Mr Mark Nuttall > Linklaters LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

The full-service water offering at Linklaters LLP is ‘always current on regulatory and financing developments’, handling matters of financing, project development and M&A on the transactional front, including advising on DPC projects. The team also provides regulatory and competition advice and represents clients facing investigations by Ofwat and the Environment Agency in addition to commercial disputes. Leading the team are Julian Davies, a highly experienced finance specialist; head of structured finance and regulatory expert Mark Nuttall; and Natura Gracia, who handles competition matters and regulatory investigations. Elisabeth Johnson supports water companies in the lead-up to price reviews, while managing associate Emma Crawford advises on infrastructure and utilities financing. James McGivern departed the firm in February 2023, taking up a partner position at Kirkland & Ellis International LLP.

Linklaters LLP has one of the deepest benches in London for securitisation, and one of the broadest practices in terms of deal types and asset classes. It handles deals backed by novel assets, as well as  NPL, RMBS, CMBS, CLO, credit card and auto loan transactions. The firm has ‘a top team with strength through the experience levels, is always well organised, and runs deals smoothly, being ahead of their peers in terms of planning a transaction and delivering on time‘. Mark Nuttall and standout securitisation partner Julian Davies lead the practice. Davies led a team that acted for Sixth Street Partners on its agreement with Real Madrid C.F. and sports company Legends on a deal backed by stadium operations at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. Adam Fogarty focuses on the acquisition, disposal and financing through the public and provide securitisation markets of financial assets including residential and commercial mortgages. He worked with newly promoted partner Lucy Sidey to assist Pacific Investment Management Company LLC on the acquisition of a portfolio of €1.32bn of non-performing loans secured over real estate in Cyprus from Hellenic Bank. Andrew Vickery played a key role in advising advised TwentyFour Asset Management on a £300m UK buy-to-let RMBS. Also recommended are the ‘super-focussed‘ Alexander Shopov; RMBS, ABS, covered bonds, and utility securitisation partner Reza Taylor; Thomas Quoroll, who is ‘unflappable and great at managing deals‘; and newly promoted partner Aditi Srivastava.