Merryn Craske

Merryn assists clients with structuring and documenting multijurisdictional securitizations, working closely with local counsel to provide solution-focused advice. She has worked on transactions with originators in Australia, Belgium, Bulgaria, Canada, China, France, Germany, Hong Kong, Hungary, Ireland, Japan, Mexico, the Netherlands, Northern Ireland, Poland, Portugal, Scotland, Singapore, Slovakia, Spain, Switzerland, and the United States. She follows closely developments relating to environmental, social, and governance (ESG) in securitization. She has handled innovative and fintech transactions.

Merryn is frequently involved with regulatory matters relating to the securitization industry, including working with the Association for Financial Markets in Europe (AFME) and the Structured Finance Association (SFA), and speaks frequently at industry conferences. She also has experience with other banking and finance transactions, including secured lending, project finance, acquisition finance, derivatives, and debt capital markets.

Clients describe Merryn as “one of the most knowledgeable and capable lawyers in the trade and structured finance industry” and “an exceptional professional—very hardworking, going the extra mile and knowing the subject extremely well.” She has been called “a ‘go-to’ expert in trade receivables securitisation” as well as “approachable and has a pragmatic approach resulting in effective and efficient solutions”. Clients say she “is held in high esteem for her expertise in auto securitization and trade receivable transactions”; is “highly responsive” and “an effective communicator”; and “provides value-added and high-quality legal and regulatory analysis.” They further note that Merryn is “incredibly prepared and a hard worker”; “very knowledgeable and pragmatic”; and “knows about the clients’ needs and is a great communicator.”