Our highly experienced team regularly acts on a range of multinational trade and other receivables-based financing transactions throughout Europe, the U.S. and Asia. The firm’s deep involvement in the development of this market - acting for arrangers, lenders, sponsors, originators and investors - enables us to offer developed solutions to executing complex cross-border deals.

Key originator jurisdictions in which we are experienced include - Australia, Belgium, Canada, France, Germany, Italy, Malaysia, Mexico, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, The Netherlands, UK, US.

Our experience with conduit sponsors, combined with our thorough understanding of the unique requirements of their programmes, is a key strength, allowing us to provide seamless counsel to sponsors, lenders and originators alike. We are also accomplished at working across the credit spectrum and capital structure on the full range of products, including asset-based, asset-purchase and hybrid financing solutions.

Whether we are facilitating the refinancing of a leveraged buyout, structuring an innovative supply chain finance platform, putting in place essential working capital or restructuring an existing facility to address changes in accounting or regulatory rules, our team integrates market-leading regulatory, derivatives and tax expertise with our transactional strengths to provide clients with expert advice at every stage.

Experience

• Advised a global logistics company in connection with structuring a privately funded securitisation backed by trade receivables originated in Brazil, Canada, France, Germany, Malaysia, the Netherlands, Spain, Thailand, the UK and the US
• Advised a leading producer of paper-based packaging in connection with structuring its conduit funded €250m five year variable funding note facility backed by trade receivables originated in France, Germany and the UK
• Advised in relation to a conduit-funded multi-currency trade receivables facility in France, Germany, Spain, the UK and the US for a leading German metals distributor
• Structured and documented a pan-European trade receivables securitisation originated by certain European subsidiaries of a US auto parts manufacturer and supplier
• Advised in relation to a conduit-funded multi-currency trade receivables facility for a global market leader in chemical distribution with sellers located in France, Germany, Spain, the UK and the US, with debtors in numerous countries
• Structured a revolving Swedish Kroner facility backed by trade receivables originated by a Swedish subsidiary of a Finnish company, to a Swedish government-owned monopoly retailer of pharmaceutical products in Sweden
• Advised in relation to a conduit-funded multi-currency trade receivables facility for a speciality packaging company with sellers located in France, Germany, Spain and the UK, with debtors in numerous countries
• Advised in relation to a conduit-funded multi-currency trade receivables facility for an Israeli company with sellers located in Germany, Israel, the Netherlands, the UK and the US
• Advised in relation to a conduit-funded multi-currency trade receivables facility with sellers located in France, Germany, Italy, Spain and the US, with debtors in numerous countries
• Advised in relation to a global master trust trade receivables facility for a global manufacturer and marketer of differentiated chemicals with originators located in France, Italy, the Netherlands, the UK and the US
• Advised in relation to a conduit-funded note programme for a leading global commodity trading group with originators located in the Netherlands, Switzerland, Singapore and the UK
• Advised in relation to a conduit-funded revolving sterling facility backed by loan receivables originated by a leading insurance premia company.

We believe that our continued strength lies in ensuring that we attract, retain, and nurture the very best talent from all backgrounds, and we expect the future complexion of Cadwalader, Wickersham & Taft LLP will, with each passing year, more closely reflect the global community that we serve. 

Cadwalader has worked diligently to promote an inclusive work environment and, over the years, has developed many initiatives to fit our unique goals and challenges on issues of diversity and inclusion.  With the creation of the Cadwalader Center for Diversity & Inclusion (CCDI), a central resource for the firm’s diversity programs, initiatives and policies, we aim to improve upon our successes and follow through on our promise to weave diversity and inclusion principles into the fabric of our culture. 

The mission of the CCDI is to enhance gender, racial/ethnic, and LGBT diversity and inclusion within the firm to create an unrivalled environment that attracts, retains and promotes the best and brightest talent available to serve our clients. Governed by the Global Diversity Committee, chaired by Patrick T. Quinn, Managing Partner, the CCDI is a vehicle to support the work we currently perform, to reinforce our dedication to that work, to recognize outstanding effort and to communicate - to each other and to the clients we serve - our longstanding commitment to diversity and inclusion.

Recent Programs & Events

The Cadwalader Center for Diversity and Inclusion hosts programs and events throughout the year that are designed to increase cultural competence, celebrate history and heritage and educate attorneys on how to work effectively on diverse teams.

From Megan’s Law to Bernie Madoff: A Conversation with Judge Chin

- July 23, 2015

The Cadwalader Asian Pacific American Attorney Resource Group hosted a conversation with the Honorable Denny Chin, United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit.  During the interactive conversation, Judge Chin discussed his experiences as a federal judge and his path to the bench. Attendees had the opportunity to network and speak with Judge Chin during the cocktail reception that followed.

The Fight for Marriage Equality in the Supreme Court

- June 9, 2015

The Cadwalader LGBT Network and the Gay & Lesbian Advocates & Defenders (GLAD) hosted a Pride Month event, The Fight for Marriage Equality in the Supreme Court, featuring Mary Bonauto, GLAD’s Civil Rights Project Director and Janson Wu, GLAD’s Executive Director. During the presentation Mary discussed her experience arguing before the U.S. Supreme Court for marriage equality and Janson discussed the future of the LGBT rights movement.

Justice Denied: Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio

- May 12, 2015

Members of the Asian American Bar Association of New York, including Cadwalader attorneys and the Honorable Denny Chin of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit presented a case reenactment of Wards Cove Packing Co. v. Atonio, a landmark employment discrimination case. The presentation told the story of the Wards Cove workers through narration, reenactment of court proceedings, and historic photographs. To view the performance, click here.

The Partner Track

- May 5, 2015

The Cadwalader Asian Pacific American Attorney Resource Group and the Women’s Leadership Initiative co-hosted a panel discussion with Cadwalader Partners, Ingrid Bagby, Kathy Chin and Athena Eastwood, focusing on their career experiences and paths to partnership. The panel was moderated by Helen Wan, author of The Partner Track, a fictional story about a young Asian-American corporate associate up for partner at her New York law firm.

“From Selma to Ferguson to Today: Why Civil Rights Matter,” featuring Professor Charles Ogletree, Harvard Law School

- April 29, 2015

The Cadwalader Black and Latino Association hosted a conversation with Charles Ogletree, Harvard Law School Jesse Climenko Professor of Law, and Founding and Executive Director of the Charles Hamilton Houston Institute for Race and Justice.  The conversation was followed by a cocktail reception where attorneys had the opportunity to network  and speak with Professor Ogletree.

The Art of Building Business Relationships and Executive Presence

- March 25, 2015

The Women’s Leadership Initiative and Diane Darling, Founder of the Darling Institute, hosted a workshop on building business relationships and executive presence.  This interactive presentation explored how professionals at all stages of their career can integrate networking and relationship-building into their everyday lives. 

WLI London Client Event: “Walking the Nile” by Levison Wood

– March 12, 2015

The Women’s Leadership Initiative hosted a special evening at our London office with Levison Wood, explorer, writer, and photographer. Formerly an officer in the British Parachute Regiment, Wood has led pioneering journeys into undiscovered regions, travelling to more than 80 countries. His nine-month walk along the length of the Nile, from source to sea, is chronicled in a recent Channel 4 documentary. During the presentation Wood described the amazing people, breathtaking places and shocking sights he encountered on his ground-breaking expedition.