Profile
Seamus specialises in banking and finance law and has experience in advising lenders and borrowers domestically and internationally. He has a broad range of experience with general banking matters, acquisition finance, syndicated lending, property finance and fund finance.
Seamus has also practised at a leading law firm in Ireland.
Experience
Sector / Expertise
Work highlights
Advising Permanent TSB plc
on its €7.6b acquisition of certain elements of the Ulster Bank Ireland DAC retail, SME and asset finance businesses from Ulster Bank in connection with NatWest Group Plc’s exit from the Irish market
Advising Total Produce plc
in connection with the multi-billion euro financing arrangements (senior debt and notes) put in place to support its ultimate merger with Dole Food Company Inc. and the subsequent IPO of Dole plc on the NYSE to create the world’s largest fresh fruit and vegetable supply business
Advising Flutter Entertainment plc (formerly Paddy Power Betfair plc)
on its New York law and English law TLA and TLB financing arrangements
Advising Legal and General
in relation to a €54m senior secured financing being provided to the Clúid Housing Association to fund the purchase of approximately 200 social housing units
Advising Pemberton Asset Management
on its third-party financing of United Kingdom private equity firm Livingbridge’s acquisition of a majority stake in the Chill Insurance corporate group and subsequent acquisitions of the Quote Devil and Chrome Insurance broker entities
Advising J.P. Morgan AG
on behalf of the Initial Purchasers in relation to the issuance of notes by Cedacri Mergeco S.p.A. in order to fund the acquisition of Cedacri S.p.A