Simmons & Simmons

Marcin Perzanowski is a Partner in the Structured Finance & Derivatives practice of the London office of Simmons & Simmons. Marcin focuses on derivatives and structured product transactions across all asset classes.

Marcin has extensive experience in advising on OTC and structured derivatives for banks, corporates, funds, pension schemes and insurance companies. He also frequently assists his clients with respect to different types of collateral and segregation structures, as well as various aspects of securities finance arrangements.

Marcin's expertise covers a wide range of products, including funding trades (structured as total return swaps, repurchase agreement or margin loans), equity derivatives (including index and equity linked products), credit derivatives (including credit linked notes and credit linked deposit agreements), commodities and commodity derivatives, as well as various types of FX and interest rates derivatives. He regularly advises on structured notes programmes (including repacks), and investment products referencing proprietary indices, managed accounts and similar structures.

Marcin has considerable expertise in advising on the regulatory aspects of derivatives, in particular in respect of the European Market Infrastructure Regulation and its various implementing measures, as well as any related documentation. Marcin has written a submission to the European Parliament and the FCA on behalf of the Association of Pension Lawyers in respect of the new derivatives rules.

Marcin's publications include three chapters in an "Equity Derivatives" textbook, and two chapters on credit derivatives in "Sovereign Debt and Debt Restructuring". He has also co-edited the "Commodity Derivatives" textbook.

He has completed secondments to The Royal Bank of Scotland plc and HSBC Bank plc, where he advised on various aspects of derivative transactions, including corporate equity derivatives and various investment access products.