Sidley Austin LLP handles a wide range of matters, with recent work spanning data centre warehouse securitisations, auto loans, trade receivables and CLOs. Practice head Rupert Wall advises across various asset classes, including covered bonds and whole business securitisations, as well as more esoteric and synthetic structures. Sponsors, investment managers, and investors turn to Azeem Sulemanji for advice on securitisation, structured finance and asset-backed finance transactions. European CLO deals are a particular focus for Chris Burke, whose wider practice covers securitisation and structured finance across multiple asset classes.
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- Knowledgeable and technically proficient. Always on hand and ready to help.
- Rupert Wall and Alex Kraemer. Both are first class; an excellent team who take responsibility for all issues.
- Ellina Zinatullina and Rupert Wall were our main contacts. Ellina was fantastic; she turned requests around quickly and was easily contactable to make the process as smooth as possible. Rupert was also very supportive and responsive to the numerous queries we had.
- The team was very knowledgeable and quick to respond to numerous questions. This is the second time they have supported the securitisation process, and both times the service has been highly professional.
- Rupert Wall is very competent, business-minded, and commercially minded, and understands the peculiarities of the business.
- Very good team, available around the clock, very responsive.
Key clients
- CVC Credit
- Jaja Finance
- KKR
- TDR Capital
- Brigade Capital
- Bank of America
- Permira Credit
- Santander
- Spire Partners
- J.P. Morgan
- RBC Bluebay
- Impellam
Work highlights
Advised KKR portfolio company Jaja Finance on all of its credit card securitisations.
Advised CVC Credit, LGT, Fair Oaks Capital, RBC Bluebay, Brigade Capital, Spire Partners and Permira on multiple European CLO issuances.
Advised Santander and Finnish insurance company LahiTapiola on STS securitisations of Finnish auto loans.
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Practice head
Rupert Wall
Other key lawyers
Azeem Sulemanji; Chris Burke