Leveraging strong banking relationships and also gaining visibility on the investor front, Latham & Watkins LLP's increasingly balanced practice is particularly skilled at advising on sophisticated cross-border securitisation and derivatives mandates, often working alongside practitioners throughout the firm's global network. Particularly strong on the equity front, team head Posit Laohaphan regularly advises on equity-linked securities and OTC equity derivatives, as well as being adept at structured finance transactions, including margin loans. Other key members of the team include Michael Hardy, who regularly advises on complex securitisation transactions as part of his eclectic structured finance offering, and Derek Chua, who combines regulatory and transactional strength to good effect for stakeholders engaged in a myriad derivatives/structured finance mandates, including on the establishment of repackaging programs and on convertible and exchangeable bond transactions.
Key clients
- Bayfront Infrastructure Management Pte. Ltd
- Cogent Communications Holdings, Inc.
Work highlights
- Advised Bayfront, a platform designed for institutional investors to access Asia-Pacific infrastructure debt, on the successful issuance of its fourth infrastructure asset-backed securities (IABS) transaction through Bayfront Infrastructure Capital IV Pte. Ltd. (BIC IV), a wholly owned and newly incorporated distribution vehicle.
- Advised Cogent IPv4 LLC as issuer in connection with a first-of-its-kind $206m Rule 144A/Regulation S securitization of approximately 12.6 million Internet Protocol version 4 (IPv4) addresses and related customer contracts globally, with a single tranche of term notes (Series 2024-1) rated BBB by Kroll.