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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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.
Lawyers
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Practice head
Rupert Wall
Other key lawyers
Azeem Sulemanji; Chris Burke