Priyanka is part of our Strategic Financing Solutions group and advises funds, companies and financial institutions.
Her practice focuses on structured finance and banking transactions. She has represented a diverse range of clients including sponsors, investors, lenders, and borrowers across multiple jurisdictions and asset classes such as commercial and residential mortgages, consumer loans, trade and lease receivables, and diamond financings.
Since joining Freshfields in 2021, following extensive experience in India handling banking, project finance, and insolvency matters, Priyanka leverages her broad expertise and cross-practice insight to deliver comprehensive, client-focused solutions.
She speaks English, Hindi and Marathi.
Priyanka’s experience at Freshfields includes advising:
- A global asset management firm on the acquisition and financing of a (c. gbp 800m) UK unsecured consumer loan portfolio from a leading UK lender. The transaction involved a leading US global financial institution acting as arranger and a syndicate of global investment banks providing the financing
- A syndicate of global alternative asset managers on the (c. eur 4bn) disposal and secured financing of several buy-to-let mortgage loan portfolios, a series of publicly-rated asset-backed securities and other fixed income assets, to the alternative credit arm of a US based global investment manager
- A global asset management firm on investments in mezzanine notes issued by fintech companies based in Switzerland and Sweden that offer SME lending to consumers in various jurisdictions, including across Europe
- A global asset management firm on a EUR 292 million offering of Dutch commercial mortgage-backed securities, listed on the Irish SE
- Barclays Bank Ireland PLC on the sale of their portfolio of German consumer loans by the Hamburg branch to a global investment management firm
- Channel Capital, as arranger on a multi-jurisdictional (including, Israel, Hong Kong, India, Singapore, Switzerland and the UAE) trade receivables and inventory securitisation for Rosy Blue, a leading producer of diamonds
- Channel Capital, as arranger on a multi-jurisdictional (including, PRC, Hong Kong, India and the UAE) trade receivables and inventory securitisation for Arslanian
- Senior Lenders and Joint Arrangers in relation to a pan-European asset backed securitisation for TIP Trailers as the seller/originator for its lease portfolio
- Canada Pension Plan Investment on the strategic servicing arrangement in respect of their sale of a Madrid-based credit manager overseeing around €4 billion of assets
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