Saachi Bains

Saachi’s experience includes representing:

• SILQ, the Saudi B2B e-commerce and fintech platform, on a US$75 million Shariah-compliant financing facility from Fasanara Capital
• Shorooq Partners (Shorooq), a leading alternative investment manager in the MENA region, on the first US$22 million asset-backed financing for Flooss, an instant Sharia-compliant financing provider in the Kingdom of Bahrain
• BNP Paribas, together with Barclays Bank Plc and HSBC plc, as joint lead managers, on the first-time public securitization under Regulation S of a US$278.2 million portfolio of UK second lien and second standard security mortgage loans originated by Selina Finance Limited and beneficially held by Canterbury Funding Limited as part of a warehouse financing transaction
• BRKZ DMCC (BRKZ), a Riyadh-based B2B platform that connects suppliers and contractors in the construction industry, on its US$12 million debt financing facility from Stride Ventures Limited (Stride Ventures)
• Erad Technology Holding, on the US$30 million Murabaha debt financing facility for Erad Services – FZCO provided by Stride Ventures Limited (Stride Ventures)
• Pacific Investment Management Company LLC (PIMCO)
  • On its investment in a new public residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) transaction established by Lloyds, as sponsor, retention holder and arranger/lead manager, to refinance the Typhon securitization transaction undertaken by Bridgegate Funding plc
  • On the US$553.76 million UK public residential mortgage-backed securities (RMBS) securitization, Curzon Mortgages No. 2 PLC
• JPMorgan Chase Bank N.A., as lender, on the US$200 million private securitization of consumer and corporate receivables originated by Public Power Corporation S.A. – Hellas, a Greek electricity generator and supplier
• Goldman Sachs, as arranger and placement agent, on the US$433.8 million broadly syndicated leveraged loan CLO transaction, Hambridge Euro CLO 1 DAC, for which Royal London Asset Management Limited (RLAM) acts as collateral manager
• Hunter Point Capital, on its US$1.3 billion acquisition of a 16.1% stake in Equitix, a UK-based project management company developing infrastructure projects, from Tetragon and Equitix Management