Capital Markets: Structured Finance, Securitisation & Derivatives | Global

Clifford Chance is a globally-recognised brand with leading expertise across debt, equity and securitisation within capital markets. The law firm offers:

       • Expertise in a range of debt capital markets issues, and is well versed in investment-grade and green bonds, liability management, sovereign issues and emerging market issuances.

       • Extensive experience of large IPO transactions and listings across a diverse range of markets, including the London Stock Exchange.

       • A widely-recognised capability in US derivatives and leading expertise for structured finance work across Europe and Asia.

       • Familiarity representing the largest global financial institutions and investment banks.

Linklaters is a leading UK firm which stands out for the breadth of its expertise in capital markets. The law firm offers:

       • A highly-regarded practice for a wide range of debt issuances, structured lending transactions and IPOs.

       • Strong relationships with many large financial institutions, regularly serving as underwriters' counsel, while also remaining a popular choice for issuers and corporate clients.

       • A highly integrated global team, particularly impressing across Europe and Asia, offering seamless handling of cross-border matters.

       • An impressive ability to win instructions on complex global equity transactions.

Mayer Brown is an esteemed firm with excellent securitisation, structured finance and derivatives capital markets practices. The law firm offers:

       • Expert advice on cross-border and transatlantic securitisation and structured finance transactions.

       • Experience working with a range of global financial services providers including hedge funds, investment banks, mortgage companies and private equity funds.

       • Expertise in structured products offered by large insurance companies.

Sidley Austin has a vastly experienced capital markets team with particular proficiency in advising on debt capital transactions, along with structured finance and securitisation. The law firm offers:

       • Experience acting for financial institutions due to its significant focus on the financial sector across its global platform.

       • Knowledge of matters including mortgage and asset-backed securities, CLOs and conduit transactions.

       • Strength in London and Hong Kong and across the USA for securities and debt work, in both investment-grade and non-investment-grade bonds.

White & Case is a globally-renowned firm that possesses impressive capabilities in many key financial areas, as well as local law expertise in numerous other jurisdictions. The law firm offers:

       • Particular strength in the debt capital markets space.

       • An excellent track record in high-profile and complex Islamic financing and sukuk matters, as well as in sovereign debt issuances.

       • Long-standing experience in Africa, the Middle East and emerging markets.

Davis Polk is a prominent US firm with a significant global profile in capital markets across a range of jurisdictions. The law firm offers:

       • A leading New York-headquartered capital markets group in the USA.

       • A focused team in the UK with a strong emphasis on capital markets that enhances the firm's market share in Europe, particularly in relation to US law issuances by European companies.

       • Impressive Asian and Latin American practices.

       • Experience acting for international corporations and banks on some of the most high-profile IPOs in the global market and on complex high-yield and debt capital transactions.

Hogan Lovells has a well-regarded structured finance and derivatives practice with a notable presence across Europe and the USA. The law firm offers:

       • An extensive network of offices worldwide for clients seeking cross-border expertise.

       • Teams in Hong Kong, London, São Paulo and Frankfurt active on international securities and receivables transactions, particularly those with European, transatlantic or Latin American aspects.

       • Significant experience in Islamic finance including structuring work and sukuk issuances.

Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom is an internationally-respected firm that offers an impressive spread of capital markets practices across areas of specialism. The law firm offers: