Financial Regulation Advisory: Experience
- Ulster Bank in relation to its withdrawal from the Irish market.
- Stripe on various legal and regulatory matters.
- Numis on its successful application for a Central Bank of Ireland MiFID licence.
- Bank of Ireland in relation to its acquisition of J&E Davy for €427m.
- ACC on the revocation of its banking license process and its replacement with an Investment Business Firm authorisation.
- Citibank Europe plc on the regulatory aspects of the merger into it of Citibank International Ltd.
- One of the largest multinational technology companies, specialising in internet-related services and products, in respect of payments and broader compliance with the implementation of digital services requirements.
- A payment processing and merchant acquiring subsidiary of a major international bank in respect of ongoing regulatory advice regarding the firm's merchant acquiring business.
- A major international bank in relation to various payment and card-related matters.
- Special Liquidators of IBRC on regulatory aspects of the IBRC liquidation.
- Various entities on obtaining authorisations from the Central Bank of Ireland including, investment firms, fund service providers, payment institutions and retail credit firms.
- Multilateral trading facilities in respect of establishment and authorisation.
- Various retail credit firms in respect of obtaining authorisation following recent changes to the consumer credit regime.
- Various EEA-based financial institutions on local regulatory requirements.
- Various credit institutions on the application of the Deposit Guarantee Schemes Directive.
- Numerous financial institutions' implementation projects, in relation to the application of AML/CFT and MiFID in Ireland.
- Various firms / SPVs on AML/CFT matters and registration as Schedule 2 Firms.
- Banks and other in-scope entities in respect of applications under section 149 of the Consumer Credit Act.