The team was led by partner Mandeep Lotay with support from partner Brian Rance

Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer LLP (‘Freshfields’) has advised Morgan Stanley (MS) on the acquisition, sale and capital markets financing of a portfolio of Dutch non-conforming residential mortgage loans.

The mortgage loans were initially originated by ELQ Hypotheken, a specialist Dutch consumer lender.

MS acquired and subsequently securitised the loans through a special purpose vehicle, Delft 2017 B.V..

Freshfields fielded a cross-border team to advise MS on an integrated basis across a number of specialist corporate, finance and regulatory products.

The team was led by partner Mandeep Lotay (Amsterdam) with support from partner Brian Rance (New York).