BNP Paribas

BNP Paribas is a leading bank in Europe with an international reach. It has a presence in 74 countries, with more than 192,000 employees, including more than 146,000 in Europe. The Group has key positions in its three main activities: Domestic Markets and International Financial Services (whose retail-banking networks and financial services are covered by Retail Banking & Services) and Corporate & Institutional Banking, which serves two client franchises: corporate clients and institutional investors. The Group helps all its clients (individuals, community associations, entrepreneurs, SMEs, corporates and institutional clients) to realize their projects through solutions spanning financing, investment, savings and protection insurance. In Europe, the Group has four domestic markets (Belgium, France, Italy and Luxembourg) and BNP Paribas Personal Finance is the leader in consumer lending. BNP Paribas is rolling out its integrated retail-banking model in Mediterranean countries, in Turkey, in Eastern Europe and a large network in the western part of the United States. In its Corporate & Institutional Banking and International Financial Services activities, BNP Paribas also enjoys top positions in Europe, a strong presence in the Americas as well as a solid and fast-growing business in Asia-Pacific.

BNY Mellon

BNY Mellon is the premier provider of corporate trust services to the debt capital markets, providing customized and market-driven solutions to investors, bondholders lenders. The corporate trust business utilizes its global footprint and expertise to deliver a full range of issuer and related investor services including trustee, collateral administration, issuing and paying agency, loan administration, account bank and cash manager, and other financial services. The business administers a wide array of assets and types of programs to multinational corporations, financial institutions, governments and their agencies, and the banking, securities, and insurance industries.

BNY Mellon is a global investments company dedicated to helping its clients manage and service their financial assets throughout the investment lifecycle. Whether providing financial services for institutions, corporations or individual investors, BNY Mellon delivers informed investment management and investment services in 35 countries. As of March 31, 2019, BNY Mellon had $34.5 trillion in assets under custody and/or administration, and $1.8 trillion in assets under management. BNY Mellon can act as a single point of contact for clients looking to create, trade, hold, manage, service, distribute or restructure investments. BNY Mellon is the corporate brand of The Bank of New York Mellon Corporation (NYSE: BK). Additional information is available on www.bnymellon.com. Follow us on Twitter @BNYMellon or visit our newsroom at www.bnymellon.com/newsroom for the latest company news

Cadwalder

Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft is proud of 225 years of service to many of the world's most prestigious institutions. With more than 350 attorneys in its offices in New York, London, Charlotte, Washington and Brussels, the firm offers clients innovative solutions to legal and financial issues in a wide range of areas. With a Creditflux No. 1 Europe position as CLO Arranger's Counsel and a market leader as CLO Manager's Counsel, Cadwalader's securitisation and structured finance team is an acknowledged legal industry leader in the creation and structuring of securitisations, derivatives, synthetic securities, and other structured finance products. It represents issuers, underwriters and collateral managers in CLO transactions and related product types, and have extensive experience with both "cashflow" and synthetic total return structures as well as risk retention funds. Cadwalader has acted as deal counsel in CLO transactions since the inception of the CLO market. The team has assisted clients in bringing hundreds of such transactions to market, closing over 70 in 2017, valued at over $42 billion. 

Credit Suisse

Credit Suisse is one of the world's leading financial services providers. As an integrated bank, Credit Suisse is able to offer clients its expertise in the areas of private banking, investment banking and asset management from a single source. Credit Suisse provides specialist advisory services, comprehensive solutions and innovative products to companies, institutional clients and high net worth private clients worldwide, and also to retail clients in Switzerland. Credit Suisse is headquartered in Zurich and operates in over 50 countries worldwide. 

Dechert

Dechert is a leading global law firm with 27 offices around the world. We advise on matters and transactions of the greatest complexity, bringing energy, creativity and efficient management of legal issues to deliver commercial and practical advice for clients. Dechert provides our clients access to a responsive, interdisciplinary, multi-jurisdictional team to address the complexities of modern finance transactions across categories and geographies. With more than 150 lawyers in the world’s major financial centers, Dechert’s internationally recognized global finance practice provides our clients with innovative deal structuring, creative financing strategies and efficient execution.

