Practice Area: Capital Markets [Banking & Finance/Capital Markets]
Profile:
Our Capital Markets Group advises on a wide variety of debt capital markets and other structured finance transactions, working closely with experts in our Asset Management, Lending, Regulatory and Tax teams. Our specialist debt listing team acts as listing agent in respect of a wide variety of debt products on Euronext Dublin.
The combined strength of our Tax and Capital Markets groups has given us a significant edge in the international debt capital markets.
The Capital Markets Group is an integral part of our Finance Department. The Finance Department at Arthur Cox is the largest of its kind in Ireland and is constantly at the forefront of developments in finance law and practice. Our practice revolves around four key areas, including asset management and investment funds, banking and other lending transactions, debt capital markets/structured finance and financial regulation. Our finance team is made up of lawyers who are experts in all of these areas. We pride ourselves in offering clients a joined up and integrated approach across practice areas and we excel at advising on transactions which require advice in a number of areas of finance and other areas of law.
We have a specialist business dedicated to advising clients on the listing of debt securities on Euronext Dublin. Arthur Cox Listings Service (ACLS) has been tremendously successful and Director of Listings Helen Berrill (ex Irish Stock Exchange) heads up the listing team. Clients benefit from the one-stop shop offered by our Listings and Capital Markets Groups. ACLS advises international clients on the listing of a wide range of debt products including high yield debt, MTN programmes, CDOs, CLOs, securitisation, US shelf programmes and exchange offers. ACLS listed the first Islamic Finance programme on the Irish Stock Exchange. ACLS, in combination with lawyers from the Capital Markets Group, also advises on the application of the Prospectus Directive, Market Abuse Directive and Transparency Directive from a listing perspective.
We also work closely with our Financial Regulation Group when advising issuers, banks, financial institutions and other businesses on Irish regulatory and compliance issues. We have particular experience in advising clients on market abuse and related issues, regulatory capital treatment of securities and transactions and issues relating to the conduct of investment business in Ireland.
Our Structured Finance and Securitisation Group also advises on a wide range of structured finance and securitisation transactions.
