About
Flora is a partner in the structured finance team, bringing both business acumen and in-depth technical knowledge to transactions.
Flora advises financial institutions on a range of different structures using a variety of finance techniques and products. She helps clients structure and execute transactions.
Many of her deals are bespoke and Flora has the experience and know-how needed to tackle new situations. Clients also appreciate her execution and transaction management skills, particularly in time-sensitive and confidential work.
Additional Information
- Advising a leading financial institution on the financing of an NPL portfolio in a highly structured transaction to minimise transfer tax and including advice on risk retention
- Advising a German bank on a series of equity linked structured finance transactions
- Advising the Bank of England on various of its post-financial crisis facilities.
- Advising financial institutions on tax driven structured finance transactions including debt, equity and derivatives, together with giving reasoned insolvency opinions on the structures.
- Advising Lancashire on its Tier 1 and Tier 2 Funding at Lloyd’s facility agreements
- Advising ReAssure on the finance aspects (including with respect to the derivatives book and putting in place a bridge facility agreement) on the acquisition of the mature savings business of Legal & General
- Advising Rothesay Life plc on the collateral position of various longevity reinsurance transactions
- Advising Zurich Insurance Europe on the collateral arrangements from financial close to completion of the sale of its French motor and professional indemnity portfolios to RiverStone International
- Advising Lloyd's of London on the financing aspects of its landmark £650m insurance cover for the Central Fund
- Advising a reinsurance company with respect to quota share arrangements including analysis of the collateral arrangement and provision of legal opinion.
"Highly responsive and committed. Very impressive"
— Client quote
Flora McLean
Partner
London Office
100 Bishopsgate
London EC2P 2SR