Derivatives

We are very experienced in advising on derivatives and structured finance products. Whether you are an issuer, product manufacturer, sell-side institution, corporate counterparty or investor, our dedicated Derivatives team offers a wide range of transactional and advisory services for all aspects of derivatives, structured products, securitisations and structured finance transactions.

Our Derivatives-related expertise includes: securitisations, and CDOs; securitised derivatives and structured products; OTC derivatives; clearing; repos and stock lending; strategic equity derivatives and equity financing; proprietary indices; insurance risk and capital hedging of bank lending and securitisation transactions; financial guarantees; regulatory advice and regulatory capital; restructuring and insolvency; master agreement negotiations; prime brokerage; funding and liquidity transactions; and repackagings. 

We have an extremely strong and well-balanced client base which includes leading investment banks, clearing banks and asset and investment managers, as well as a large variety of institutional and corporate clients, insurance companies, trustees and pension schemes, rating agencies. We also have significant experience advising liquidators and other market participants on unwinding and closing-out of derivative contracts. The team forms a part of CMS’s International Capital Markets practice comprising of more than 100 lawyers across multiple jurisdictions.