Transactions
From first meeting
to final transaction settlement.
The firm executes business transactions with institutional discipline — negotiations, contracts, escrow, custody, and settlement, handled as one continuous chain of accountability.
The Transaction Chain
Five disciplines. Zero handoffs.
Most transaction failures happen at the seams — between the negotiators, the drafters, and the closers. The firm holds the entire chain.
01Negotiations
Deal strategy and negotiation counsel from first term sheet to final agreement — protecting commercial position while keeping transactions moving toward close.
02Contracts
Precise, enforceable transaction documentation — purchase agreements, financing documents, security packages, and the commercial architecture that governs performance.
03Escrow
Escrow and collateral arrangements structured to institutional standard — aligning the interests of counterparties, lenders, and investors through closing conditions.
04Custody
Custody arrangements for securities, instruments, and transaction assets — coordinated with regulated custodians and international clearing infrastructure.
05Settlement
Closing mechanics and settlement coordination across international systems — including Euroclear, CREST, and European multilateral trading facilities.
One firm, accountable from the opening position to the final wire.
Discuss a transaction →Capital Markets — Our Primary Work
Institutional capital, structured end to end.
The firm structures, finances, and executes complex cross-border transactions — advising sponsors, issuers, governments, and regulated institutions in accessing institutional capital.
- Regulation S & Rule 144A private placements
- Medium-Term Note (MTN) programmes
- Securitizations & asset-backed structures
- Project financings
- Aircraft & aviation finance
- Equity-linked instruments
- Trade-finance & structured credit
- Credit rating strategy & risk mitigation
Capabilities extend across the entire transaction lifecycle — origination, structuring, due diligence, regulatory strategy, investor engagement, documentation, execution oversight, and coordination with international settlement and clearing systems.
Market Context
The private placement market.
Private placements are one of the principal channels through which long-duration institutional capital — from life insurers, pension funds, asset managers, and sovereign vehicles — reaches the productive economy.
- ~$100B
- U.S. private placement new issuance annually
- $150B
- Record U.S. issuance reached in 2024
- ~30%
- Of U.S. volume originating from non-U.S. issuers
- ~98%
- Of issuance is investment grade
Figures drawn from publicly available sources and illustrative of the market in which the firm operates. The aggregate global market for institutional private debt approached USD 3 trillion in outstandings at the start of 2025 and is projected to reach approximately USD 5 trillion by 2029.