Ashurst has 'a very proactive and engaged team', which acts for issuers, arrangers, dealers, funders, originators, trustees, agents and special purpose vehicle managers across warehouse transactions and public deals regarding a multitude of asset classes. Michael Logie oversees the global markets practice, with Thomas Picton taking the lead on securitisation. Picton, who is 'a star in the European securitisation space', acted for an electric vehicle company in a £550m transaction to fund development. Other key members of the team are Malcolm Charles and Ciaran Vinaccia, who handle corporate trust and agency matters in the CLO market; Alexander Biles, who focuses on covered bonds; and the 'exceptional' Henry Hillind.
Testimonials
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‘Very proactive and engaged team, was very satisfied with their work as a review counsel on one of our deals.’
‘Theo Kotsiras provided an excellent service, recommend highly working with him, identifying key issues for attention and presenting them concisely.’
Key clients
- Aldermore Bank
- Banco Santander
Work highlights
- Advised Octopus Electric Vehicles (Octopus EV) on a £550m debt securitisation facility from Lloyds Bank to fund electric vehicles.
- Advised Deutsche Bank in respect of the Wolf Receivables Financing 3 plc £630m gross-book-value securitisation of UK re-performing unsecured consumer debt accounts.