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Deirdre McBennett - Partner
A partner in the firm's Banking Department, Deirdre acts for a number of financial institutions and borrowers, both individual and corporate. She specialises in banking and finance transactions and financial services. Deirdre also advises on property, asset, commodity and energy projects, acquisition finance, structured finance and development finance. She has been involved in a number of tax-based lending and investment deals, with particular emphasis on the leisure, childcare and private healthcare sectors. She advises members of the retail banking sector on regulatory, consumer credit and anti-money laundering issues. In more recent times, Deirdre has advised a number of financial institutions in the area of corporate recovery, debt restructuring and workouts. She has significant recent experience of reviewing and perfecting security prior to enforcement.
Key transaction experience
- Advising funders and developers on development & project finance for some of the countries largest mixed-use development schemes including Chartered land (Grand Canal Square, Ilac Centre, South King Street, Dublin Central).
- Castlethorn Construction (Dundrum Town Centre), and Shelbourne Development Group (Belgard Square).
- Advising on funding and property aspects of a number of structured finance transactions, including Caulfield Supermarket/Caulfield McCarthy Group (€70 million management buyout) and Avoca Captial.
- Advising on funding aspects of a number of tax-based hotel deals, including Clarion Hotel (Limerick); Dunboyne Castle (Hotel & Spa); Carlton Hotel (Dublin Airport); Barberstown Castle.
Qualifications
- BBLS (UCD)
- Diploma Property Tax Law Society Ireland
Memberships
- Dublin Solicitors Bar Association
- Law Society of Ireland
Recommendations:
Chambers and Partners "Recommended for her expertise in the banking arena is Deirdre McBennett. Her clients include a number of major Irish banks.”