Ogier at a Glance Guide to Structured Finance

Our global Structured Finance team provides comprehensive legal and professional services specialising in securitization, derivatives, repackaging, and other complex financial transactions.

Our experienced team acts for a wide range of banks, issuers, underwriters, trustees, managers, sponsors, corporate service providers and other financial institutions, advising on all legal aspects of traditional and cutting-edge finance structures, as well as providing independent third-party administration services.

We advise on asset-backed securities (ABS), commercial mortgage backed securitizations (CMBS), residential mortgage backed securitizations (RMBS), collateralized loan obligations (CLOs), collateralized debt obligations (CDOs), collateralized fund obligations (CFOs), debt financing, high yield bond offerings, mezzanine financing and sovereign bonds.

We understand that our clients' needs often span multiple service areas, which is why our lawyers work closely with our corporate and fiduciary professionals at Ogier Global to provide an integrated service, ensuring that our clients receive seamless, co-ordinated advice.

5 things to know about Ogier's structured finance legal services

• We advise on the structuring, establishment, and operation of a wide range of structured finance transactions across a diverse range of asset classes
• We regularly advise on innovative and landmark structured finance transactions across our jurisdictions
• Our lawyers provide cross-jurisdictional advice on a unique combination of six laws: BVI, Cayman Islands, Guernsey, Jersey, Ireland and Luxembourg
• We have a global team of more than 1,000 people and a network of 13 offices spanning Asian, US, European and Middle Eastern time zones, meaning we are able to provide seamless coverage around the clock on time-critical matters
• We regularly win recognition for our outstanding work – we were named Best Offshore Law Firm at the 2023 HFM Asian Services Awards and Offshore Firm of the Year at The Lawyer European Awards 2023

5 things to know about Ogier Global's structured finance services

• We act as an independent third-party administrator, offering innovative, bespoke and cost effective services to our clients
• Our teams work on a variety of transactions that use special purpose vehicles (SPVs), such as bankruptcy remote orphan SPVs across the spectrum of capital markets including RMBS, CMBS, ABS, loan origination, synthetic securitizations, note issuance programmes, syndicated loans and repackaged securities
• Our offering covers all aspects of SPV administration and management services, including the provision of independent directors
• Our corporate and fiduciary professionals work with Ogier's partner-led legal teams in BVI, Cayman, Dubai, Guernsey, Hong Kong, Ireland, Jersey and Luxembourg to incorporate and administer a wide
  variety of vehicles
• Supported by market-leading technology, our interactive entity administration platform and client service portal, Ogier Connect, gives clients real-time access to statutory information and documents, allowing them to manage their entities efficiently anytime and anywhere