Clients of Mayer Brown International LLP praise the 'high quality of the team, its deep domain expertise, and its capacity to meet tight deadlines'. Well-versed in securitisation across the full range of asset classes, the firm is notably involved in deals involving new asset classes, such as its key role acting for banks in the €3bn financing of an acquisition of a portfolio of buy-now-pay-later receivables. London managing partner Dominic Griffiths remains closely involved in transactional matters, and he co-leads the practice with David O’Connor, who is highly regarded for advising global investment banks on RMBS and CMBS transactions. Ronan Mellon, who is 'very constructive in dealing with complex issues', is a key adviser on CLOs, which are also part of Neil Hamilton's broad practice alongside RMBS and CMBS. Banking and finance partner Charles Malpass focuses on real estate and NPL deals.
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Testimonials
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‘Very strong reach worldwide. High quality of team. Deep domain expertise. Capacity to meet tight deadlines.’
‘Knowledgeable and hardworking teams.’
‘Ronan Mellon was very constructive in dealing with complex issues.’
‘Excellent, commercial understanding, great communications, accessible.’
Key clients
- Banco Santander S.A.
- Bank of America
- BNP Paribas
- CA-CIB
- Citigroup
- Ellington Management Group
- ING
- JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A.
- M&G
- MUFG
- Natixis
- RBC Capital Markets
- Rabobank
- Societe Generale
- Standard Chartered Bank
Work highlights
- Acted for Citibank N.A. London Branch, BNP Paribas, Royal Bank of Canada, Société Générale and Natixis in the €3bn financing of global investment firm KKR’s acquisition of a portfolio of buy-now-pay-later (‘BNPL’) receivables originated by PayPal.
- Advised Rabobank, BNP Paribas, CA-CIB, The Bank of Nova Scotia (Scotiabank) and BBVA in an amendment to Bunge Global SA's – the global agribusiness noted for soybean exports and grain trading – existing securitisation facility.
- Represented Ellington Management Group in connection with the €682m securitisation of reperforming first lien mortgages secured over Spanish residential properties. The notes were offered both in Europe under Reg S and in the US under Rule 144A.
Lawyers
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Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Dominic Griffiths, David O’Connor