Clifford Chance London securitisation partners have voted for a change of group leadership following a contested election.
Kevin Ingram fought off fellow partners Peter Taylor and Peter Voisey after the veteran former head John Woodhall stepped down.
Ingram said: “John wanted to concentrate on international work… In London, we’ll be [focusing on] maintaining our market-leading position.”
The London securitisation group accounts for half of the 26-partner practice worldwide.he London securitisation group accounts for half of the 26-partner practice worldwide.
It is the three-way contested election at Clifford Chance in less than a year, following the vote for global finance head in autumn 2002, which itself followed the contested and protracted election for senior partner.
Securitisation conscious
Germany is making up for lost time in the securitisation market, benefiting from new ways to raise financing and make investments. ALThough slow to start, the market for securitisations in Germany is building up steam. In 2002, Germany became the third-largest market in Europe for asset-backed securitisations (ABSs), ranking just behind the UK and Italy. […]