2024 Sponsors

Alantra’s Financial Institutions Group (FIG) has a proven track record of helping banks, lending platforms, insurance companies, asset & wealth managers, brokers and other market participants to achieve their growth and liquidity objectives. Alantra’s team has more than 150 professionals fully dedicated to this sector as part of a single and integrated business offering a full suite of independent Investment Banking services (M&A, Secured Funding & Asset Backed Securities (“SFABS”), Credit Portfolio Advisory, and Equity Capital Markets) to clients across Europe, the Americas, and Asia Pacific. We are global, local, solution agnostic, scaled, expert and independent. This approach allows us to deliver our clients the best execution no matter how a transaction evolves, which has translated into c. 400 transactions completed for a total volume of more than €200bn since 2019.

BNY Mellon is a premier provider of corporate trust solutions to the securitization market, offering agency, trustee and administration services to help clients navigate the most complex financings globally. From pre-issuance through maturity, BNY Mellon Corporate Trust offers access to resources, technology and solutions you need to readily execute your debt financing strategies. The Corporate Trust business utilizes the bank’s global footprint, consistent strong ratings and expertise to deliver a full range of issuer and related investor services including trustee, administration agent, paying agency, collateral agent, escrow, account bank and other services. The business administers a wide array of assets and types of programs to multinational corporations, financial institutions, governments, and the banking, securities, and insurance industries. We provide: Efficient execution in a changing market Service excellence and experience across all financing and collateral types Access to liquidity solutions for cash balances Established in 1784, BNY Mellon is America’s oldest bank and the first company listed on the New York Stock Exchange (NYSE: BK). Today, BNY Mellon powers capital markets around the world through comprehensive solutions that help clients manage and service their financial assets throughout the investment life cycle. BNY Mellon had $46.9 trillion in assets under custody and/or administration and $1.9 trillion in assets under management as of June 30, 2023. BNY Mellon has been named among Fortune’s World’s Most Admired Companies and Fast Company’s Best Workplaces for Innovators. BNY Mellon is the corporate brand of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation. Additional information is available on www.bnymellon.com. Follow us on LinkedIn or visit our Newsroom for the latest company news.

CMS is a Future Facing firm. With 80+ offices in more than 40 countries and 5,800+ lawyers worldwide, we combine deep local market understanding with a global overview, giving us the ability not only to see what’s coming, but to shape it. In a world of ever-accelerating change where technology is increasingly important in the deployment of global strategies, our clear, business-focused advice helps clients of every size to face the future with confidence. We’re immersed in your world. Your interests and priorities are at the heart of what we do. Our lawyers are genuine experts in their fields, with a grasp of detail that’s second to none. Our next-generation mindset is woven into all we do. It means we can anticipate the likely challenges, accelerate our pace and create the space to develop innovative solutions. We’re diverse, supportive and inclusive, embracing our corporate social responsibility and creating a culture in which every one of our people, can maximise their potential and thrive.

CSC is a leading provider of global business administration and compliance solutions, including a comprehensive suite of administration, financial, and agency services for debt issuances, securitizations, structured finance transactions, and restructuring mandates. We have office locations and capabilities in more than 140 jurisdictions across Europe, the Americas, Asia Pacific, and the Middle East, deploying experts in every market we serve. Our Global Capital Markets team has a wealth of expertise and deep institutional experience. We carefully analyze each deal and tailor services accordingly to provide bespoke solutions to our clients’ requirements. We’re the trusted partner of choice for 90% of the Fortune 500®, more than 90% of the 100 Best Global Brands®, and more than 70% of the PEI 300. Founded in 1899 and headquartered in Wilmington, Delaware, USA, CSC prides itself on being privately held and professionally managed for more than 125 years. Our broad geographic coverage means we possess local knowledge and infrastructure to support capital market participants worldwide. We are the business behind business ®.

Across over 80 countries, Dentons helps you grow, protect, operate and finance your organization by providing uniquely global and deeply local legal solutions. Polycentric, purpose-driven and committed to inclusion, diversity, equity and sustainability, we focus on what matters most to you.

With over 30 years of experience, Gide is an international leading law firm acting for many French and international financial institutions, as well as large international corporates active in all different fields of asset and asset-backed finance. The expertise of Gide extends to many assets classes, including trade receivables, consumer loans, SME loans, whole-business securitisations, RMBS, NPLs and CLOs. Gide can assist its clients in French, English and New York law with integrated legal and tax teams in Paris, London, Brussels and New York. Visit us at our stand in the exhibition hall.

