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Nick Brittain

Senior Of Counsel

London +44 20 7067 2192

  • About
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  • About

    Nick Brittain is a senior of counsel, based in London. With over 30 years’ experience, Nick has a proven track record in structured finance solutions in a range of international asset classes and structured finance disciplines.

    Nick’s experience includes extensive work in the real estate sector, including development finance, back leverage and debt restructurings, cross-border asset financing, acquisition financing, supply chain finance structures as well as securitisation of esoteric assets, such as renewables, life settlements and fine art loans. Nick has advised a wide range of clients, including investment banks, fund managers and payment services companies. Nick has been recognised by Legal 500 in various categories over the years and his key skills of giving clear, strategic advice and leading important negotiations in difficult circumstances are enthusiastically welcomed by clients.

    Areas of Expertise

  • Practices and Industries
  • Representative Matters
    • A property investment fund in the development financing of mobile home sites and inventory, allowing for marketing and sale of mobile homes while subject to financing.
    • A prominent investment fund in the initial investment, successful restructuring and final repayment of financing of student accommodation.
    • A property investment fund in the structuring and implementation of a multi-origination development financing, allowing for the origination and refinancing of a portfolio of mixed student accommodation and retail development sites in the UK.
    • An investment fund manager in the financing of a mortgage loan business, funded by a group of U.S. insurers.
    • A major investment bank in the amendment and updating of CRE repo documentation and underlying transactions to allow for LMA style risk free rates to be used for Sterling, Euro and other currencies.
    • A prominent European investment bank in the potential restructuring of its New York law CRE repo transactions for regulatory purposes.
    • A prominent European investment bank in the secured financing of a portfolio of fine art financing loans, as part of an acquisition finance of a prominent auction house, together with a syndicated re-financing of the same structure.
    • A prominent payment services company in the drafting and implementation of a supply chain financing program as part of a business payment service.
    • An investment manager/administrator on various matters relating to commercial paper funded transactions, employing structured derivatives as a method of providing liquidity support, including a highly confidential and proprietary structure involving the funding of cash collateralised letters of credit.
    • The securitisation of a UK portfolio of cash and pawnbroking loans as part of the refinancing of a mixed portfolio of U.S., Canadian and UK short term loans.
    • A major payment services company in the negotiation and settlement of global treasury/netting arrangements with its bank during a reorganisation of services from its UK base to Europe due to Brexit licencing issues.
    • The structuring of the product on the implementation of a note issuance and securitisation programme for the securitisation of solar park income and other renewable energy sources.
    • The structuring and development of a unique financing of a high-capacity supply chain structure, requiring structural innovation and analysis to meet the client’s operational need for a flexible and efficient financing.
    • The refinancing of a listed life settlements securitisation, involving the addition of senior term notes, senior variable funding notes and the subordination of existing debt.

    Areas of Expertise

  • Credentials
    Education
    • The University of Law, C.P.E./L.P.C., 1990
    • Massachusetts Institute of Technology, M.S., 1986
    • University of Glasgow, B.Sc., 1984
    Bar Admissions
    • Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales
    Accolades
    • Legal 500 UK, Derivatives and Structured Products, Securitisation and Property Finance (2024)
    • Legal 500 UK, Derivatives and Structured Products and Securitisation’ noted as having [extensive] experience across all asset classes (2023)
    • Best Lawyers, Securitization Law’ (2022)
    • Legal 500 UK, Derivatives and Structured Products and Securitisation’ (2017)
    • Legal 500 UK, Derivatives and Structured Products and Securitisation’ Described by clients as ‘approachable, clear and extremely knowledgeable’ (2016)
    • Legal 500 UK, Derivatives and Structured Products and Securitisation’ Praised by clients for ‘clear and thoughtful advice’ (2015)
    • International Law Office Client Choice Award, Securitisation and Structured Finance (2015)

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