Steve is a Partner in our Banking & Finance Department.
Steve has extensive experience in banking and finance transactions in both the Irish and UK markets. He advises both lenders and borrowers on a full range of secured and unsecured finance transactions including bilateral and syndicated loans, security and intercreditor packages, asset and project finance transactions, warehousing structures, securitisations, real estate finance, acquisition finance and restructurings.
Steve has experience in reviewing loan and security packages and advising on restructuring and enforcement options. He has acted for an array of financial institutions, purchasers and funders on loan portfolio sales transactions and their ongoing servicing. Steve has been recommended for Banking & Finance in Chambers since 2006 and is a senior partner in the firm’s Banking & Finance Department.
Steve’s experience includes:
- acted for Dublin Port Company on its €300,000,000 private placement and associated listing of debt on Euronext Dublin
- acted for Finance Ireland on its €233,000,000 commercial mortgage-backed securitisation
- acted for a major international bank on a €77,000,000 development facility, Ireland's first Green Loans Principles compliant facility
- acted for the lending syndicate in relation to the provision of a €250,000,000 credit facility to a major listed company
- acted for the lenders on the €100,000,000 development financing of the former HQ of the Central Bank of Ireland
- acted for a major development company on the consensual restructuring of its debt (€500,000,000)
Steve Rodgers "has a very good client rapport and is very experienced in the banking and finance arena" – Chambers Europe
Steve Rodgers is "particularly respected for his advice on secured and unsecured financing mandates, including commercial mortgage loans, capital facilities and loan portfolio transactions" – Chambers Global
One client values him for "quickly getting to the core of an issue" adding he is "commercial, switched on and affable." – Chambers Global
"Excellent banking lawyer with sound advice and judgement." – Chambers Europe
"Steve Rodgers is proactive, and applies just the right level of involvement in a transaction." – Chambers Global
“Confident and robust. Someone who goes above and beyond to assist you.” – Chambers Europe
“Straight talker who can interpret and simplify the law for a layman” and “never takes his clients for granted” – Legal 500
“He makes complicated legal matters understandable to those with no legal background, offering clear and direct advice” – Chambers Global
"Steve Rodgers maintains a solid reputation for his banking and finance work, advising clients on CMBS transactions, green lending and warehouse facility mandates. Sources highlight his strong technical skills." - Chambers Europe
Ranked in Chambers Global 2019
Ranked in Chambers Europe 2020, 2021