A&O's “Heath Robinson' deal enables £1.4bn securitisation
A revolutionary “Heath Robinson” loan securitisation designed by Allen & Overy last month was deemed so unusual that New York-based Standard & Poor’s flew its senior counsel to London for face-to-face talks before rating it. An 18-lawyer team, led by Marke Raines, found a way for the A1/A minus-rated Japanese bank Sumitomo to raise £1.4bn […]