

Qualified in New York (US) & England & Wales (UK), 2002
Partner for 7 years
Debt Finance
Banking & Finance
Project Finance
Infrastructure Finance
Sinead O’Shea is a debt finance partner at Kirkland & Ellis International LLP, based in their London office. With extensive experience in senior and subordinated financing structures, she specializes in infrastructure finance, leveraged acquisition finance, and syndicated corporate facilities. Sinead represents financial sponsors and their portfolio companies in complex cross-border financings across various infrastructure asset classes, including digital infrastructure and energy transition. Her notable client work includes advising on high-profile transactions for companies like 21st Century Fox, BlackRock, and KKR. Sinead holds a Barrister-at-Law degree from The Honorable Society of King’s Inns and an LL.M. from University College Cork.

- Greenbelt Capital Partners acquired the target/assets from funds managed by OEP Capital Advisors, L.P. (One Equity) in a acquisition on not available. - Deal value was 3800000000 Sector: Engineering; Location: UK. - On the acquirer side, counsel was not available, led by Toby Parkinson, Serra Tar, Andrew McAlpine, Shubi Arora, John Kaercher, Melissa Sawyer, Shaun Boyle, Benjamin Whidborne, Laura Stake, Sinead O'Shea, Ben Burton, Oliver Clayson, Oscar Liot, Mavnick Nerwal, Michael Akpomiemie, James Seddon, Ellen Ronayne.
Jun 25 2025
4B
Private Equity
Partner
2023 – Unknown
Partner
2017 – 2023
Associate
2017 – 2017
Partner
2016 – 2017

- KKR acquired the target/assets from Eni in a acquisition on not available. - Deal value was 646250000 Sector: Energy; Location: Europe. - On the acquirer side, not available advised, led by Toby Parkinson, Sara Pickersgill, Nick Appleton, Serra Tar, Claudia Carr, Melissa Sawyer, Shaun Boyle, Benedict Wilson, Sinead O'Shea, James Boswell, Jia Meng, Luca Misseroni, James McGivern, Marco Convertini, Hannah McLaughlin.
Feb 18 2025
646M
Private Equity
Barrister-at-Law, The Honorable Society of King’s Inns
1998
LL.M., University College Cork
1996
B.C.L., University College Cork
1994