Simmons & Simmons

The structured finance and derivatives team at Simmons & Simmons is ‘easy to work with, innovative and collaborative’. It is sought after by leading banks, alternative lenders and originators, private credit funds, trustees and other agents on a huge range of asset-backed financings, including public and private securitisation, specialty finance, portfolio acquisitions and disposals, and forward flow deals. Practice head Michael Lorraine is ’always able to provide practical solutions based on extensive experience’. He leads a team in which key practitioners are ‘truly masters of their art’. Amer Siddiqui continues to feature in landmark transactions, a recent example being his work for Barclays Bank on the €4.4bn Miltonia Mortgage Finance RMBS. Kathryn James has in-depth knowledge of consumer loan securitisations, RMBS and SME deals. The vastly experienced Matthew Monahan focuses on risk sharing and advises numerous dealers on the SPIRE repackaging platform. Kate Cofman is called upon to assist with cash securitisation and structured trade finance transactions.