Chambers Review
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Capital Markets: Securitisation - Australia
What the Team is Known For
Clayton Utz maintains a pace-setting team renowned for its outstanding securitisation practice, with extensive experience advising banks and financial institutions on new asset classes and securitisation structures. The capital markets team is well-versed in an array of equity and debt transactions, including secondary raisings and kangaroo bonds. The legal team acts for both issuers and underwriters on IPOs, with a recent track record advising on many of the highest-value ASX listings. It is considered a go-to firm by technology companies for equity raisings.
Strengths
Clayton Utz's service is excellent. They're always available and easy to work with. I have complete confidence that they've been acting in our best interests when engaged as counsel.
Clayton Utz understands our business and preferred positions on issues. They are commercial and able to respond extremely quickly to any issues that arise, which ensures we always meet our timelines.
Work Highlights
Clayton Utz advised Kinetic Development Group on its subscription into MC Mining for USD90 million.
Clayton Utz advised Westpac on the securitisation and sale of a pool of auto loan receivables to Resimac funding vehicles, in a transaction worth approximately AUD1.5 billion.
Notable practitioners
Andrew is a market-leader. He has the ability, depth of experience and hustle to meet the complexity of our matters.
Sonia is a trusted and experienced practitioner. She is clear in her understanding of matters and able to communicate this simply.
Sonia is wonderful to deal with.
She really is my first pick for securitisation work, by a long way. Sonia gives us some good guidance on where the market is at.
Stuart Byrne leads Clayton Utz's capital markets group and is well regarded in the industry, frequently acting for clients on major IPOs. He counts major corporates and banks among his clients.
Stuart is an excellent ECM practitioner with extensive knowledge of market practices. He clearly has a passion for what he does, which shows in his work and client service.
Brendan is very competent and astute with a commercial mind.
He is always responsive and has a deep understanding of market practice, which allows transactions to be undertaken efficiently.
