Lender to get veto rights in Blackrock Clinic battle

Loan offered by HIG to Sheehan carries 20% interest rate

The Blackrock Clinic in Dublin.

A US private equity group has attached stringent conditions to a €50 million loan offered to the businessman at the centre of the battle for control of the Blackrock Clinic.

The loan offered by HIG Capital to Blackrock shareholder Joe Sheehan carries a 20 per cent interest rate.

HIG would be entitled to 15 per cent of the proceeds of any sale of Blackrock or Galway Clinic after the debt is cleared, as ...