Simmons & Simmons

Sean is a partner in the capital markets group. He advises on securitised and OTC derivatives transactions as well as SPV structured finance transactions. He advises on a range of complex securitised derivatives including notes, warrants and certificates, as well as repackaging transactions and fiduciary note structures. The underlying references for which include equity, fund, and commodity derivatives as well as physical assets. He has established numerous issuance programmes (both consolidated and non-consolidated programmes). He advises on the retail offering of structured products across Europe, including asset backed securities and leads the firm’s retail structured products group. Sean was based in Hong Kong from 1997 to 2005 and has extensive experience of Asian and emerging market capital market transactions. He is the co-chair of the firm’s China Growth Markets Group.

Qualified England and Wales 1992 and Hong Kong 1997; partner Simmons & Simmons 2000, head of the financial markets group Hong Kong; head of the equity and fund derivatives practice London 2005.