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PRODUCT EXPERTISE

PRODUCT EXPERTISE
Aircraft Leasing (Japanese Operating Leases with and without call options (JOL and JOLCO)
Rail Rolling Stock
Payment Undertaking Agreements as debt defeasance structures (PUA)
Equipment Trust Certificates (ETC) and Enhanced ETC (EETC)
Corporate Stand-Alone Bond Issues
Corporate Medium Term Note Programmes (MTN)
High Yield Bond Issues
Equity Capital Markets
Contingent Convertible Bonds (CoCo)
Initial Public Offering (IPO)
Share Trading
Oil
Natural Gas
Liquified Natural Gas (LNG)
Liquified Petroleum Gas (LPG)
Compressed Natural Gas (CNG)
Coal
Agricultural Commodities
Metals Trading (Precious and Base)
Electricity
Uranium
Wind Farms
Solar Energy
Carbon Emissions Trading
Shipping
Mining
Collateralised Commodity Obligations (CCO)
Commodity Linked Notes
Trust Custodial Receipts (TCR)
American Depositary Receipts (ADR)
Interest Rate Swaps (IRS)
Currency Swaps (FX)
Total Return Swaps (TRS)
Credit Default Swaps (CDS)
Equity Swaps
Longevity Swaps
ITraxx Swaps
Weather Derivatives
Earthquake Derivatives
Equity Derivatives
Blockchain Technology
Digital Bonds
Decentralised Finance (DeFi)
Cryptocurrency
Non-Fungible Tokens (NFT)
Algorithmic Trading platforms
High Frequency Trading (HFT) platforms
Single Dealer Platforms (SDP) (Reuters (RET) and proprietary models)
Multi Dealer Platforms (MDP) (360T, FXALL, Currenex, FXCM, Gain and Hotspot)
Proprietary Trading Platforms (Website Terms and Privacy Notices)
Trading Venue Memberships (Rulebooks and Membership Agreements)
Asset Finance
Project Finance
Film Finance (equity and debt funding)
Trade and Supply Chain Finance (Factoring, Letters of Credit, Tolling and Offtakes)
Loans (Non-Performing Loans (NPLs), Leveraged, Revolving, Bi-lateral, Syndicated and Hotel Financing)
Structured Commodity Finance (Pre-Export Credit, Warehousing, Base Loans and Revolving Loans)
Undertakings for the Collective Investments in Transferable Securities (UCITS)
Qualifying Investor Alternative Investment Funds (QIAIF)
Open Ended Investment Companies (OEIC)
Mutual Funds
Private Funds
Exchange Traded Funds (ETF)
Fund Linked Notes Issuances
Securities Borrowing and Lending
Repos
Collateral Management Agreements
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (RMBS)
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS)
Property Assessed Clean Energy Bonds (PACE)
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT)
Social Housing in the private residential property market for Local Authorities and/or Social Renters (i.e. Charities and Community Interest Companies (CIC) and Registered Providers) in the Third Sector
Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities (RMBS)
Commercial Mortgage-Backed Securities (CMBS)
Trade Receivables
Auto Loans
Property Assessed Clean Energy Bonds (PACE)
Non-Performing Loans (NPLs)
Diversified Payment Rights (DPR)
Risk Retention Structures (e.g. Capital Manager Vehicle (CMV), Majority Owned Affiliates (MOA) and Capitalised Majority Owned Affiliates (C-MOA))
Murabaha
Tawarruq
Bai Al Ina
Mudaraba
Ijara Sukuks
Takaful
Wakala
Compliant Cross Currency Swaps
Tahawwut Master Agreement
Asset Swaps
Repackaging Note Issuance via Special Purpose Vehicles (SPV Notes)
Credit Linked Notes (CLN)
Constant and Variable Proportional Portfolio Insurance Notes (CPPI and VPPI)
Collateralised Loan Obligations (CLO)
Collateralised Debt Obligations (CDO)
Structured Investment Vehicles (SIV)
Real Estate Investment Trusts (REIT)
Digitalisation Projects on Workflows
Financing and Implementing Fintech Solutions
Application Programming Interface (API) integration (Open Banking)
Software as a Service (SaaS) Agreement Reviews
Automation of Legal Documentation, Contract Reviews and E-Discovery as part of Legal Managed Services
AREAS OF EXPERTISE