The most prolific CLO players turn to Dechert as counsel in connection with the formation, operation and compliance of CLO platforms. Dechert supports underwriters (major investment and commercial banks) as well as equity investors and more than 45 asset managers in addressing changes in the CLO market.

Our global team responds to our clients with unparalleled experience on risk retention capital formation strategies, expertise in private credit solutions and the most current thinking on options, terms and solutions available.

Our global team is recognized as the very best in the industry because of the volume, size and complexity of the finance transactions we handle year-after-year. Dechert lawyers have a unique perspective on the business and legal issues of primary importance to all market participants. By tapping into the breadth of Dechert’s expertise – we deliver comprehensive solutions.

Deutsche Bank

Deutsche Bank provides commercial and investment banking, retail banking, transaction banking and asset and wealth management products and services to corporations, governments, institutional investors, small and medium-sized businesses, and private individuals. Deutsche Bank is Germany’s leading bank, with a strong position in Europe and a significant presence in the Americas and Asia Pacific.

Fitch Ratings

Fitch Ratings is a leading provider of credit ratings, commentary, and research. Dedicated to providing value beyond the rating through independent and prospective credit opinions, Fitch Ratings offers global perspectives shaped by strong local market experience and credit market expertise. The additional context, perspective, and insights we provide help investors to make important credit judgments with confidence. Fitch Group is a global leader in financial information services with operations in more than 30 countries. Fitch Group is comprised of: Fitch Ratings, a global leader in credit ratings and research; Fitch Solutions, a leading provider of credit market data, analytical tools and risk services; and Fitch Learning, a preeminent training and professional development firm. With dual headquarters in London and New York, Fitch Group is owned by Hearst. 

J.P. Morgan

J.P. Morgan’s Corporate & Investment Bank is a global leader across banking, markets and investor services. The world’s most important corporations, governments and institutions entrust us with their business in more than 100 countries. With $23 trillion of  assets under custody and $445 billion in deposits, the Corporate & Investment Bank provides strategic advice, raises capital, manages risk and  extends liquidity in markets around the world.

Paul Hastings

Paul Hastings provides innovative legal solutions to many of the world’s top financial institutions and Fortune 500 companies in markets across Asia, Europe, Latin America, and the United States.

We offer a complete portfolio of services to support our clients’ complex, often mission-critical needs—from structuring first-of-their-kind transactions to resolving complicated disputes to providing the savvy legal counsel that keeps business moving forward. 

Since the firm’s founding in 1951, Paul Hastings has grown steadily and strategically along with our clients and the markets we serve. We established successful practices in key U.S. and European cities, creating a broad network of professionals to support our clients’ambitions. In addition, we were one of the first U.S. law firms to establish a presence in Asia, and today we continue to be a leader in the region. Over the past decade, we have significantly expanded our global network of lawyers to assist our clients in financial centers around the world, including the emerging markets of Latin America. 

Today we serve our clients’ local and international business needs from offices in Atlanta, Beijing, Brussels,Century City, Chicago, Frankfurt, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles,Milan, New York, Orange County, Palo Alto, Paris, San Diego, San Francisco,São Paulo, Seoul, Shanghai, Tokyo, and Washington, D.C. 

Drawing on the firm’s dynamic, collaborative,and entrepreneurial culture, our lawyers work across practices, offices, and borders to provide innovative, seamless legal counsel—where and when our clients need us. 

S&P Global Ratings

S&P  Global Ratings, a division of S&P Global Inc. (NYSE: SPGI), is a leader in providing credit ratings insight for the structured finance industry. Our Structured Finance ratings analysts provide essential insights based on in-depth market knowledge, forward-looking analyses and transparent criteria. Learn how our perspective can help you make better-informed financing decisions. Visit spratings.com/SFResearch