Julian Craughan > Hogan Lovells International LLP > London, England > Lawyer Profile

At Hogan Lovells International LLP, ‘the team is composed of exceptional individuals with a deep knowledge of what is needed to deliver a trade receivables securitisation‘. The firm’s work encompasses a broad range of ABS transactions, with a growing presence in mortgage-backed structures, and clients note that the partners are ‘really solution-driven and try always to strike the right balance from the start‘. Standout partner Julian Craughan has a particular focus on consumer and SME assets, including residential, automotive, lease, buy-now-pay-later and unsecured loan securitisations. He advised UK mortgage lender Enra Specialist Finance on a forward flow transaction backed by buy-to-let mortgage loans. Prominent partner Tauhid Ijaz assisted warehouse lender, seller and retention holder Apollo Asset Management with a €365m Dutch RMBS deal, which is a prime example of the firm’s growing role in residential mortgage transactions. Newly promoted partner David Palmer has ‘very deep subject matter expertise and an ability to focus in on the key issues‘.  He worked with US-qualified partner Dennis Dillon on the £120m financing of a warehouse for SME merchants originated by Liberis Limited.