Securitisation and Asset Backed Finance

We focus on advising one-of-a-kind, innovative structures ranging from high-profile public transactions to small private trades, and everything in between.

As a market leader in securitisation and other asset-backed finance transactions, we have been active since the inception of the European securitisation market. We focus on advising one-of-a-kind, innovative structures ranging from high-profile public transactions to small private trades, and everything in between.

"Noted for its strength in structured finance and securitisation" (Chambers Europe 2018)

Our global team is formed of lawyers from across our international network and is primarily based in Amsterdam, Dublin, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, London, Madrid, Middle East, Milan, Paris, Singapore and Tokyo.

We advise arrangers, lenders, borrowers, note issuers, originators, servicers and trustees on domestic and cross-border securitisations and other asset-backed financings. The kind of work we do includes:

  • Residential mortgage-backed securitisation;
  • Securitisation of consumer assets including personal loans, car loans and credit cards receivables;
  • Commercial real estate finance, including commercial real-estate-backed securitisation;
  • Acquisition/disposal of receivables portfolios, warehousing and limited recourse asset-backed financings;
  • Covered bonds; and
  • Trade receivable and trade payable financings (supply chain finance)

Nominated for Finance Team of the Year at the Legal Business Awards 2016 and 2017

Our experience

Major investment banks

Guided a leading investment bank on the establishment of its £10,000,000,000 Winchester Street plc “securitisation-lite” multi issuance mortgage trading platform

HSBC

Advised HSBC, the arranger, on the £897,000,000 Albion No. 1 residential mortgage backed securitisation transaction for the Leeds Building Society and on the £800,000,000 Albion No. 2 residential mortgage backed securitisation transaction for the Leeds Building Society