Baker McKenzie ‘provides an exceptional service that is head and shoulders above its competitors’, according to one client. The firm has an increasingly broad securitisation practice, though it is best known for its work on the trustee side, and practice head Simon Porter is widely acknowledged as an expert in this field. Clients praise the firm’s ’efficiency, expertise, and responsiveness’, not only in trustee work, but also as adviser to sponsors, originators, arrangers in deals backed by consumer finance assets, trade receivables, residential mortgages, auto loans, and more. Jeremy Levy is a key adviser to many private equity firms. Sarah Porter frequently acts for banks in specialty finance and debt restructuring matters. Global chair of derivatives Matthew Dening also plays a key role in the practice.
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Testimonials
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‘Simon Porter and his team provide an exceptional service that is head and shoulders above their competitors.’
‘Knowledge of market practice.’
‘Efficiency, expertise, responsiveness.’
Key clients
- Advent International
- Accell Group
- Afreximbank
- Ahlstrom-Munksjo Oy
- Aptiv Global Operations Limited
- Astorg
- Atalaya
- Bain Capital
- Banca IMI
- BNP Paribas Trust Corporation UK Limited
- Bradesco Bank
- Cinven
Work highlights
Advised the Accell group (a European market leader in e-bikes and bicycle parts) in relation to an award winning STS trade receivables securitisation involving multiple jurisdictions and backed by a large global private equity firm.
Advising HSBC as Note and Security Trustee in connection with a number of the Intu Properties finance structures. We advised the trustee in connection with standstill arrangements; negotiation of new funding lines and a series of consent solicitations arising out of the financial difficulties experienced by the Intu Properties group.
Acting for a U.S. Bank as Security Agent, Agent, and Cash Manager in relation to various data centre securitisations (both public and private) including reviewing and negotiating the bespoke security packages.
Lawyers
Leading partners
The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.
Practice head
Simon Porter
Other key lawyers
Jeremy Levy; Sarah Porter; Matthew Dening