AREAS OF EXPERTISE
The review and negotiation of a variety of commercial contracts e.g.:
Engagement Letters
Confidentiality Agreements
Mandate Letters
Terms of Business
Third Party Vendor Agreements;
IT and SaaS Agreements and Licences
Outsourcing Agreements
Service Level Agreements
Consultancy Agreements
Loan Financing Agreements (LMA standard and bespoke)
Settlement Agreements
Supply Agreements
Shareholder Agreements
Agency Agreements
Franchise Agreements
Distribution Agreements
Joint Venture Agreements
Disclaimers
GDPR and Data Protection Documentation
Website Terms and Conditions
Loan Defaults and Workouts
Bond Defaults
Credit Events
ISDA Defaults and Termination
Resolving Distressed CDOs, CLOs and NPLs
Distressed Assets Claims Trading
Environmental:
Clean Energy projects including Wind Farms and Solar Energy
Social:
Social Housing - working with Charities, Community Interest Groups (CIC), Registered Providers and Local Authorities
Healthcare - working with Residential Home Care Providers
Governance:
Drafting Internal Policies
Drafting Internal Procedures Manuals
Drafting Templated Documentation
Sustainability:
Negative and Positive Screening and Integration of ESG factors alongside traditional financial analysis
Impact Investing:
Utilising Impact Funds, Impact Bonds, Direct Investments in companies creating measurable social or environmental change
Multi-Jurisdictional Litigation - Case Management
Litigation Funding - Assessment of Merits of Claim
Class Actions e.g. LIBOR
Litigation and Settlements e.g. Lehman Brothers
Mergers and Acquisitions (M&A)
Initial Public Offering (IPO)
Special Purpose Acquisition Companies (SPAC)
Leveraged Buyouts (LBO)
Joint Ventures (JV)
Private Equity Alternative Investment Fund Deals (PE)
Venture Capital Alternative Investment Fund Deals (VC)
Direct Investments in Private Markets
Reviewing and implementing the following Regulations:
European Market Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR)
Markets in Financial Instruments Directive II (MIFID II)
Commodity Position Reporting (CPR)
Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform and Consumer Protection Act and Volcker Rule (DF)
Packaged Retail Investment and Insurance Based Products (PRIIPs)
Securities Financing Transactions Regulations (SFTR)
Securities Regulations and Risk Retention Rules (SR)
Benchmark Regulations (BR)
Alternative Investment Fund Managers Directive (AIFMD)
Capital Requirements Directive (CRD)
Bank Resolution and Recovery Directive (BRRD)
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
Payment Services Directive (PSD2)
Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regime (SFDR)
Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD)
Regulation on Wholesale Energy Market Integrity and Transparency (REMIT)
E.U. Taxonomy Regulations
Brexit related experience:
E.U. Withdrawal Bill review as part of the Brexit Committee for U.K. Finance (formerly The British Bankers' Association (BBA))
Trading Venue Terms and Conditions and Rulebooks
Cross-Border Licencing
Terms of Business
Cayman Islands Regulations:
Economic Substance / Base Erosion Profit Shifting (BEPS)
Foreign Account Tax Compliance Act (FATCA)
Common Reporting Standards (CRS)
Anti-Money Laundering (AML)
Country by Country Reporting (CBCR)
UK Receiverships (Administrative Receiverships)
UK Administration (Pre-Packs)
UK Voluntary Arrangements (Compulsory Voluntary Arrangements (CVS))
UK Liquidation (Voluntary, Compulsory, Members Voluntary and Creditors Voluntary)
Creditor Claims
Debtor Claims
U.S. Chapter 7 Liquidation Bankruptcy
U.S. Chapter 11 Reorganisation and Rehabilitation Bankruptcy
U.S. Securities Investor Protection Act (SIPA)
STRATEGIC EXPERTISE

STRATEGIC EXPERTISE
Feasibility Assessments - Operational and Legal
New Products - Legal Reviews and Implementation
New Branch or Subsidiary - Set-up, Regulatory and Governance
Set-up and growth of an In-House Legal Team - Advising on how to resource In-House Legal Teams globally, preparing Job Specs and Interviewing Candidates
Law Firm Panel - Set-up and Relationship Management with Law Firms
Legal Risk Management Advice - Onshore and Offshore
Legal Managed Service - Advice on Automation of Legal Documentation Production, E-Discovery and Document Reviews
Outsourcing - of Commoditised Legal Documentation
Intra-Group Arrangements - Service Level Agreements
General Commercial Contracts - Reviews and Negotiations with Outsourcing Parties, Vendors, IT Solution Providers and Service Providers
Introductions - for Funding, Structuring Solutions, External Law Firms and Service Providers, by leveraging our network within investment banks, law firms, corporate trust and agency, custodians and fiduciaries
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