Mayer Brown International LLP

Mayer Brown International LLP has recently expanded its practice and client base, alongside having been involved in increasingly high-value and innovative transactions. ‘Their deep knowhow in trade finance and cross-border commercial law is evident,’ state clients of the team led by Alex Dell– who frequently acts for banks, private credit funds, sponsors and corporates in multi-jurisdictional receivables financing, inventory monetisation and borrowing base loans. Ash McDermott’s practice focuses on complex, cross-border loan financings, while drawing upon his in-depth understanding of emerging markets, export and agency finance, and structured trade and commodity finance. He recently worked with colleagues in São Paulo to advise Citibank and SACE on a $400m syndicated loan facility for Brazilian electricity company Electrobras. Charles Thain‘s practice spans traditional trade finance instruments, receivables finance, supply chain finance, inventory monetisation, borrowing base finance and risk distribution structures for financial institutions, sponsors, corporates and fintech companies. He has a ’remarkable combination of strategic insight and deep subject matter expertise’. Clients also note that the junior ranks, including Angeli Sunmonu and James England, are ‘extremely diligent, responsive, and solution-focused’.