Securitisation Expertise - EMEA 2018

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Securitisation Expertise
                 EMEA
                     2018
A premier
    securitisation team

    A LEADING securitisation team                                     Acting on the market’s most
    with global reach                                                 significant transactions
    Ashurst is a market leader in the field of securitisation. Our    Ashurst has had leading roles in the key recent market
    team in continental Europe cover all areas of specialisation      transactions including advising Santander Consumer
    in the field and our team in Australia is one of the largest in   Bank AG on EUR 600 million securitisation of auto loans,
    the market. In addition we have a network of specialists in       ING Bank N.V. in relation to the Volkwagen Driver España
    our offices in New York and Asia. Backed by an international      5 transaction, Cheyne Capital in relation to the mezzanine
    network spanning 25 offices and including a leading               notes issued in respect of the Brookfield securitisation of
    global regulatory team, Ashurst has the expertise and             a student accommodation portfolio, and Commerzbank,
    depth of resources to advise on the most challenging of           Landesbank Baden-Württemberg and Raiffeisen Bank
    securitisations in the global markets.                            International AG on a EUR 150 million multi-currency and
                                                                      multi-jurisdictional co-funding securitisation of trade
                                                                      receivables for the WEPA group.
    At the cutting Edge
                                                                      We advise the full spectrum of securitisation participants,
    of securitisation                                                 including issuers, arrangers, dealers, funders, originators,
    Our innovative team has extensive experience in all               trustees, agents and special purpose vehicle managers.
    securitisation structures and asset classes. The team has
    recently worked on many innovative warehouse transactions
    and quasi-securitisation transactions in the domestic
    and offshore markets involving a range of asset classes
    and structures, including ABS, trade receivables, FinTech
    securitisations, green securitisations, quasi-government
    funding, CMBS, Islamic structures and bespoke derivatives.
    Our securitisation partners also have significant experience
    advising in relation to complex securitisation restructurings.

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Tier 1 in Capital Markets
                                                                    Structured Finance &
                                                                    Securitisation
                                                                    IFLR1000 2011 – 2018

Experienced in a range                                    NON-PERFORMING LOANS
of asset classes                                          Our securitisation team also works closely with Ashurst’s
                                                          leading international portfolio transaction practice in respect
Our securitisation practice goes                          of portfolio acquisitions and subsequent securitisations of
beyond vanilla transactions.                              acquired assets. Ashurst has a market leading track record
                                                          in loan portfolio transactions and was one of the first law
Our accomplished team works on securitisation
                                                          firms to advise in the European portfolio market. The practice
transactions that involve a broad range of asset
                                                          offers a full service to market participants including sellers,
classes that includes:
                                                          purchasers, financiers, trustees and servicers and is the first
•   Trade receivables                                     choice advisor to a number of leading protagonists in the
•   Auto loan and lease receivables and residual values   market. Our team has advised on in excess of £100 billion
•   Credit cards and other consumer debt                  of NPL resolution transactions across western and eastern
•   Equipment loan and lease receivables                  Europe since 2012 alone.
•   RMBS (including reverse mortgages)
•   Real estate pre-sales contracts
•   CMBS                                                  Financial services regulation
•   Corporate credit                                      Securitisation is a fast moving area where transaction
•   Infrastructure assets                                 structures are required to respond to changing regulatory
•   Master Trusts                                         standards. We are right at the forefront of regulatory and
•   Covered Bonds                                         industry developments which will impact the securitisation
•   IP rights                                             market and members of our team are active participants
                                                          in industry groups and market and regulatory initiatives,
                                                          including the Financial Markets Law Committee’s Banking
                                                          Scoping Forum and AFME. We have deep experience advising
                                                          market participants to navigate this ever changing landscape.

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Key securitisation contacts
Our team has advised on award winning transactions and are experts in assembling teams
of lawyers tailored to our clients’ specific requirements in order to execute transactions
across the globe.

             Jonathan Walsh                                                       Martin Kaiser
             Partner, Securitisation                                              Partner, Securitisation
             T +44 (0)20 7859 2238                                                T +49 (0)69 97 11 28 48
             M +44 (0)7823 341112                                                 M +49 (0)173 68 37 891
             jonathan.walsh@ashurst.com                                           martin.kaiser@ashurst.com

Jonathan Walsh is a securitisation partner in the Global             Dr Martin Kaiser, LL.M. is a securitisation partner in our
Markets practice in London. Jonathan has acted on                    Global Markets practice in Frankfurt. He is a securitisation
numerous asset-backed transactions, involving multiple               specialist, focussing on advising banks and companies,
asset classes across Europe for varied clients including             particularly in relation to true sale transactions in respect of
originators, credit enhancement providers, servicers and on          various asset classes, including auto loans, leases, consumer
term deals, as well as conduit and warehousing facilities.           finance, NPL and trade receivables.

