Mayer Brown has boosted its structured finance follow with the appointment of Chris McGarry.
McGarry will probably be a accomplice within the legislation agency’s international structured finance and personal capital teams.
He joins from White & Case, the place he led the agency’s European collateralised mortgage obligations (CLO) follow and English legislation securitisation follow.
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Mayer Brown stated that McGarry has important expertise advising arrangers, issuers and sponsors on securitisations together with leveraged mortgage CLOs, infrastructure CLOs, commodities securitisations, residential and industrial mortgage-backed securities, client credit score securitisations, whole-businesses securitisations and esoteric asset courses.
He advises purchasers throughout sectors together with monetary companies, power, metals, mining and agriculture. He additionally advises on a spread of ESG and sustainability issues.
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“The arrival of Chris will reinforce our standing as one of many few companies with high degree CLO and securitisation practices in each New York and London,” stated Alex Dell, co-head of Mayer Brown’s banking and finance follow.
“His expertise will probably be an ideal asset to our roster of economic companies purchasers and can strengthen {our relationships} with core personal credit score establishments on each side of the Atlantic, leveraging our cross-border strengths to offer premium recommendation in a rising personal capital market.”
Dominic Griffiths, London managing accomplice, added: “Our focus stays on excessive calibre lateral hires that align with our international development plans and strategic areas. Chris will bolster our positioning as a high tier agency in CLOs and securitisations in London and on a transatlantic foundation.”
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