Finance
Sustainable Finance
Our Banking and Finance teams act for lenders, borrowers and investors on a wide range of lending transactions and have advised on a number of green and sustainability-linked loans. This is a rapidly growing practice area which brings together the experience of our Banking and Finance teams globally with the expertise of our Corporate, Projects, Tax and Regulatory teams.
Sustainable Finance
Our Banking and Finance teams act for lenders, borrowers and investors on a wide range of lending transactions and have advised on a number of green and sustainability-linked loans. This is a rapidly growing practice area which brings together the experience of our Banking and Finance teams globally with the expertise of our Corporate, Projects, Tax and Regulatory teams to enable us to give specialist advice to our clients. We also work closely with our Funds & Investment Management teams who are at the forefront of implementing environmental, social and governance ("ESG") policies and frameworks into the operational infrastructure of our global asset management clients. Together, we recognise and can anticipate the impact of the rapidly evolving legislative and regulatory 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.
Related Contacts
KNOWLEDGE
- Green-stamping your Real Estate Investments 06 April 2021
- Recent Sustainable Finance Developments 05 May 2020