Our global securitisation and structured finance team offers a comprehensive service to an international client base that is well-balanced across the spectrum of market participants. We advise originators, senior and mezzanine lenders and equity investors on a range of products and asset classes. We have extensive experience buying, selling and financing credit assets and origination businesses, including secured and unsecured SME and mid-market loans, auto and equipment leases, consumer loans, commercial and residential mortgages, trade receivables and supply chain financing, and platform and fintech lending. We advise arrangers and lead managers, corporate issuers, originators, credit enhancers, trustees, rating agencies and other market participants. Our securitisation team is supported by a derivatives team who provide expert advice on all aspects of derivatives on both the buy and sell sides, including specialist product types and the negotiation of a suite of master trading agreements. We act on contentious and non-contentious matters, working closely with our disputes practice to add value to your business through our integrated knowledge of derivatives, regulatory and tax issues. We also offer a full range of related services to financial investor clients, including private equity, sovereign wealth funds, investment banks and hedge funds.

With over 55 years’ experience in the legal and financial services industry and expertise in the provision of a wide range of domestic and international services, we have become a global partner to our clients with offices strategically situated to best service our clients’ needs. We offer a broad range of solutions tailored to the unique requirements of each of our clients from our main service lines: • Legal Services • Fiduciary Services • Fund Services • Regulatory & Compliance • Entity Formation & Management

Mayer Brown is a distinctively global law firm, uniquely positioned to advise the world’s financial institutions on complex matters. With extensive reach across four continents, they are the only integrated law firm in the world with approximately 200 lawyers in each of the largest financial centers—New York, London and Hong Kong. Mayer Brown has one of the leading international asset finance practices, offering clients global coverage and experience across industries, asset classes and product lines. Our Asset Finance team acts for leading banks and financial institutions engaged in the financing of ships, aircraft, satellites, rolling stock, offshore oil and gas drilling rigs, airport, rail and port infrastructure, power generation and transmission, mining and construction equipment, telecommunications, manufacturing and processing equipment. We also act for project sponsors, airlines, shipping companies, managers, operators and other participants in the aviation, maritime, rail and automotive sectors, and have extensive experience in advising on the acquisition, employment, operation and disposal of assets and equipment used in these industries.

Mizuho EMEA provides corporates and institutions in the region with unparalleled access and expertise in Japan and Asia, and supports clients with their corporate and investment banking, and asset management needs. Headquartered in London and with a presence in 16 countries throughout the region, our client base includes leading corporations, financial institutions and state owned entities. We are a strategic financial partner with a focused objective of helping our clients to connect, succeed and grow. Mizuho’s presence in EMEA is an integral part of the Japan-based Mizuho Financial Group, Inc. Mizuho Financial Group is one of the largest financial institutions in the world, offering comprehensive financial and strategic services through its subsidiaries. The group has over 900 offices and 60,000 employees worldwide in nearly 40 countries throughout the Americas, EMEA, and Asia. As of 31 March 2022, its total assets were US$2 trillion.

Ranked Band 1 in Chambers, Tier 1 by The Legal 500, and Tier 2 by IFLR1000 Financial and Corporate, our lawyers and practice are recognized global leaders in the structured finance industry, domestically and internationally, working across offices in the United States, London, Asia, and the Middle East, as a united team. Morgan Lewis lawyers in our Structured Transactions Practice have been key players in the structured markets, and have been since their inception. Our clients, both issuers and underwriters, are among the most highly respected global financial services institutions. We understand the evolution of structures because we were involved in many of the industry’s key firsts. We design and execute continuous offering programs. Since 2002, our lawyers have advised on over 9,500 deals with a combined value of more than $5.3 trillion, consistently leading the league tables. Our practice is on top of the quickly changing regulatory landscape. Our lawyers wrote the books that structured finance lawyers rely on: Offerings of Asset-Backed Securities and The Federal Securities Law of Asset-Backed Securities. Morgan Lewis offers partner-led teams equipped with years of experience and an acute understanding of your business objectives and how to accomplish these in the most cost-effective manner. In addition to a robust, dedicated structured transactions practice and resources, we offer and utilize key practice area expertise to support transactions, including tax, ERISA, broker-dealer, real estate, and investment company practice lawyers.

