Sidley Austin LLP

Sidley Austin LLP may not have the largest team in London, but the quality of its work in derivatives and structured products in undeniable. The group, led by Rupert Wall, ‘benefits from his exceptional skills and knowledge in his field’. Wall is head of the firm’s global finance group, and he is sought after for advice on repacks and structured note issuances, as well as regulatory capital and liability management trades. He recently assisted HIG Capital with amendments to an existing structured fund financing backed by private credit loans and involving the issuance of structured notes from a Luxembourg issuer. He is ably supported by the ’extremely helpful and knowledgeable’ Netanya Clixby, who is a trusted adviser to numerous buy-side and sell-aide clients on ISDA master agreements, prime brokerage documentation, securities lending and repurchase agreements.