             Fernando Navarro                                                     Thomas Picton
             Partner, Securitisation                                              Partner, Securitisation
             T +34 913 649 851                                                    T +44 (0)20 7859 3252
             M +34 600 973 076                                                    M +44 (0)7823 340 961
             fernando.navarro@ashurst.com                                         thomas.picton@ashurst.com

Fernando Navarro is a structured finance partner in our              Thomas Picton is a securitisation partner in our Global
Global Markets practice in Madrid. Fernando specialises              Markets practice in London. Tom specialises in securitisation
in financing transactions both through syndicated and                and other structured debt Transactions. Tom advises Issuers,
bilateral loans, as well as in the area of derivatives, structured   originators and arrangers with a particular focus on auto
products, securitisation and DCM. He has also participated           ABS, RMBS and covered bonds. He has advised on a number
in a number of portfolio disposals transactions acting for           of securitisations by first time issuers.
numerous Spanish and international banks.

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Annalisa Santini                                                 Timothy Cant
            Counsel, Securitisation                                          Partner, Financial Regulatory
            T +39 02 85423424                                                T +44 (0)20 7859 3394
            M +39 337 1174502                                                M +44 (0)7920 292 653
            annalisa.santini@ashurst.com                                     timothy.cant@ashurst.com

Annalisa Santini is a securitisation counsel in our Milan       Tim Cant is a regulatory partner in the Financial Regulatory
office. Annalisa has acted on a wide range of banking,          practice in our London office. Tim specialises in providing
securitisation and other structured finance transactions,       financial services regulatory advice to a range of investment
assisting domestic and international banks, financial           managers, brokers and banks. He has previously worked in
institutions as well as rating agencies. She has also been      the FSA’s Markets and Infrastructure Department and HM
involved in structuring, negotiating and drafting secured and   Treasury on MiFID II. His experience covers many aspects of
unsecured credit facilities and connected security packages.    European and UK financial regulation.

             Malcolm Charles                                                Paul Miller
             Partner, Corporate Trust and Agency                            Partner, Tax
             T +44 (0)20 7859 3085                                          T +44 (0)20 7859 1786
             M +44 (0)7823 341 231                                          M +44 (0)7711 918 760
             malcolm.charles@ashurst.com                                    paul.miller@ashurst.com

Malcolm Charles is a corporate trustee partner in our Global    Paul Miller is a tax partner in London, specialising in UK
Markets practice in London. Malcolm has advised corporate       and international tax planning. His practice focuses on
trustees and agents across the full range of international      structured financial products and transactions, asset
and domestic bond issues, including corporate debt,             management issues and fund structures. For many years Paul
convertibles, subordinated debt, programmes, repackagings,      co-authored the leading textbook on the UK taxation of all
securitisations (including CMBS, RMBS and master trust          aspects of debt and derivatives transactions.
structures), project bonds and CDOs.

                    “A good practice that is                      Dr Martin Kaiser’s “broad
                    good to deal with.”                           knowledge is a great asset, and
                    Chambers Global 2018                          he always tries to find the best
                    Capital Markets: Structured                   solution from a legal perspective
                    Finance, Securitisation and                   to meet our business needs.”
                    Derivatives                                   Chambers Europe 2017
                                                                  Germany, Capital Markets:
                                                                  Structured Finance

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Global network
Ashurst is a leading global law firm. We have 25 offices in 15 countries, including associated
offices in Jakarta and Jeddah, as well as alliance relationships with law firms in China and
India. With over 400 partners and 1,700 lawyers, we offer the international insight of a global
network combined with local market knowledge and expertise.

                                                                                     Brussels
                                                              Glasgow                  Frankfurt
                                                                 London
                                                                    Paris                      Munich
                                                                                              Milan
                                         New York                Madrid                                                                 Beijing
                 Washington DC                                                                                                                                        Tokyo
                                                                                                     Abu Dhabi                                                  Shanghai
                                                                                                                                   New Delhi
                                                                                              Jeddah                                                      Hong Kong
                                                                                                                                  Mumbai
                                                                                                                Dubai

                                                                                                                           Singapore
                                                                                                                                Jakarta
                                                                                                                                                                         Port Moresby

                                                                                                                                                                           Brisbane
                                                                                                                                          Perth
                                                                                                                                                                          Sydney
                                                                                                                                                      Melbourne
                                                                                                                                                                      Canberra

                                  Ashurst offices                                                        ADTLaw LLC (Singapore Formal Law Alliance)

                                  Faisal Adnan Baassiri Law Firm (In Association with Ashurst LLP)       Oentoeng Suria & Partners (Associated Office with Ashurst)

                                  Indian Law Partners (Best Friend Firm with Ashurst)                    Guantao Law Firm (Joint Operation Office)

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Client acknowledgement

Clients say Jonathan Walsh is “a very knowledgeable
individual who is engaging and very supportive,” as well as
“very clear and unambiguous in his advice and guidance.”
Chambers UK 2018

Martin Kaiser is “highly trustworthy and an extremely
good negotiator.”
Chambers Global 2018

Malcom Charles is a “Good lawyer with solid expertise in
capital markets. Very thoughtful and responsive.”
IFLR1000 2017 : Capital Markets

Clients comment that Fernando Navarro is “really flexible in
negotiations and very pro-deal.” and “He knows my company,
knows our needs and delivers.”
Chambers Banking & Finance Spain 2018

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