Norton Rose Fulbright provides a full scope of legal services to the world’s preeminent corporations and financial institutions. The global law firm has more than 3,000 lawyers advising clients across more than 50 locations worldwide, including London, Houston, New York, Toronto, Mexico City, Hong Kong, Sydney and Johannesburg, covering Europe, the United States, Canada, Latin America, Asia, Australia, Africa and the Middle East. With its global business principles of quality, unity and integrity, Norton Rose Fulbright is recognised for its client service in key industries, including financial institutions; energy, infrastructure and resources; technology; transport; life sciences and healthcare; and consumer markets. We aim to deliver the highest standards of legal services to our clients across our global business. For us, achieving this is not just a matter of technical capability; it is also about knowing the detail of our clients’ businesses and understanding what drives their industries and markets. We also place a strong importance on advising clients in a commercial and pragmatic manner. Above all, our culture, the work we do for our clients, and what we stand for, is driven by our business principles: Quality, Unity, Integrity.

With widely recognized elite teams in finance, structured credit, mergers & acquisitions, private equity, restructuring and special situations, litigation, employment and real estate, Paul Hastings is a premier law firm providing superior intellectual capital and execution globally to the world’s leading investment banks, asset managers and corporations. Founded in 1951, Paul Hastings has grown strategically to anticipate and respond to our clients' needs in markets across the globe. We have a strong presence throughout Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the U.S. We partner with our clients to understand their business and the challenges ahead of them. In the face of transformative change, we help them reimagine what’s possible—and move forward.

Scope Ratings is the leading European credit rating agency offering an alternative perspective to the North American rating agencies. Scope offers credit assessments across all asset classes: sovereign and public sector, financial institutions, corporates, and structured and project finance. For EU corporates, Scope has the third largest rating coverage of all rating agencies. For EU sovereign and public sector issuers, Scope offers investors the second largest rating coverage. Scope employs more than 300 people across Europe with offices in Berlin, Frankfurt, London, Madrid, Milan, Oslo and Paris. Scope is registered in accordance with both EU and UK rating regulation and operates in the European Union and UK with ECAI status. Scope is the only European rating agency accepted by the ECB for the Eurosystem Credit Assessment Framework (ECAF).

Our securitisation and structured finance team is known for its ability to advise on every major asset class and structure (RMBS, CMBS, credit cards, trade receivables, and auto-loan securitisations, WBS, CLOs, forward flow and portfolio sale arrangements and also covered bonds). We regularly act on international deals involving both cash and synthetic securitisations in the private and public markets, advising originators, arrangers, investors and trustees and other service providers on the establishment of new securitisations and the restructuring of, and issuances from, existing platforms. Our lawyers specialise in finding innovative solutions to complex financing problems. This puts us in an exceptional position to address the challenges of today’s market.

Our global corporate trust team offers expert guidance and flexible solutions to private and public companies, government and tax-exempt entities, and financial institutions. In a world of complex financial transactions, it is important to find a financially sound and reliable partner who understands and responds to your needs. Our structured finance and CLO professionals are dedicated to supporting your growing business. Our experience spans a variety of asset classes and our core services include: Trustee and paying agent Securities and tax administrator Document custodian and verification agent Collateral and calculation agent Account bank Securities Custodian Backup servicer Loan agency services Middle and back office outsourcing To learn more about how you can leverage the expertise and financial strength of U.S. Bank, visit us at usbank.com/corporatetrust or contact: Ed Kachinski 212.951.8548 edward.kachinski@usbank.com Michael Zak 651.466.5070 michael.zak@usbank.com

Weil’s London office is a leader in the U.K. legal market, and is the hub of our European practice. We support a varied client base of European, U.S. and global private equity houses, corporates and financial institutions on domestic and cross-border matters. Established in 1996, we are the largest of our European offices, and consistently regarded as one of the most successful London offices of a U.S.-based law firm. We provide clients with legal expertise at the highest level across our key practices, including Private Equity, Private Equity Infrastructure, Corporate/M&A Private Funds, Finance, Structured Finance, Restructuring, Disputes & Investigations, Tax and Antitrust/Competition. The London structured finance group has been at the forefront of the industry in Europe since the inception of the market and is known for complex and innovative transactions, including the creation of several first-ever securitisations of specific asset classes. Weil covers the full range of structured finance and derivatives products. Our expertise in esoteric assets is allied with a long standing depth in ABS and MBS. Weil is also a leading player in the European CLO 2.0 market and highly active on debt portfolio trades and distressed deals.

For more than a century, Wilmington Trust has been a leader in corporate trust services, serving on some of the largest and highest profile transactions. We have capabilities in some of the world's most attractive jurisdictions, and develop customized solutions, pairing technology and disciplined, tenured staff. As a trusted provider, due to our non-creditor role in transactions, we are able to act as a neutral, impartial Trustee or Agent, taking a creative and collaborative approach to achieving a successful transaction.