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About
Provided by Emma Matebalavu
Practice Areas
Emma Matebalavu is Global Head of Global Financial Markets and specialises in Real Estate Finance and all types of structured debt. She specialises in real estate related senior and mezzanine debt, intercreditor arrangements, restructuring and enforcement.
Emma advises on CMBS and RMBS transactions, acting for servicers, borrowers, noteholders and other stakeholders. She also has significant experience of securitisation of personal loan, credit lenders, whole businesses and residential mortgages.
Emma is a member of European Securitisation Forum/Association for Financial Markets in Europe and Commercial Mortgage Securities Association and speaks regularly at conferences.
Career
University College, Oxford University (Law with French law at Panthéon-Assas Paris II) 1997
Joined Clifford Chance 1999
Admitted as a solicitor in England & Wales 2000
Partner since 2008
Global Head of Financial Markets since 2022
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Emma Matebalavu is widely recommended for her knowledge of mortgage-backed structures, including RMBS and CMBS. She is also able to advise on other deals involving securitisation, including the sale of loan portfolios.
Emma Matebalavu is the global head of financial markets at Clifford Chance. She has experience handling a wide array of complex transactions, with particular strength acting on behalf of banks.
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"She is approachable and commercially astute. Emma reacts quickly to complex legal issues and delivers a seamless product."
"She is approachable and commercially astute. Emma reacts quickly to complex legal issues and delivers a seamless product."
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