Claire Bridcut is a partner in the London office of Milbank LLP. Claire has broad experience with structured finance and derivative transactions, in particular advising on CLOs and bespoke structured lending deals, together with portfolio total return and credit default swaps and other significant risk transfer trades. She also advises on the related UK/EU regulatory framework, focusing on the EU/UK risk retention regime as it applies to both EU and US securitisation transactions. Claire’s key clients include major European and US banks, asset managers and credit funds across the structured credit space.
Contact
London
Primary Focus & Experience
Claire has developed a broad structured finance practice, covering securitisation across multiple asset classes (in particular CLOs) and derivatives, together with other bespoke structured lending transactions and significant risk transfer trades.
Claire’s securitisation experience includes the representation of both asset managers and arrangers on European and US CLO transactions, with a particular focus on regulatory aspects such as EU/UK risk retention compliance. Her derivatives experience includes advising on TRS financing arrangements and portfolio CDS transactions. In addition, Claire also advises on a number of bespoke structured lending and fund financing matters.
Recognition & Accomplishments
Claire is ranked as a recommended lawyer for Securitisation and for Derivatives and Structured Products in Legal 500’s 2024 London guide. She is also recognised as a leading lawyer in Expert Guides’ Rising Stars guide for 2022 and 2021, was winner of the IFLR Rising Stars Awards EMEA 2021 in the structured finance & securitisation category and named by Business Today as one of the top 10 CLO lawyers in London in 2023. Claire is ranked as an Up and Coming partner in Chambers UK: Capital Markets: CLOs, and Chambers notes that “Claire Bridcut is regularly called upon by CLO managers for her knowledge of the market. She has experience in market firsts and bespoke deals.”
Additional Details
Education
- BPP University Law School, L.P.C.
- City University, London, G.D.L.
- Royal Holloway University of London, B.Mus.
Admissions
- England and Wales
