Practice Areas - Debt Capital Markets Law Firms and Lawyers
Deal Date: | 10-10-2013 | Practice Area: | Debt Capital Markets |
Deal Title: | Santander Consumer Finance Finnish Auto Loan Securitisation | Industry: | Banks |
Description: |
Slaughter and May advised Santander Consumer Finance Oy (SCF) as originator and Santander Global Banking & Markets (SGBM) as arranger in relation to the first ever publicly offered Finnish auto loan ABS transaction.
The transaction involved the issuance of EUR 439,000,000 fixed rate Class A notes (the Class A Notes), EUR 48,800,000 fixed rate Class B notes (the Class B Notes) and EUR 25,555,000 fixed rate Class C notes (the Class C Notes), in each case due 2021.
The Class A Notes, the Class B Notes and the Class C Notes were issued on 9 October 2013 by SCF Rahoituspalvelut 2013 Limited (the Issuer), a newly-incorporated company. The Class A Notes were publicly offered, with Bank of America Merrill Lynch, Citigroup Global Markets Limited and SGBM acting as joint lead managers (the Joint Lead Managers). The Class B Notes and the Class C Notes were issued to SCF.
The Class A Notes are ECB eligible and received the PCS label. The Class A Notes and the Class B Notes are listed on the Irish Stock Exchange. The Class A Notes have been rated AAAsf by Fitch Ratings and Aaa(sf) by Moody's and the Class B Notes have been rated Asf by Fitch Ratings and A2(sf) by Moody's. The Class C Notes are unlisted and have not been rated.
The Issuer has appointed SCF as servicer in respect of the portfolio.
Financing: Richard Jones (partner), Rachael Pape (associate), Sam Oliver (associate); Tax: Sara Luder (partner), James Olsen (associate).
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Financial Center: | London | Value: | 500.01-1000.00 |
Advised Party: | Originator | Law Firm | Slaughter and May |
Assets Jurisdiction | Finland | Issuer Jurisdiction | United Kingdom |
Classification: |
Securitisation and Structured Finance Auto Loans |
Lawyer | Richard Jones |