Slaughter and May has advised Nordea Bank AB (publ) (Nordea) in connection with its synthetic risk transfer securitisation related to EUR 8.4 billion of Nordea’s corporate and SME loan portfolio. Under the transaction, investors have agreed to invest in notes linked to the junior credit risk of the portfolio.

The transaction was arranged by joint structuring advisers Barclays, J.P. Morgan and Nordea Markets.

Slaughter and May led an integrated team of law firms advising Nordea.

Contacts

Finance: Guy O’Keefe (partner), Andrew Chaplin (associate), George Silber (associate), Robert Withycombe-Taperell (associate), Tolek Petch (associate); Tax: Mike Lane (partner), Edward Moberly (associate); Financial Regulation: Nick Bonsall (partner).