Latham & Watkins is a key contact for US financial institutions and credit protection sellers on major equity derivatives transactions, as well as on risk transfer, capital relief trade transactions, and on loans portfolio transactions. The practice is headed by Thomas Vogel, while Suzana Sava-Montanari and Jaime Hall are other key team members.
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Key clients
- Al Mirqab Holdings LLC
- AllianceBernstein
- AXA Investment Managers
- AXA SA
- Barclays Plc
- BNP Paribas CIB
- BofA Securities Europe SA
- Caisse Centrale de Reassurance
- Canopius Managing Agents Limited
- Christofferson Robb
- Club Méditerranée
- Coinbase
Work highlights
Advised AXA SA in connection with the execution of a structured share repurchase agreement in relation to AXA’s share buy-back program of up to €3,8 billion
Advised Goldman Sachs in connection with a structured equity derivative transaction relating to the purchase of 5% of the share capital of Veolia in the context of the public acquisition of a strategic stake in Veolia by CriteriaCaixa.
Advised KKR Credit Advisors in connection with the financing of an acquisition of circa €1.9 billion of consumer, home, and commercial loans originated by Groupama Banque and Orange Bank SA by a French securitisation SPV.
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Practice head
Thomas Vogel
Other key lawyers
Suzana Sava-Montanari; Jaime Hall