Maples Group‘s Dublin banking and finance team is headed by an all-female team of partners, which have built the firm’s presence in domestic and cross-border real estate and development finance, acquisition and leveraged finance, receivables finance and project finance. It is also a leader in fund finance. The group has experienced further growth in debt restructurings and has landed an increasing number of instructions from the Irish pillar banks, international banks and alternative lenders. Moreover, it represents a multitude of corporate and financial investor borrowers. Sarah Francis , Alma O’Sullivan  and Vanessa Lawlor provide senior expertise.
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Témoignages

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  • ‘Maples have always impressed, particularly their finance and banking team. The ability of the finance team to execute complex deals logically and in a timely manner despite numerous hurdles is testament to the strength of the team. ’

  • ‘Sarah Francis is much sought after and for good reason. Sarah is a natural problem solver and has an ability to work through complex matters under pressure. Sarah cuts through legal jargon and her use of plain English is much appreciated, particularly when dealing with non legal stakeholders.’

  • ‘The team is proactive, commercial and very easy to deal with’

  • ‘Vanessa Lawlor is technically excellent, commercial and responsive - always a pleasure to work with.’

  • ‘Sarah Francis is very knowledgeable and has great attention to detail. She’s able to explain legal topics in a way that's easily understandable by non-legal staff. ’

  • ‘The banking & finance team work seamlessly with the real estate practice. Excellent market knowledge across a variety of products.’

  • ‘Partner level engagement, market leading expertise across a number of specialisms, cross-jurisdictional support and collaboration, and a commercial, problem solving and facilitative attitude, which makes them an easy go to for financing support. ’

  • ‘Vanessa Lawlor and Alma O'Sullivan are extremely pleasant to work with, both of whom have an incredible reservoir of information and are ever ready to support. They are our go to for transaction support in Ireland and always offer value for money. ’

Clients clés

  • Allied Irish Banks
  • The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland
  • Real Estate Loan Management
  • Madison International Realty
  • Marathon Asset Management
  • Goldman Sachs International
  • Urban Volt
  • Natixis
  • Fortress Investment Corp
  • Tristan Capital Partners LLP

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Responsable de la pratique

Alma O’Sullivan; Sarah Francis; Vanessa Lawlor