Derivatives
Derivatives overview
Our practice covers derivatives of all types, serving sovereign, corporate, fund and financial institution clients around the world. We combine an established cross border practice and global platform to structure and negotiate complex, cross border derivatives transactions, including: derivatives for investment and hedging purposes; interest rate, credit, equity, currency and commodity derivatives; regulatory capital transactions; repurchase transactions; securities lending; synthetic instruments, carbon credits and Islamic derivatives.
Our offering
Global coverage
- Our well-established presence in the world’s most important derivatives markets, combined with more than 40 strategically located offices worldwide, enables us to represent clients in both international and local derivatives matters.
Global clients
- We advise a diverse range of global clients, sovereigns, quasi-sovereigns, corporate, fund and financial institutions on all aspects of derivatives trading and documentation in various formats.
Global experience
- Our deep global experience with complex, cross-border matters draws on decades of advising clients in key derivatives markets and industries worldwide.
Complex and consequential matters
Digital infrastructure
We represent leading financial institutions and data center sponsors in connection with sophisticated derivatives transactions supporting the development and financing of critical digital infrastructure.
Renewable energy
We represent sponsors and hedging banks regarding interest rate and FX hedging related to renewable energy projects, including all aspects of such arrangements such as pre-hedging, hedging coordinator activities, restructurings, hedging syndication and novations.
Private credit
We offer cutting-edge experience in structured private credit transactions. Our experience covers all forms of these transactions, including funded and unfunded total return swaps, credit derivatives, repurchase transactions, sub-participations, back-leverage, insurance wrappers, loan, bond, swap, participation, and other asset-backed repack notes, carbon credits and bespoke arrangements.
Carbon credits
We advise companies, investors, industry groups, multilateral development banks and sovereigns on nature-based solutions (e.g., forestry projects, sustainable agriculture projects), tech-based solutions (e.g., carbon capture projects) and carbon offset transactions globally. Our work includes conducting diligence, negotiating, structuring and drafting relevant transaction documents that allow our clients to participate in project governance, and establishing steering committees.
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Tier 2 - Derivatives and Structured Products
Legal 500 UK 2026
Tier 2 - Structured Finance: Derivatives and Structured Products
Legal 500 US 2026
Leveraged Finance Deal of the Year
Global Banking & Markets Awards: Middle East 2026
Unlocking Finance
FT Innovative Lawyers Europe Awards 2024
