Ciarán Rogers is a senior partner in A&L Goodbody's Finance department. Ciaran has over 30 years experience of capital markets (debt and equity), securitisation, structured finance and syndicated lending. He has been heavily involved in advising both domestic and international financial institutions on major restructurings and asset disposals including the phased withdrawal of the NatWest Group and Ulster Bank Ireland DAC from the Irish market and the IBRC special liquidation. Ciarán is also Head of the firm's Capital Markets – Debt practice.
Areas of Expertise
Finance/Capital Markets – Debt
Experience Advising:
- The NatWest Group and Ulster Bank Ireland DAC as lead transaction counsel on the phased withdrawal of Ulster Bank from the Irish market involving the disposal of over €22bn of loan assets and various other wind-down transactions.
- Bank of Ireland as transaction and drafting counsel on numerous capital markets transactions including NPL portfolio sales, SRT transactions, regulatory capital issuances (including AT1 and MERL) and retained securitisations.
- Bank of Ireland as lead transaction counsel on the largest Irish RMBS transaction to date.
- The special liquidators of IBRC on all aspects of the IBRC liquidation process since their appointment in 2013.
- Various liability management exercises and capital market restructurings including acting for Ambac on the innovative and award-winning Ballantyne scheme of arrangement.
- Leading investment banks as Irish counsel on various structured product transactions and debt capital programmes.
- Leading Irish corporates and professional services firms as transaction counsel on their debt financings.
Market Recommendations
"He is extremely commercial and is always looking to understand the client's commercial objectives." (Chambers Global 2025)
"Ciarán has an unruffled style combined with a deep market awareness and tons of experience, and seeks out the practical and commercial solutions that gets the client out of a tight spot." (Chambers Global 2024)
"Ciarán knows the market inside out and he brings that knowledge to bear in a very calm manner that can smooth the water on the stormiest of transactions. He is extremely commercial and sees a path through issues that arise, instead of seeing problems." (IFLR 1000 2024)
"Ciarán Rogers is a leading figure in capital markets, securitisation and structured products." (Legal 500 2023)
Education
- Solicitor, Law Society of Ireland
- Solicitor, Law Society of England and Wales
- BCL, University College Dublin
Ciarán Rogers
Partner,
Finance
Dublin