Niamh McMahon is a partner in A&L Goodbody's Finance department. Niamh has particular expertise in property and development finance and financings involving fund structures. Niamh also advises domestic and international credit institutions and corporate entities on a wide range of other types of finance transactions, including acquisition financing, project financing, asset financing and debt restructuring.
Areas of Expertise
Finance/Real Estate
Experience Advising:
- Irish Continental Group, plc in negotiating a comprehensive suite of new finance arrangements (facilities up to €600m)
- Elysian Capital on the financing aspects of its acquisition of a majority stake in the Mergon group of companies
- Acting for multiple lenders in the provision of debt facilities to Irish Water
- Metropolitan Life Insurance Company in relation to a number of its financings with a Kennedy Wilson backed ICAV
- Wilmington Trust (London) on credit agreement facilities for eir (value exceeding €1.6bn)
- Bewley's group in relation to their financing arrangements
- Targeted Opportunities ICAV on a number of financings involving its sub-funds
- Iterum Therapeutics on facilities made available to certain of its group companies
- Wells Fargo on its lending into the Irish market
Market Recommendations
"Responsiveness and the quality of advice is excellent." (Legal 500 2021)
"A Highly Regarded Lawyer." (IFLR1000 2020)
"Excellent in managing complex transactions and multiple work streams." (IFLR1000 2019)
"Great communication for lenders and formulation of workarounds where necessary." (IFLR1000 2018)
Professional activities
Niamh is co-author of the Irish chapter in the "International Bank and Other Guarantees Handbook – Europe".
Education
- ALG MSc Business of Law
- Solicitor, Law Society of Ireland
- BCL, University College Cork
- LLM, University College Cork

Niamh McMahon
Partner, Finance
Dublin