. They have impressed me with their approach to client management generally, making clients feel valued. They have wide breadth of talent and expertise."
Banking and Finance: The European Legal 500 2023

"With Matheson the simple things are always done to an exceptional standard. Partner availability and responsiveness were in excess of expectations, while both Partners and Associates demonstrated significant levels of expertise to assist in documenting a complex transaction. They are never afraid to give an opinion and their insight formed a crucial part of our credit process for a particularly challenging transaction."
Banking and Finance: The European Legal 500 2023

"Matheson have the strongest team in Banking & Finance in Ireland. They have experience and depth across all areas and are always able to add value to a transaction."
Banking and Finance: The European Legal 500 2023

"Their international network and knowledge of global banking markets is vital for us when we are dealing with international borrowers / sponsors."
Banking and Finance: The European Legal 500 2023

"The team at Matheson are excellent. Partners are always available and very responsive. Senior partners can call on their extensive experience to cut to the main issues."
Banking and Finance: The European Legal 500 2023