Weil, Gotshal & Manges (London) LLP is renowned as one of the leading firms for CLOs, but it also has an active derivatives practice led by structured finance specialist Jacky Kelly. Andrew Lauder has a particular focus on TRS and repo-linked funding structures, and synthetic securitisations using credit default swaps (CDS) or financial guarantees. The work also encompasses hedging by issuer SPVs and advice on related derivatives regulation, as well as acting for swap counterparties, originators and issuer-side parties in the execution of hedging strategies.
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Distinctions
La satisfaction du client
Clients clés
- Montagu Private Equity
- CVC Capital Partners
- Advent International
- Ardian
- Bain Capital
- Brookfield
- Antin Infrastructure Partners
- iCON Infrastructure
- InfraBridge
- Ontario Teachers
Points forts
- Acting for Providence Equity Partners on deal contingent FX hedging in connection the financing of its public acquisition of Hyve Group (UK-based exhibition business).
- Acting for a private fund on a Master TRS Facility with a European bank to finance a portfolio of loans and bonds meeting certain eligibility criteria.
- Acting for a syndicate of hedging banks on the financing and related hedging arrangements in connection with the acquisition by OMERS Infrastructure and APG Asset Management of Kenter, a provider of energy transition solutions (including products such as transformers, switchgears and meters) in the Netherlands and Belgium.
Avocats
Responsable de la pratique
Jacky Kelly
Autres avocats clés
Andrew Lauder