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William is a Partner in the Financial Services Department.  He focuses on transactional banking work, acting for both lenders and borrowers and his practice areas include, project finance, leveraged and acquisition finance, advising on Irish law issues in multi-jurisdictional lending transactions and advising on general corporate borrowings. William’s project finance practice has a particular emphasis on the financing of renewable energy projects and he has acted on transactions which have reached financial close which have an installed energy capacity totaling approximately 300MW and a combined funding value of approximately €500,000,000.

William has wide experience advising across the broad range of debt based transactional matters including secured and unsecured finance transactions, (on both a bilateral and syndicated basis), security and inter-creditor arrangements, tax based lending structures, acquisition finance, refinancing and financial restructurings, as well as various other debt finance transactions. William has advised Irish lenders financing the acquisition by Irish borrowers of real estate investments in a number of European markets with a total investment value of approximately €180,000,000. He also advises lenders in respect of distressed debt situations and the enforcement of security in insolvent circumstances.

Areas of Expertise:

• Banking and Finance
• Projects
• Energy

Recommendations:

Chambers Europe - Europe's Leading Business Lawyers, Chambers and Partners, 2011.
William is recommended as a Leader in his Field in the ‘Banking & Finance’, ‘Energy & Natural Resources’ & ‘Projects’ categories. “William Carmody has a special focus on project finance and the energy sector, and is valued by clients for his reliable advice.”  “William Carmody is a highly regarded figure with a long-standing expertise in project finance.”  Clients testify that "he has a wealth of banking knowledge and goes out of his way to gain a full understanding of the issues facing you."

Chambers Europe - Europe's Leading Business Lawyers, Chambers and Partners, 2010.
William is recommended as a Leader in his Field in the ‘Banking & Finance’ category. ‘William Carmody is a transactions expert with specialist expertise in project finance, particularly relating to renewable energy projects.’  He is also recommended in the ‘Energy & Natural Resources’ and ‘Projects’ categories. ‘William Carmody is another finance expert within the projects and energy team.  He is a “commercial problem solver who is great to deal with” says clients. 

Chambers Global - International Leading Lawyers for Business, Chambers and Partners, 2011.
William is recommended as a Leader in his Field in the ‘Banking & Finance’ category. “William Carmody is a key name at the firm for project finance transactions. He has recently developed a particular emphasis on the renewable energy sector.”

Which Lawyer? Practical Law Company 2010
William is recommended as a lawyer in the area of ‘Project Finance’.