Sustainable Finance

The environmental impact of investing is at the forefront of global financial institutions' and investors' minds and the integration of environmental, social and governance ("ESG") considerations is key to the investment decision-making process and procedures in all specialisations of the finance sector. Our Banking and Finance teams act for lenders, financial institutions, sponsors and investors active in the sustainable finance space, advising on a wide range of ESG-focused and sustainable financing transactions in both the securitisation and wider finance space.

This is a rapidly growing practice area, which combines the experience of our global Banking and Finance teams with the expertise of our ESG Advisory Group to enable our clients achieve their ESG-focused and sustainability goals.

Working in tandem with our ESG specialists enables us to recognise and anticipate the impact of the rapidly evolving ESG and sustainable finance legislative landscape for our clients.

Our experience in this area includes the following recent transactions:

Advised a syndicate of banks in relation to an investment grade financing involving ESG metrics.
Advised an Irish domestic bank in relation to one of the first 'green loans' in the Irish commercial real estate sector.
Advised a Luxembourg AIF in relation to a revolving credit facility reflecting ESG key performance indicators framework and specific mechanism to determine level of margin.
Advised Greenfield Global LFS Ireland Limited, part of the Greenfield Global Inc group, in connection with its credit facilities, including the provision of a green loan, for the purpose of its general corporate purposes including the development of its manufacturing facility in Ireland for the purpose of providing life science customers with mission critical chemicals and ingredients. This deal was shortlisted as a Sustainability Loan and Financing deal of the year for Finance Dublin in 2021.
Advised Urban Volt, a clean energy provider, in connection with its various credit facilities for the purpose of continuing the development of its sustainable light and power business.