Graeme MacDonald
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Graeme MacDonald

Senior Associate

Email

graeme.macdonald@aoshearman.com

Phone

+44 20 3088 4026

Offices

London

V-CARD
Graeme advises originators, lenders, arrangers and managers on a range of public and private structured finance and securitisation transactions, with a focus on residential mortgage-backed financings in the UK and Europe.

He has worked on a wide range of transactions and his experience includes covered bonds, RMBS (stand-alone, master trust and master issuer), warehouse transactions and portfolio sale transactions.

He has spent time on secondment in our Singapore office.

Experience

Representative matters

  • Coventry Building Society on updates and issuances under its EUR7bn global covered bond programme.
  • Coventry Building Society on the establishment of its buy-to-let global covered bond programme, application for approval by the FCA and updates and issuances under it.
  • Skipton Building Society on updates and issuances under its EUR5bn global covered bond programme.
  • Yorkshire Building Society on updates and issuances under its EUR7.5bn global covered bond programme.
  • Leeds Building Society on updates and issuances under its EUR7bn global covered bond programme.
  • Nationwide Building Society on updates and issuances under its EUR45bn global covered bond programme.
  • A financial institution on updates under its EUR60bn global covered bond programme.
  • National Westminster Bank Plc on updates and issuances under its EUR25bn global covered bond programme.
  • A global financial service group on updates and issuances under its EUR35bn global covered bond programme.
  • A multinational financial institution on updates and issuances under its EUR35bn global covered bond programme.
  • Virgin Money/Clydesdale Bank PLC on updates and issuances under its EUR10bn global covered bond programme.
  • A global financial institution on the re-establishment of its EUR25bn global covered bond programme and application for approval by the FCA, and updates and issuances under it.
  • Yapı ve Kredi Bankası A.Ş. on updates and issuances under its EUR1bn global covered bond programme.
  • Alpha Bank Romania S.A. on the establishment of its EUR1bn global covered bond programme and issuances under it.
  • Friary No. 7 and No.8 plc - Principality Building Society on its stand-alone residential mortgage-backed securitisations of loans originated by Principality Building Society.
  • Albion No.5 plc - Leeds Building Society on each stand-alone residential mortgage-backed securitisations of loans originated by Leeds Building Society.
  • Brass No. 7, No 8, No. 9, No. 10 and No.11 plc and Tombac No.3 plc - Accord and Yorkshire Building Society on stand-alone residential mortgage-backed securitisations of loans originated by Accord.
  • Tower Bridge No.1 plc, Tower Bridge No.2 plc, Tower Bridge No.3 plc, Tower Bridge No.4 plc, Tower Bridge No.5 plc, Tower Bridge 2020-1 plc, Tower Bridge 2021-1 plc, Tower Bridge 2021-2 plc, Tower Bridge 2022-1 plc, Tower Bridge 2023-1 plc, Tower Bridge 2023-2 plc, Tower Bridge 2024-1 plc – the joint lead managers on the securitisations of portfolios of residential mortgage loans originated by Belmont Green Finance Limited.
  • Twin Bridges 2021-1 plc, Twin Bridges 2021-2 plc, Twin Bridges 2022-1 plc, Twin Bridges 2022-2 plc, Twin Bridges 2022-3 plc, Twin Bridges 2023-1 plc and Twin Bridges 2023-2 plc - the joint lead managers on the securitisations of buy-to-let residential mortgage loans originated by Paratus.
  • Brants Bridge 2022-1 plc and Brants Bridge 2023-1 plc – the joint lead managers on the securitisations of owner-occupied residential mortgage loans originated by Paratus.
  • RMAC No.3 plc - the joint lead managers on the securitisation of residential mortgage loans originated and/or acquired by Paratus.
  • Pierpont BTL 2021-1 plc – a global financial institution as seller and arranger on the securitisation of residential mortgage loans acquired by that global financial institution.
  • Macquarie Bank Limited, London Branch – on the issue of residential mortgage backed securities (RMBS) in the aggregate amount of EUR190m secured by a portfolio of approximately 1,600 residential mortgage loans granted over properties in Germany to German consumers.

Pro bono

  • Regularly supervising volunteer legal advisers at free legal advice clinics.
  • Mentoring young people through A&O’s award-winning Smart Start programme.

Qualifications

Admissions

England and Wales, 2017

Academic

MA (Cantab), Modern & Medieval Languages, University of Cambridge, 2011

MSc, International Relations, London School of Economics, 2012

Languages

English, German
Disclaimer
A&O Shearman was formed on May 1, 2024 by the combination of Shearman & Sterling LLP and Allen & Overy LLP and their respective affiliates (the legacy firms). Any matters referred to above may include matters undertaken by one or more of the legacy firms rather than A&O Shearman.