Banking and finance: asset finance and structured finance

Simmons & Simmons

Simmons & Simmons maintains a broad asset finance offering, advising banks and private equity houses as issuers, arrangers and buyers on the securitisation of mortgage and other consumer credit products, working alongside the firm’s offices in London and further afield to oversee multijurisdictional transactions. Steering the practice is ‘excellent lawyer’ Jeroen Bos, a specialist in both securitisation and covered bonds deals who also offers expertise in loan portfolio transactions. Vincent Engel assists issuers and arrangers on the public and private placement of securities, with Marline Hillen also handling a variety of asset-backed transactions.

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Testimonials

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‘The team is very approachable and sincere.’
‘Humble and straightforward attitude.’
‘Jeroen Bos is excellent lawyer, always available, quick to respond and very knowledgeable. He is supported by a strong team.’
‘Jeroen Bos is the go-to lawyer at Simmons.’
‘Very hands on and reliable, outstanding technical skills with a broad network in partner jurisdictions.’
‘100% reliable & efficient - Jeroen Bos is an outstanding professional, Marline Hillen as well!’
‘Highly capable and professional international law firm. Broad range of legal services and markets. Great execution skills and excellent junior/mid-level team.’
‘The partner and team are all excellent in their work (both legal knowledge as well as on the practical side). Great execution skills with continued high performance under time pressure. Excellent project management.’

Key clients

ABN Amro Bank
AEGON Asset Management
Citigroup
Donner & Reuschel
Rabobank
BNP Paribas
Hiltermann Lease
NN Bank
Argenta
MUFG
LeasePlan
NIBC Bank
NatWest Markets
HSBC
Barclays
OLB Bank
Tulp Hypotheken
Axiom
Hiltermann Lease

Work highlights

Advised Citibank on the Jubilee Place securitisation transactions, where the underlying assets are buy-to-let mortgage loans originated by three separate originators.
Advised Barclays on a LFH lease securitisation transaction, where the underlying assets are financial and operational lease receivables resulting from equipment operational lease and financial lease receivables, and which also included a VAT facility.
Advised Hiltermann Lease as the seller on its €1bn private and €450m public securitisation of car and equipment lease receivables.