McDowell Purcell acts for Ireland’s leading financial institutions.
We advise on funding structures and on the taking of appropriate security. Over the past 10 years McDowell Purcell has acted in c. 1,750 commercial lending transactions for 10 financial institutions.
The practice also advises private companies and individuals on secured and unsecured loan facilities, construction and development financing.
McDowell Purcell advises on corporate and personal security (including sureties, guarantees and indemnities), necessitating Companies Acts (“CA”) compliance reviews (ss.29 and 31 CA 1990 and s.60 CA 1963) and security registration.
McDowell Purcell advises on property-backed securities held by companies and individuals. We also advise on assignments over building agreements, assignment of rents under occupational leases and inter-company guarantees.
McDowell Purcell has extensive experience of working with clients in a broad range of business areas to include nursing homes, private care centres, development finance, wind farm financing, pharmacies, ship’s mortgages, deeds of covenant, complex title planning issues, security over shares, tracker bonds, etc.
We advise on:
- Commercial property finance
- Project finance
- Construction and development finance
- Tax based structures
- Security instruments
- Inter-creditor agreements
- Senior/mezzanine lenders
- Senior and subordinated debt
- The drafting and negotiation of facility letters
- Company law issues to include S.29 and S.31 of the Companies Act 1990 and S.60 of the Companies Act 1963
- Charges over registered land
- Charges over unregistered land
- Registration of charges in the Companies Registration Office
- Collateral warranties
- Step-In agreements
- Direct agreements
- Deeds of covenant
- Subordination agreements
- Priority agreements
- Charges over accounts
- Commercial contract security assignments
- Assignments over rental income
Rankings and Recommendations:
Legal 500 2011
“Thomas O’Malley is recommended and advises a range of corporates, banks and public bodies on property issues"
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