Neil is a partner and Head of Mason Hayes & Curran’s Financial Services team. He advises on all aspects of banking and financial services law and is renowned for his work on high profile loan portfolio sales in Ireland. Neil advises financial institutions and private equity funds on a range of matters from acquisition finance to corporate restructuring. He has led on a number of significant loan portfolio disposals and acquisitions over the last number of years. He acts for domestic institutions on their deleveraging programmes and advises private equity funds in their acquisition and financing of distressed debt. Neil also has a strong finance practice, focused on real estate and leverage finance. Neil is consistently recognised as a standout lawyer in the market for his knowledge and efficiency.