Structured Finance Law Firm

Structuring sophisticated financial products requires a deep understanding of structured finance law and the regulatory environment in which prospective issuers, investors and other market participants operate. Our talented, experienced and solution driven structured finance law firm team is committed to delivering the highest possible level of client service and regularly work together across our global locations to provide expert multi-jurisdictional advice.

Our structured finance lawyers act for a wide range of large international investment banks, issuers, underwriters, trustees, asset managers, sponsors, corporate service providers and other financial institutions providing specialist legal advice in all areas of structured products from collateralised loan obligations (CLOs), stand alone and multi-issuer repackaging programmes, derivatives, credit-linked securities, large collateral portfolio sales and restructurings.

Appleby’s global structured finance lawyers work on complex, innovative transactions, frequently involving several jurisdictions and provide advice on all types of international securitisation transactions, including public offerings on the capital markets, private bespoke transactions, issuances though traditional companies, segregated portfolio companies, commercial trusts and limited partnerships.

Through our deep relationships with fiduciary companies our structured finance lawyers can also provide services, including registered office, independent directors, corporate administration, share trustee services to our issuers and conflict review services for affiliated trades the Investment Advisors Act 1940.

Our structured finance lawyers are experienced in listing Eurobonds, specialist debt securities and equity on the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange and the International Stock Exchange and we work closely with the Irish listing agents coordinating the listing of notes on the Irish Stock Exchange.

WHAT IS STRUCTURED FINANCE?

Structured finance is a sector of finance that manages leverage and risk. The name ‘structured’ derives from financial transactions that are made up of collateral-backed securities.

Principally provided to major financial institutions or companies it invariably involves complex financing on a scale much higher than can be met by an ordinary loan or bond.

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