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Matheson Ormsby Prentice
The Banking and Financial Services Department advises many of the world’s leading investment and commercial banks, securities and derivatives trading houses, broker dealers, investment managers, investment funds, insurance companies and other financial services firms operating in Ireland.

In particular, we represent many banks, financial services providers and investments funds located in the International Financial Services Centre. We also act for many of Ireland’s leading domestic banks and financial services firms.

Our areas of practice include:

Investment Funds
We have one of the largest teams of investment funds lawyers in Dublin and represent many of the leading institutions involved in the offshore funds market.

Investment Services
We advise in relation to all legal and tax aspects of investment services, including investment funds, life assurance and pensions. The unique Irish tax status of certain investment business, including funds and life assurance, together with an EU recognised regulator provides an international hub for the location of such business in Ireland.

Financial Services on the Internet
We have advised a number of financial institutions in relation to the provision of on-line financial services to Irish and non-Irish customers.

Banking
We act for many of the leading Irish and international banks in relation to a wide variety of banking transactions including syndicated loans, acquisition financings, management buyouts, property financings and leveraged financings of all kinds.

Project Finance
We have advised both lenders and promoters in relation to most of the significant project finance transactions involving Irish projects that have been done over the last few years.

Regulatory Matters
We regularly work with senior management, legal and compliance teams and internal audit professionals of leading domestic and international financial institutions providing effective, timely and practical solutions to the challenges posed by the increasing number of EU and domestic compliance regulations. For further information please see the Regulatory Risk Management and Compliance Group profile on our website.

Structured Finance
We have advised on a wide range of structured finance arrangements. For further information please see the Structured Finance Group page in this section of our website.

Asset Finance
We represent a number of the major aircraft lessors, arrangers and financiers and have successfully structured a variety of aircraft acquisitions, financings and leasing transactions through Ireland. We have also been involved in a number of ship and small and medium ticket financing and leasing transactions. Members of the department work closely with our tax group in structuring asset finance transactions.

Establishing Irish Banks
We have advised a number of multinational companies and foreign financial institutions in relation to establishing licensed banks in Ireland.

Bond Issues and Commercial Paper Programmes
We have advised in relation to the establishment of a number of medium-term note programmes and commercial paper programmes by Irish entities.

IFSC Treasury Operations
The Banking and Financial Services Department has established numerous IFSC treasury operations for leading US and other companies.

Recent Transactions
Members of our Department have recently advised in connection with the following matters:

Investment Funds

advised on the establishment and ongoing operations of the largest single fund by asset size in Dublin, with assets in excess of $15 billion

advised a number of leading promoters on the establishment of their Asian funds platform

advised leading US and UK fund promoters on the integration of their product ranges post-merger, and advising on the merger itself

advised on the establishment and listing of various hedge funds and long/short funds in Dublin

advised on the establishment of the first multi-manager managed futures fund and one of the first fund of hedge fund structures authorised by the Central Bank

Investment Services

advised a leading international investment bank on the establishment and regulation of an Irish subsidiary to service its alternative investment business

advised another leading international investment bank on the establishment of a sales office in Ireland to service its high net worth client base in Ireland and throughout the EU

advised one of Ireland’s largest insurance companies on the structuring and sale of insurance and investment related products in Ireland. Advising an Irish bank on a joint venture with a US bank in relation to global custody Matheson Ormsby Prentice

Managing your finances

To assist you with the complexities of personal and business financial planning , our established team of in-house independent financial and mortgage advisers are here to help you manage your finances. With offices in Newcastle, Durham & Darlington we can meet your independent mortgage and financial advice needs across the North East region.

Areas of personal financial advice include:

Lump sum investments

Mortgage Advice

Pensions

Life assurance & critical illness

Regular savings schemes

Retirement planning

Inheritance tax planning

Trust & estate planning

Long term care planning

Permanent Health Insurance

Areas of business financial advice include:

Finance arrangement

Business loan protection

Partners & directors share protection

Key person protection

Pension schemes

Investment plans

From mortgages, pensions and lump sum investments to life assurance, regular savings schemes and other financial products, our fully qualified team of advisers can provide you with the impartial advice you will need to make an informed decision on the financial products and services best suited to your needs.

Providing a free initial consultation without obligation, our team will help you to assess your current financial position taking into account any likely change in personal circumstances to consider your current financial needs and future aims.

If you are moving home or buying property, our comprehensive mortgage sourcing service provides our clients with a complete search of the entire UK mortgage database to help find the best mortgage product available to suit their needs.

As part of our specialist team of advisers for the elderly and their families, our financial advisers play an important support role when addressing issues such as retirement, trust and estate, tax and long term care planning.

To provide security for you and your dependents we offer a comprehensive advisory service in relation to protection including necessities such as critical illness, life assurance and loan protection cover.

Being regulated by the Law Society and authorised and regulated by the Financial Services Authority you can be assured that our professional code of conduct meets the exacting standards necessary to advise you in complete confidence and with peace of mind.

In recognition of the needs of our high net worth clients, our specialist financial planning expertise can be tailored to provide a portfolio of advice with specific emphasis on investment and estate planning. Blackett Hart & Pratt Solicitors