Fieldfisher

Financial Markets and Products

Partner

Sebastian is a Partner specialising in structured finance, derivatives and debt capital markets matters. His clients are banks, insurers, asset managers, institutional investors and corporates. Sebastian focuses in particular on clients in the Pensions Sector, Credit Funds and FinTech businesses.

Sebastian draws on his broad experience across derivatives and structured finance transactions to help clients devise solutions and develop new products which combine different financing techniques.Recent examples are:

Advised the provider on the first Capital Backed Journey Plan for a UK DB Pension Scheme.  Helped credit managers to structure fixed income products for their clients backed by working capital finance and alternative lending arrangements. Worked with the trustee of a UK Pension Scheme to implement liability cash-flow matching investment mandates based on fixed income and structured credit investments combined with a derivatives overlay Advised FinTech businesses on funding solutions using private securitisations

Sebastian has deep experience in the Pensions Sector. Since advising on the first longevity insurance contract in the market in 2009, he has worked with Trustees, Sponsors and Providers on investment and ALM products, risk-transfer solutions and covenant and funding arrangements.

Sebastian advises on all arrangements involving derivatives, repos and stock loans and related structured products. He help clients with their clearing, custody and prime brokerage as well as collateral arrangements and related investment management agreements. He advises on a range of asset-backed financings including margin loans, private and synthetic securitisations and forward flow arrangements.