Firm:	Walkers (Ireland) LLP
Position:	Partner
Address:	The Exchange, George's Dock, International Financial Services Centre, Dublin 1, D01 W3P9
Phone:	+353 1 470 6632
Fax:	+353 1 470 6601
Email:	andrew.traynor@walkersglobal.com
Personal URL:	http://www.walkersglobal.com/index.php/component/people/professional/196

Special Areas:

Andrew Traynor is based in Walkers' Irish office where he is a partner and co-head of the Finance and Capital Markets group.

He specialises in finance and capital markets, securitisation, insurance-linked securities (ILS), distressed investment, finance, private equity and restructurings.

Andrew advises issuers, managers, sponsors, arrangers, trustee houses and agents, financial institutions and investors on a range of finance and capital markets transactions (both public and private). He focuses particularly on debt capital markets, securitisation, ILS, structured credit, distressed investment, restructurings and work-outs.

Andrew also provides Irish legal and structuring advice on bespoke, tax-efficient financing and investment platforms. He regularly acts for leading hedge funds, private equity outfits, credit opportunity funds and other market participants on joint-ventures, acquisition, servicing and disposing of non-performing loan portfolios, investments and other receivables in Europe and Asia.

Deals and Awards:

Recognised in the Finance Dublin Deals of the Year Awards 2023
Recognised in the Finance Dublin Deals of the Year Awards 2021
Recognised in the Finance Dublin Deals of the Year Awards 2020

Career:

Prior to joining Walkers, Andrew was a member of the Finance Group of a leading Irish law firm.

Some of Andrew's recent transactions include:

- Acting as lead counsel to a US$5bn US hedge fund in relation the acquisition and on-going work-out of a US$1bn portfolio of distressed Spanish loans and listing of related financing notes on the Global Exchange Market (GEM) of the Irish Stock Exchange (ISE).

- Acting as lead counsel to a UK fund manager in connection with the issuance of €300m Senior Secured Notes and £300m Senior Secured Notes by an Irish special purpose vehicle which listed on GEM. The note proceeds have been used to acquire a diverse portfolio of European commercial real estate loans backed by core / core+ collateral.

- Acting as lead counsel to a leading Asian alternative investment manager in relation to the establishment of a US$10bn ABS programme backed by Chinese listed securities. This was a landmark transaction and the first of its kind both in Ireland and the People's Republic of China.

Publications:

Andrew regularly tutors at the Law Society of Ireland in a variety of disciplines and has presented at industry events and seminars. He is also regularly published in industry publications.

Qualifications:

Admitted in:
England and Wales (not practising)
Ireland

Education:
LLB (Hons), University of Wales, Cardiff (2001)

Memberships:

Member of the Law Society of Ireland, Dublin Solicitors Bar Association
Member of the Law of Society of England and Wales