About Francesca Loreto

Francesca is a senior associate in our global transactions group in New York.

Francesca's practice focuses on derivatives and structured finance transactions as well as financial services regulatory matters.

Recent work

• Western Union on the $910 million sale of Western Union Business Solutions to Goldfinch Partners and Baupost Group.
• Prodigy Finance Ltd on its first rated dual Reg S / Rule 144A U.S.$300 million securitization of unsecured student loans compliant with the UK, EU and US regulatory regimes.
• Citibank on a wide range of total return swap facilities, including in the context CLO warehouse arrangements.
• UBS on loan and bond portfolio financing transactions using structured repurchase and total return swap technology opposite major hedge funds and private equity funds.
• Prodigy Finance Ltd on a $300 million student loan receivables financing by the U.S. International Development Finance Corporation (formerly OPIC). 
• A major US Investment Bank on complex loan and bond portfolio financing transactions using repackaging and total return swap technology opposite major hedge funds and private equity funds.