Jack Sheehy is a partner in A&L Goodbody's Finance department. His principal practice areas are debt capital markets, private equity finance and general banking and restructurings. Jack's other areas of expertise include loan portfolio acquisitions and disposals, high-yield bond issues, securitisation restructurings and the establishment of asset acquisition and loan origination platforms.
Areas of Expertise
Finance/Capital Markets – Debt/Financial Solutions
Experience Advising:
- RMBS for Irish originators or international arrangers (e.g. Permanent TSB, Finance Ireland)
- CLOs with Irish Issuers (for Oaktree, Spire Partners, Credit Suisse and ICG)
- GE on the Irish aspects of their ECP, Billets de Tresorie and EMTN programmes
- IBM International Treasury Services, Santander Financial Products PLC and Banca Privada d'Andorra on their ECP programmes
- Zurich on the accession of an Irish issuer to their EMTN and ECP programmes
- BNP Paribas and Citibank on a USD$3.0bn trade receivables securitisation structure for the Lenovo Group
- A number of other originators and international banks on trade receivables securitisations
- A number of private equity, hedge and pension funds on the establishment of loan origination and asset acquisition platforms
- A number of Irish issuers on securitisation and repackaging programmes arranged by leading investment banks (e.g. Goldman, Citigroup, Santander, Barclays)
- A number of Irish, UK and US banks' lending to property QIAIFs in the form of unit trusts, ICAVs and plcs
- A number of bond trustees on securitisations and repackaging programmes (including, Sanne, Intertrust, Bank of New York Mellon, Trustmoore and US Bank)
Market Recommendations
"Jack Sheehy is really client-focused and proactive." (Chambers Global 2023)
"Always approachable and knowledgeable." (Legal 500 2022)
"Very good communicator, always ensured that deadlines were met…Good knowledge of the market. Gives helpful, practical advice." (IFLR1000 2022)
"Jack Sheehy has very good knowledge of the market and works in a collaborative way with other Irish lawyers." (Legal 500 2020)
Education
- Solicitor, Law Society of Ireland
- BA (Classics), Trinity College

Jack Sheehy
Partner, Finance
Dublin