Securitisation and receivables financing

Our expert team is adept with all the legal issues surrounding securitisation and receivables financing.  We understand the market and the requirements of the primary participants.

Overview

We understand securitisation transactions

As a complex structured finance product, there are significant legal issues that need to be addressed in structuring and documenting a typical securitisation transaction. In order to ensure that transactions are implemented as efficiently as possible and meet the parties’ objectives, specialist advice from experienced professionals is required.

We have a strong team of securitisation experts who are familiar with all the legal issues and understand the market and the requirements of the primary participants.

Navigate the complexities of securitisation with our expert legal guidance

Our expertise and pragmatic approach mean we can assist clients to achieve the best results in all types of securitisation transactions.

Our team has worked on structuring, documenting and implementing many types of securitisation transactions for different asset classes including:

  • Residential and commercial mortgages
  • Vehicle and yellow goods lease receivables
  • Consumer finance
  • Credit card receivables.

Our lawyers bring specialised knowledge in:

  • Banking and finance
  • Tax
  • Personal Property Securities Act
  • Consumer credit legislation
  • Land law
  • Capital markets
  • Financial Markets Conduct Act
  • Reserve Bank requirements.
We advise a range of stakeholders in securitisation transactions

We advise originators, arrangers, trustees, security trustees, liquidity and support facility providers and rating agencies on all types of securitisation transactions including covered bonds.

Our expertise extends to receivables financing

Receivables financing involves issues that can be consistent with those in securitisation transactions. We regularly advise financiers and borrowers in this space.


Experience


Work highlights

Eclipx

We advised the arrangers and financiers to the Eclipx asset-backed securitisation trusts.

Fisher & Paykel Q Card

We advised the financiers in relation to the Fisher & Paykel Q Card securitisation trust.

Securitisation programmes

We acted for the financiers on securitisation programmes for Co-Op Bank and Heartland Bank.

RESIMAC

We advised the warehouse funder and liquidity facility provider to the RESIMAC mortgage-backed securitisation trust.

FleetPartners

We advised the arrangers and warehouse lenders to the FleetPartners asset-backed securitisation trust.

Global covered bond programme

We advised the security trustee in a €5b global covered bond programme for a registered bank.


Our team

Daniel Collins

Partner, Auckland

Daniel specialises in banking and finance and has extensive experience working in New Zealand, the Asia Pacific and the Middle East…

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Jan Etwell

Partner, Christchurch
Board of Management

Jan leads the Christchurch banking and financial services team.  …

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