Stephen Woods
Legal Director
Stephen is head of Pinsent Masons' National Derivatives Team and also advises on debt capital markets, structured finance and securitisation transactions.
Stephen's experience
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Represented a global financial institution in drafting and negotiating an ISDA Master and Schedule, together with the hedging elements of a linked facility agreement, with multiple project entities in Spain.
- United Kingdom
- Financial Services
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Advised an energy services company regarding an ISDA Master Agreement and Schedule, together with the trade confirmation, to facilitate forward fixing commodity derivative transactions for their gas peaking portfolio.
- United Kingdom
- Energy & Natural Resources
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Represented a corporate bank in reviewing and drafting amendments to an ISDA Schedule and Credit Support Annex to facilitate the use of property security provided by certain housing association group companies under a security trust deed, and drafted the necessary documentation to accede the bank as a beneficiary under the deed.
- United Kingdom
- Financial Services
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Advised a UK clearing bank in connection with the proposed £135.6m bond refinancing of Belmarsh West prison, now known as HMP Thameside. The bonds are listed on the Irish Stock Exchange and admitted to trading on its regulated, main securities market.
- Cross-border
- Financial Services
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Advising an investment bank as the arranger in the proposed issue by a special purpose financing vehicle of £10m in bonds, the net proceeds of which are to be lent, in euros, to a joint venture company to finance the acquisition of a site and the development of a nursing home. The bonds are to be listed on the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange.
- Cross-border
- Financial Services
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Advised a bank on the provision of a £20m receivables financing facility to a company in relation to an online business services platform.
- United Kingdom
- Financial Services
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Advising a bank and its commercial paper backed financing vehicle on a £280m asset-backed commercial paper conduit securitisation of hire purchase receivables originated by a car finance company.
- United Kingdom
- Financial Services
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Acted for Strand Hanson Limited, the arranger for the issue of two tranches of notes totalling £5.3m by Carpe Valorem LLC, a limited liability company incorporated in the US state of Delaware. The notes were listed on The International Stock Exchange in Guernsey.
- Cross-border
- Financial Services
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Advised XXIII Capital Limited on raising debt finance for investment in the sports, music and entertainment industries. Included advice on and completion of the listing of a £400m note programme, relating to the issue of senior and junior loan notes, on the Cayman Islands Stock Exchange and advising on and completing the listing of over 20 tranches of notes.
- Cross-border
- Financial Services
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Advised a bank and its commercial paper backed financing vehicle on a £300m asset-backed commercial paper conduit securitisation of vehicle lease receivables originated by a leasing, fleet management and vehicle outsourcing company.
- United Kingdom
- Financial Services
Credentials
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2001Qualified - England and Wales
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1999Nottingham Trent University - Legal Practice Course
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1999Joined Pinsent Masons
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1997Nottingham Trent University - Common Professional Examination
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1990University of St Andrews, BSc (Hons) Mathematics and Statistics
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