Mayer Brown International LLP

Mayer Brown International LLP‘s structured finance practice is ’smart, swift, and a joy to work with — this team makes complex deals feel effortless’. The firm continues to invest in its full-spectrum offering, which encompasses mortgage-backed securities, bespoke and hybrid trade receivables deals, CLOs, and transactions involving esoteric asset classes. Dominic Griffiths and the ‘commercially sharp and pragmatic’ David O’Connor lead the group with new hire Chris McGarry, who joined along with Adam Farrell from White & Case LLP in early 2025 to boost the firm’s profile in the CLO market. McGarry and Farrell have hit the ground running with their work for CVC, one of the top three European CLO managers, on a €502m deal being just one example. The firm also has standout practitioners in Ronan Mellon, who handles SME loans, trade receivables, project financing, CLOs, and other UK and cross-border transactions, and Neil Hamilton, who is a key adviser to arrangers, originators, servicers, and investors on deals in  a wide variety of asset classes, as well as complex regulatory issues.