Short-listed firms Allen & Overy Clifford Chance Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer Linklaters Allen & Overy continued to prove that you can securitize just about anything by securitizing forest land in 2002. The Tornator deal was only the fifth whole business securitization outside the UK and the first deal of its type in Finland. The firm also continued to show its dominance in the area of master trust structures, advising Abbey National and Northern Rock on deals during the year and also working on the £3.4 billion ($5.46 billion) Permanent Financing deal for HBOS, a newcomer to the securitization market.
April 08 2003