Mayer Brown International LLP

The global trade finance team at Mayer Brown International LLP is 'knowledgeable, has wide coverage in Europe, and is capable of meeting challenging deadlines'. Advising banks, funds, corporates and fintech companies on a wide range of trade finance transactions, the firm is particularly focused on cross-border matters, and lawyers in London work closely with colleagues in Asia, Europe, Latin America and the US to handle inventory monetisation deals, syndicated finance structures, trade receivables and non-recourse receivables structures, and transactions backed by national export credit agencies. Head of banking and finance Alex Dell and 'fantastic individual' Charles Thain have 'very broad knowledge of complex receivables purchase and payables finance structures'. Ashley McDermott's practice is dedicated to complex, cross-border loan financings, notably in emerging markets, as well as export and agency finance, and structured trade and commodity finance.