About Darragh
Darragh is a partner in our banking and finance team.
Darragh advises both lenders and borrowers on a full range of secured and unsecured finance transactions including bilateral and syndicated loans, security, intercreditor and hedging packages. Darragh has particular experience in advising borrowers, developers, lending institutions and alternative lenders in relation to commercial and residential real estate acquisition and development finance.
Darragh also has experience advising sponsors, government authorities, financial institutions, alternative lenders, public sector clients and borrowers on major project finance and renewable energy transactions matters. Darragh has advised on some of the most significant renewable energy and project financings in Ireland in recent years, including advising Allied Irish Banks, p.l.c., Barclays Bank PLC and The Governor and Company of the Bank of Ireland on windfarm financings as well as the National Treasury Management Agency (as the NDFA) on the Grangegorman Campus and PPP Primary Care Centres PPP. Darragh is ranked by Chambers and Partners in Banking and Finance and recommended by Legal 500. He previously qualified as a chartered accountant, having trained with KPMG in Dublin.
Recent Experience
- National Treasury Management Agency on the revolving credit facility to Irish Water.
- National Development Finance Agency on Grangegorman Campus PPP, Primary Care Centres PPP, Higher education Bundles 1 & 2 and Social Housing Bundles 1, 2 & 3.
- International lender in connection with the availability of a note subscription agreement to an Irish based solar developer in connection with the development of a number of Solar PV Projects totalling 744 MWp Capacity.
- Ronan Group Real Estate (on its exit from NAMA) and subsequent refinancings, the development of the commercial and residential blocks at Spencer Place comprising a 736,000 square feet mixed use development including a PRS scheme and 428,000 square feet of prime office space and the development of 343,000 square feet of office and retail space at Fibonacci Square.
- Alternative lender in connection with the provision of development finance to multiple developers across numerous developments in Ireland.
- Goldman Sachs as collateral agent in connection with the combination of Mallinckrodt and Endo, Inc.