About
Deirdre McBennett is a partner in Byrne Wallace Shields LLP's Banking & Finance team with over 15 years' experience advising domestic and international financial institutions, credit unions, private equity houses, alternative lenders, semi-state bodies, corporate borrowers and approved housing bodies. She advises on corporate loan transactions, senior and mezzanine debt, acquisition finance, real estate finance, project finance, syndicated loans, loan sale transactions and debt restructuring, and specialises in private financing for the social housing sector.
Practice areas
Banking & FinanceCapital MarketsFinancial RegulationReal Estate FinanceProject FinanceDebt RestructuringSyndicated Loans
Office
Expertise
Social Housing / Approved Housing BodiesFinancial Institutions & Credit UnionsPrivate Equity & Alternative LendersSemi-state BodiesAcquisition FinanceLoan Sales
Education
- Diploma in Property Tax, Law Society of Ireland, 2003
- Qualified as a Solicitor, Law Society of Ireland, 2001
- Bachelor of Business & Legal Studies (BBLS), University College Dublin, 1995
Admissions
- Solicitor, Law Society of Ireland (qualified 2001)