Known for its work on structured products linked to a wide variety of underlying assets, the team at Sidley Austin LLP regularly advises on derivatives and structured products transactions involving fund interests and assets, as well as CLO equity, mezzanine securities, and credit card-related assets. Practice head Rupert Wall advises across a wide spectrum of asset classes and both public and private financing structures.
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- Really good market knowledge; streamlined team; good value for money.
- At the heart of this practice is a genuine commitment to understanding — not just the legal question on the table, but the real-world challenges behind it. This is not a team that applies off-the-shelf answers to complex problems. Clients consistently highlight the team's ability to listen and truly engage. Rather than leading with legal conclusions, the team invests in understanding the commercial, operational, and human dimensions of every matter. This results in advice that is not only legally robust but practically actionable. The team's breadth of knowledge is matched by its diversity, bringing together a range of backgrounds, perspectives, and expertise that enables genuinely rounded and well-considered counsel. This diversity is not incidental; it is a deliberate strength that enriches the quality of thinking and the range of solutions available to clients. What sets this practice apart from peers is the combination of intellectual depth and relational warmth. Potential clients will find a team that is as commercially minded as it is technically excellent, one that treats each instruction as a collaboration, not a transaction. They also do pro bono work to support not-for-profit and charity.
- The team is diverse in background, experience, and perspective, and that diversity translates directly into the quality of thinking clients receive.
Key clients
- Morgan Stanley IM
- Permira Credit
- HIG Capital / Bayside Funds
- Permira Private Equity
- DWS
- HIG Capital
- Jefferies
Work highlights
Advised new client Jefferies on the repack of a variety of income flows relating to Revolving Credit Facilities (RCFs).
Advised new client CVC Credit on the structured and asset-backed fund leverage to one of their Luxembourg multi-sector income funds.
Advised LGT on their investments in structured products and structured fund financings, including SRT trades.
Practice head
Rupert Wall