Practices
Bar Admissions
- England and Wales
Education
- King's College, London, LLB
Martin Sharkey
Partner
Provides strategic counsel for CLO managers, investors and arrangers.
Martin advises CLO managers on multicurrency, arbitrage, balance sheet, market value and ESG CLOs, as well as warehouse financings, collateral fund obligation transactions, CLO business acquisitions and portfolio sales.
He is also experienced in risk retention compliance, repackagings, supply chain finance, fund finance and forward flow transactions.
Martin is recognized as a “Leading Individual” by The Legal 500 UK in Finance: Securitisation and as a “Stand-out Lawyer” by Thomson Reuters.
He is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and seminars, and writes on topics concerning developments in the CLO market and ESG financing. Recently, he co-authored “U.S. and EU CLOs: Market Trends and Recent Regulatory Developments” for the International Comparative Legal Guide to Securitisation 2022.
Martin has participated in numerous working groups for industry bodies, including AFME and AIMA.
- “European CLO managers ready toolkit to deal with stressed assets,” PitchBook, September 2024 (quoted)
- “EMEA Insight: Morningstar DBRS seeks to challenge Europe's settled scene on CLO ratings,” LevFin Insights, August 2024 (quoted)
- “The New UK Securitisation Regime: A First Step,” Schulte Alert, May 14, 2024
- “U.S. and EU CLOs: Market Trends and Recent Regulatory Developments,” International Comparative Legal Guide - Securitisation 2024, May 2024
- “U.S. and EU CLOs: Market Trends and Recent Regulatory Developments,” International Comparative Legal Guide to Securitisation 2023, May 2023
- “CLOs: Adding Flexibility to Engage in Liability Management Transactions,” Schulte Alert, 5 Dec. 2022
- “ESMA Template Reporting To Be Required for EU Institutions Which Invest in Non-EU Securitisations,” Schulte Alert, 13 Oct. 2022
- “U.S. and EU CLOs: Market Trends and Recent Regulatory Developments,” International Comparative Legal Guide to Securitisation 2022, May 2022
- "EBA Publishes Final Draft Risk Retention RTS," Schulte Alert, 21 April 2022
- The Legal 500 UK – Leading Individual
- Thomson Reuters – Stand-Out Lawyer
- Dentons
- Clifford Chance
- “European CLO managers ready toolkit to deal with stressed assets,” PitchBook, September 2024 (quoted)
- “EMEA Insight: Morningstar DBRS seeks to challenge Europe's settled scene on CLO ratings,” LevFin Insights, August 2024 (quoted)
- “The New UK Securitisation Regime: A First Step,” Schulte Alert, May 14, 2024
- “U.S. and EU CLOs: Market Trends and Recent Regulatory Developments,” International Comparative Legal Guide - Securitisation 2024, May 2024
- “U.S. and EU CLOs: Market Trends and Recent Regulatory Developments,” International Comparative Legal Guide to Securitisation 2023, May 2023
- “CLOs: Adding Flexibility to Engage in Liability Management Transactions,” Schulte Alert, 5 Dec. 2022
- “ESMA Template Reporting To Be Required for EU Institutions Which Invest in Non-EU Securitisations,” Schulte Alert, 13 Oct. 2022
- “U.S. and EU CLOs: Market Trends and Recent Regulatory Developments,” International Comparative Legal Guide to Securitisation 2022, May 2022
- "EBA Publishes Final Draft Risk Retention RTS," Schulte Alert, 21 April 2022
- The Legal 500 UK – Leading Individual
- Thomson Reuters – Stand-Out Lawyer
- Dentons
- Clifford Chance
Martin Sharkey
Partner
Provides strategic counsel for CLO managers, investors and arrangers.
Martin advises CLO managers on multicurrency, arbitrage, balance sheet, market value and ESG CLOs, as well as warehouse financings, collateral fund obligation transactions, CLO business acquisitions and portfolio sales.
He is also experienced in risk retention compliance, repackagings, supply chain finance, fund finance and forward flow transactions.
Martin is recognized as a “Leading Individual” by The Legal 500 UK in Finance: Securitisation and as a “Stand-out Lawyer” by Thomson Reuters.
He is a frequent speaker at industry conferences and seminars, and writes on topics concerning developments in the CLO market and ESG financing. Recently, he co-authored “U.S. and EU CLOs: Market Trends and Recent Regulatory Developments” for the International Comparative Legal Guide to Securitisation 2022.
Martin has participated in numerous working groups for industry bodies, including AFME and AIMA.
Practices
Bar Admissions
- England and Wales
Education
- King's College, London, LLB
- “European CLO managers ready toolkit to deal with stressed assets,” PitchBook, September 2024 (quoted)
- “EMEA Insight: Morningstar DBRS seeks to challenge Europe's settled scene on CLO ratings,” LevFin Insights, August 2024 (quoted)
- “The New UK Securitisation Regime: A First Step,” Schulte Alert, May 14, 2024
- “U.S. and EU CLOs: Market Trends and Recent Regulatory Developments,” International Comparative Legal Guide - Securitisation 2024, May 2024
- “U.S. and EU CLOs: Market Trends and Recent Regulatory Developments,” International Comparative Legal Guide to Securitisation 2023, May 2023
- “CLOs: Adding Flexibility to Engage in Liability Management Transactions,” Schulte Alert, 5 Dec. 2022
- “ESMA Template Reporting To Be Required for EU Institutions Which Invest in Non-EU Securitisations,” Schulte Alert, 13 Oct. 2022
- “U.S. and EU CLOs: Market Trends and Recent Regulatory Developments,” International Comparative Legal Guide to Securitisation 2022, May 2022
- "EBA Publishes Final Draft Risk Retention RTS," Schulte Alert, 21 April 2022
- The Legal 500 UK – Leading Individual
- Thomson Reuters – Stand-Out Lawyer
- Dentons
- Clifford Chance
- “European CLO managers ready toolkit to deal with stressed assets,” PitchBook, September 2024 (quoted)
- “EMEA Insight: Morningstar DBRS seeks to challenge Europe's settled scene on CLO ratings,” LevFin Insights, August 2024 (quoted)
- “The New UK Securitisation Regime: A First Step,” Schulte Alert, May 14, 2024
- “U.S. and EU CLOs: Market Trends and Recent Regulatory Developments,” International Comparative Legal Guide - Securitisation 2024, May 2024
- “U.S. and EU CLOs: Market Trends and Recent Regulatory Developments,” International Comparative Legal Guide to Securitisation 2023, May 2023
- “CLOs: Adding Flexibility to Engage in Liability Management Transactions,” Schulte Alert, 5 Dec. 2022
- “ESMA Template Reporting To Be Required for EU Institutions Which Invest in Non-EU Securitisations,” Schulte Alert, 13 Oct. 2022
- “U.S. and EU CLOs: Market Trends and Recent Regulatory Developments,” International Comparative Legal Guide to Securitisation 2022, May 2022
- "EBA Publishes Final Draft Risk Retention RTS," Schulte Alert, 21 April 2022
- The Legal 500 UK – Leading Individual
- Thomson Reuters – Stand-Out Lawyer
- Dentons
- Clifford Chance