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About Francesca Loreto

Francesca is a senior associate in our global transactions group in New York.

Francesca's practice focuses on derivatives and structured finance transactions as well as financial services regulatory matters.

Recent work

  • A major US Investment Bank on complex loan and bond portfolio financing transactions using repackaging and total return swap technology opposite major hedge funds and private equity funds.
  • Citibank on a wide range of total return swap facilities, including in the context CLO warehouse arrangements.
  • Silver Point Capital on two U.S.$400 million middle-market CLOs for the Specialty Credit Fund and Specialty Credit Fund II platforms, respectively.
  • Western Union on the $910 million sale of Western Union Business Solutions to Goldfinch Partners and Baupost Group.
  • Prodigy Finance Ltd on its first rated dual Reg S / Rule 144A U.S.$300 million securitization of unsecured student loans compliant with the UK, EU and US regulatory regimes.
  • UBS on loan and bond portfolio financing transactions using structured repurchase and total return swap technology opposite major hedge funds and private equity funds.
  • Prodigy Finance Ltd on a $300 million student loan receivables financing by the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (formerly OPIC). 

Qualifications

Education

  • LL.M., New York University School of Law, US
  • Law Degree, Università degli Studi Roma Tre, Italy

Professional

  • Admitted to practice in the State of New York and Italy