Capital Markets: Securitisation | Global

A&O Shearman is highly reputed for its work across the full range of capital markets mandates, boasting an outstanding reputation in ECM, DCM and securitisation questions. The practice has a notable focus on corporate as well as regulatory issuers, with additional experience advising banks as underwriters in high-profile equity transactions. The team members offer a wide range of knowledge, including high-value private placements, share and bond issuances and EMTN programmes. It is also among the top law firms for both traditional and SPAC IPOs and has recently worked on SPAC business combinations. The law firm's well-rounded offering is completed by its busy securitisation practice, which includes STS-compliant mortgage deals, forward flow mandates and covered bond programmes. Clients benefit from the law firm's strong cross-border network on multi-jurisdictional mandates.

Freshfields is active in securitisation transactions with a particular focus on clients from the real estate sector. The law firm acts for investors, originators and lenders on mortgage-backed securitisations, warehouse facilities, portfolio deals and trade receivables financing. It also provides advice on CLO documentation and interest rate benchmark regulation. The team is particularly adept at cross-border mandates. The department offers additional strength in ECM matters, advising on the listing of shares, IPOs and share buyback programmes.

Hogan Lovells is popular with a range of clients for securitisation mandates, acting for issuers, investors, arrangers and managers. The law firm is adept at handling mortgage-backed securitisation transactions and has a strong focus on covered bond programmes, including their establishment, updates and connected issuances.

Baker McKenzie has a broad client base for capital markets mandates, advising originators, arrangers, lead managers and investors on securitisation mandates. The law firm covers a variety of transactions, including mortgage and asset-backed lending, collateralised loan obligations, auto lease transactions and trade receivables programmes.

Clifford Chance is one of the top law firms in the Netherlands for debt capital markets matters, advising mainly banks as issuers or lead managers on high-value bond and note issuances, including green bonds, and on the establishment of EMTN programmes. Team members also have notable experience acting for underwriters on IPOs, rights offerings and SPAC transactions, as well as mortgage-backed securitisation transactions and receivables programmes. The law firm often works alongside its offices in other jurisdictions to assist with cross-border matters.