Sidley Austin LLP

Sidley has been at the forefront of the European securitization market since the early 1990’s and since that time has been involved in a number of ground breaking securitization products and structures in numerous European jurisdictions, including establishing domestic and pan-European CMBS platforms, asset-backed commercial paper and securities conduits, RMBS related products, whole business securitizations and covered bonds as well as a deep experience in advising arrangers, managers and investors on CLO and CDO transactions. Our securitization lawyers in Europe and the U.S. have a deep and well established practice in all areas of securitization, structured finance and derivatives, with market-leading experience of the full gamut of asset classes and structures. Our lawyers have particular experience in securitizations and secured financings involving corporate (mid-market and syndicated) loans, rental fleets, consumer assets such as personal loans, auto-loans and leases and credit cards, trade and other more specialized receivables and more recently in the rapidly growing market for financings of online marketplace and peer-to-peer lending and other fintech including structures utilizing blockchain, distributed ledger technology and cryptocurrencies. We are also at the cutting edge of innovative asset classes such as solar energy, insurance products and IP securitizations.