Lisa Tait

Lisa is a partner in the Finance and Capital Markets department at Matheson. Lisa advises corporates, private equity sponsors, asset managers, financial institutions and lenders on a wide range of international and domestic finance transactions, including fund finance, acquisition finance, corporate and investment grade finance and property finance (development and investment). 

• Advising asset managers on a number of subscription facilities;
• Steris PLC in respect of its corporate facilities;
• Ulster Bank on its exit from the Irish market and certain of its loan sale books;
• A private equity company in respect of its subscription facility for its first Irish investment limited partnership;
• Lenders in respect of a loan on loan financing involving Irish SPVs;
• A pharmaceutical group in respect of its €320m refinancing;
• Dunelm Group PLC on the financing aspects of its acquisition of Home Focus at Hickeys;
• Queensgate Investments on its $750m global refinancing of Generator Hostels (one of the largest real estate financings in 2023);
• Icon PLC in respect of an investment grade bond refinancing;
• Dalata PLC in respect of its corporate facilities;
• A property developer in respect of a PRS forward sale development;
• The NTMA in respect of certain real estate development facilities and corporate facilities;
• A syndicate of lenders in respect of a €1bn multi-asset telecoms acquisition;
• A property developer in respect of a large-scale residential development in South Dublin;
• A club of lenders in respect of various enforcement and pre-enforcement steps, including security reviews, standstill arrangements and reservation of rights letters.

• Admitted as a solicitor in England and Wales (2015)
• Admitted as a solicitor in Ireland (2014)
• University of Cambridge, LLM (2011)
• Trinity College, Dublin (2009)