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A&O Shearman

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A&O Shearman has ‘a dedicated trade finance team' and not simply 'an extra string to a financing partner’s more generalist bow’. The firm is known for its prowess and thought leadership in complex financing transactions, including highly structured trades, yet it is additionally active across the entire trade finance spectrum- from commodity finance to receivables and inventory monetisation transactions. ’Pragmatic, commercially-minded and very positive’ head of global trade and commodities Catherine Lang-Anderson is an indispensable adviser to banks, private equity sponsors, commodities traders, governments and regulators. Head of the export credit agency (ECA) practice Lorraine Bayliss and trade, commodities and emerging markets debt finance expert Greg Brown play pivotal roles in the practice. Bayliss recently advised senior lenders and cover providers on the €4.2bn greenfield project financing for the construction of the world’s first large-scale green steel plant in Sweden. The firm also calls on risk transfer specialist and co-head of global financial markets Guy Antrobus and derivatives expert Parya Badie.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team (across Europe) at AOS is a dedicated trade finance team and not, as for some other firms, an extra string to a financing partner's more generalist bow. The partners know their subject and always seem enthusiastic about supporting both banks and businesses operating in the trade and commodities sector, actively engaging with initiatives of the LMA to expand the documentation specific to the sector and participating in trade conferences. The firm has over the years made a focus of both diversity and technology and in doing so demonstratively supported the career advancement of women with children in particular: however skeptical you may be of the standard marketing blurb of many law firms; AOS walks the talk.’

  • ‘Catherine Lang-Anderson is pragmatic, commercially-minded and very positive. A person you want to work with, as she is both personable and capable of explaining legal technicalities in a clear and concise way. Her extensive knowledge (both legal and of the industry), straight-forward approach and clear thinking when dealing with complex issues make her an easy person to recommend as legal counsel, whatever side of a transaction you are on.’

Key clients

  • Polestar AB
  • Greenergy Fuels Limited

Work highlights

Advising Stellex Capital Management, a private equity firm with over USD$ 2.8 billion in assets under management, on asset-based financing aspects of its acquisition of Fox Brothers Holdings Group, a UK-based provider of services to the construction and infrastructure sectors.