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Based in our Dublin office, Libby advises Irish and international banks and financial institutions (including insurance and reinsurance companies), alternative lenders and corporate borrowers in relation to all kinds of debt matters including but not limited to domestic and international bilateral and syndicated corporate facilities, REF investment and development facilities, leveraged acquisition financings, consensual workouts and loan portfolio sales and investments. Libby also advises financial institutions on Irish banking and payments regulatory matters and on setting up operations in Ireland.

Expertise

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Banking & finance
Corporate/M&A & capital markets
Real estate finance
M&A
Corporate litigation & post-M&A disputes
Equity capital markets
General corporate
Joint ventures
Warranty & indemnity insurance

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Hotels, hospitality & leisure
Private wealth
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CV

Since 2023 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2017– 2022 Partner, Head of Finance and Projects, Dublin, Addleshaw Goddard (Ireland) LLP
2005 - 2017 Partner, Matheson LLP
2000 - 2005 Associate, Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London)
1997 - 1999 Diploma in Professional Legal Studies, Queens university Belfast
1996 - 1997 LLM Degree (European Law), University College Dublin
1994 - 1997 Bachelor Civil Law, University College Dublin

Career

Since 2023 Partner, Taylor Wessing
2017– 2022 Partner, Head of Finance and Projects, Dublin, Addleshaw Goddard (Ireland) LLP
2005 - 2017 Partner, Matheson LLP
2000 - 2005 Associate, Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London)

Education

1997 - 1999 Diploma in Professional Legal Studies, Queens university Belfast
1996 - 1997 LLM Degree (European Law), University College Dublin
1994 - 1997 Bachelor Civil Law, University College Dublin

Awards

Finance Dublin Deals of the Year 2025

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Acquisition, SME: Sherweb Ireland Limited's acquisition of MicroWarehouse

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Experience

Purchase of a portfolio of performing lifetime loans

Advising an international financial institution with respect to its purchase of a performing loan book of lifetime loans. Libby also advised the client in relation to the funding of the purchase which was structured by means of an Irish law forward flow securitization arrangement.

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