Simon is a finance lawyer whose core practice involves advising financial institutions, funds, non-bank lenders, private equity firms, and corporates on structured finance, asset-backed finance, securitisation, and debt portfolio acquisitions and financings. Examples of the asset classes on which Simon advises include trade receivables, residential and commercial mortgages, consumer loans, autos, shipping and aviation loans and leases.
Experience
Representative matters
Representative matters
Advised a leading global investment management firm on a multi-originator shipping loan securitisation transaction.
Advised a major international bank as arranger and noteholder in connection with a private securitisation of auto lease receivables.
Advised the sponsor, originator and servicer in relation to a $1bn trade finance lending ABS programme.
Advised a leading global investment management firm on a multi-originator shipping loan securitisation transaction.
Advised a major international bank as arranger and noteholder in connection with a private securitisation of auto lease receivables.
Advised the sponsor, originator and servicer in relation to a $1bn trade finance lending ABS programme.
Advised the sponsor in connection with multiple securitizations of trade receivables.
Advised a variety of major global investment banks in their capacity as arrangers and joint lead managers on multiple securitizations of residential mortgages.
Advised a multinational investment bank and financial services company as joint lead manager of a €1 billion securitization of auto loan receivables originated by a German automaker.
Advised the issuer in connection with £1.5 billion securitization facilities secured by portfolios of auto lease receivables originated by a vehicle leasing, outsourcing and fleet management provider.
Advised multiple issuers and services providers in connection with various post-closing matters including restructurings, defaults and disputes on multiple RMBS, CMBS, CDO and other publicly and privately securitized transactions (including CMBS Class X litigation, special servicer replacement litigation, fund misallocation claims, liquidity facility disputes, and liability management exercises, including the Eurosail restructurings, which were nominated for “Structured Finance and Securitisation Deal of the Year” at the IFLR awards, and for which the Reed Smith team was nominated for “Finance Team of the Year” at the Lawyer Awards.)
Advised the successful bidders in connection with the acquisition and financing of a $1 billion portfolio of performing shipping loans from a German state-owned institution.
Advised a leading global investment management firm on its acquisition and financing of multiple portfolios of non-performing shipping loans from various Greek banks via the Greek securitization law (3156/2003) and the Greek NPL law (4354/2015).
Advised a consortium comprising a leading global investment management firm and leading global investment bank on its acquisition of a $850 million portfolio of performing and non-performing shipping loans and derivative assets.
Advised a leading U.S. private equity firm on its acquisition and financing of a €500 million portfolio of distressed shipping loans.
Advised a consortium comprising a leading global credit fund and leading global investment bank on its acquisition of a $750 million portfolio of distressed loans and derivative assets.
Advised Deutsche Bank on the strategic disposal of a portfolio of $1 billion in shipping loans spread across a diversified pool of maritime sponsors and sectors, which was named Global Transport Finance’s “2018 Shipping Loan Portfolio Deal of the Year” and for which Reed Smith was named Global Transport Finance’s “2018 Loan Portfolio Advisor of the Year.”
Recognitions
- Ranked in Chambers Global for UK Capital Markets: Securitisation, 2022-2025
- Listed as a “Leading Partner” in The Legal 500 UK 2026 for Finance: Securitisation
- Listed as Highly Regarded in IFLR1000 Global for United Kingdom Capital Markets: Structured Finance and Securitisation, 2020-2024
Credentials
Education
Education
- College of Law, Guildford, 2005, LPC, Distinction
- College of Law, Guildford, 2004, Graduate Diploma in Law, Commendation
- University of Leeds, 2003, BSc, (Hons)
Professional admissions & qualifications
Professional admissions & qualifications
- England and Wales
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