About

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Our derivatives and structured products team has expertise on all derivatives and markets products across the full range of asset classes, including credit default swaps, equity derivatives, interest rate/currency swaps and options, regulatory capital driven structures, repurchase (repo) transactions, securities lending and total return swaps. We regularly advise agent lenders and also have extensive experience in the prime brokerage sector, advising on regulations impacting derivatives and financial markets (including, EMIR, MIFID II, CASS, AIFMD and SFTR) and on large scale repapering and outreach projects. 

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Capital Markets: Derivatives - UK-wide
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Band 3
What the Team is Known For

The team at Dentons is widely recognised for the strength of its emerging markets offering. The group in London benefits from the firm's global network, especially when advising on cross-border deals. It undertakes a broad range of derivatives-related work including FX, commodities and Sharia-compliant structures.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Matthew Sapte
3
Band 3

Matthew Sapte is a recognised expert in both Sharia-compliant and conventional derivatives matters. His practice also covers commercial paper conduits and, frequently, ESG work such as emission repo structures.

"Matthew is very responsive and available."

"Matthew has an excellent understanding of the derivatives market and our commercial goals."

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Capital Markets: Derivatives

3
Matthew Sapte
3
Band 3

Members

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Luke Whitmore

Toby Gray

Clients

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Absolute Collateral

Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank

Benteler Trading

Citibank

Deutsche Bank

Ebury

Emirates NBD

First Abu Dhabi Bank (FAB)

Frasers Group

Invesco Asset Management Limited

MUFG

Macquarie Bank Limited

National Bank of Bahrain

SMBC

Société Générale