Julian Davies
Linklaters LLPLinklaters LLP has one of the deepest benches in London for securitisation, and one of the broadest practices in terms of deal types and asset classes. It handles deals backed by novel assets, as well as NPL, RMBS, CMBS, CLO, credit card and auto loan transactions. The firm has ‘a top team with strength through the experience levels, is always well organised, and runs deals smoothly, being ahead of their peers in terms of planning a transaction and delivering on time’. Mark Nuttall and standout securitisation partner Julian Davies lead the practice. Davies led a team that acted for Sixth Street Partners on its agreement with Real Madrid C.F. and sports company Legends on a deal backed by stadium operations at the Santiago Bernabéu Stadium. Adam Fogarty focuses on the acquisition, disposal and financing through the public and provide securitisation markets of financial assets including residential and commercial mortgages. He worked with newly promoted partner Lucy Sidey to assist Pacific Investment Management Company LLC on the acquisition of a portfolio of €1.32bn of non-performing loans secured over real estate in Cyprus from Hellenic Bank. Andrew Vickery played a key role in advising advised TwentyFour Asset Management on a £300m UK buy-to-let RMBS. Also recommended are the ‘super-focussed’ Alexander Shopov; RMBS, ABS, covered bonds, and utility securitisation partner Reza Taylor; Thomas Quoroll, who is ‘unflappable and great at managing deals’; and newly promoted partner Aditi Srivastava.
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‘Response times. Breadth of coverage. They go far to make sure you are covered where you need it.’
‘Alex Shopov - super-focused, drives himself and team to deliver the right result for the client.'
Tom Quoroll - unflappable, great at managing deals.’
‘Top team with strength through the experience levels. Always well organised and run the deals smoothly, being ahead of their peers in terms of planning/managing a transaction and delivering on time. The senior lawyers are on top of legal issues at market leaders in terms of technical skills.’
‘Tom Quoroll - calm under pressure, excellent judgement and draftsman. Liked by everyone on every deal. Excellent choice for brokering a challenging deal with difficult parties. He leads a team from the front. Alex Shopov - top brain and technical lawyer, able to come up with a solution to any problem. Totally committed to delivering a quality product for his clients. Limitless enthusiasm.'
- 'Fiona Cotter - always excellent on every matter. Hardworking and smart. No ego. Aditi Srivastava - can turn her hand to anything. Always willing to take on a challenge and a delight to work with.’
'Although Linklaters is a very large London firm, the team maintains a small company feel, with an engaging and personal approach to their clients.’
Key clients
- Morgan Stanley & Co. Limited
- TwentyFour Asset Management (24AM)
- Goldman Sachs International
- Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (PIMCO)
- Sixth Street Partners
- Amitra Capital Limited (a wholly owned subsidiary of CPPIB Credit Investments Inc.)
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Andy is Head of the firm’s Structured Finance Group. He is a specialist in structured finance and real estate finance. He has extensive experience in securitisations, warehouse financings, loan portfolio sales/acquisitions, sale-leasebacks and credit tenant leases and single property and property portfolio financings. Andy also leads the firm’s practices in Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (RMBS) and Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS) transactions in the UK, Europe and further afield. Andy regularly acts for the issuers and arrangers on covered bond programmes throughout the world, including those for RBS, Nationwide Building Society and Leeds Building Society in the UK, DnB Bank, the Sparebank 1 Alliance and KLP in Norway, OP Mortgage Bank in Finland, Alpha Bank in Greece, the NAB in Australia, BNZ in New Zealand and DBS and UOB in Singapore. He also leads on a number of key client relationships and is one of the firm’s bank sector leaders.
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Mark Nuttall, Julian Davies