Latham Advises on Transaction Named Overall Securitization and CRE Securitization Deal of the Year

Latham & Watkins advised the underwriters on the £600 million data center securitization for Vantage Data Centers named Overall Securitization Deal of the Year and CRE Securitization Deal of the Year at GlobalCapital’s European Securitization Awards 2025.

The transaction represented the first public data center securitization in EMEA, and was commended by GlobalCapital for “breaking new ground as ABS steps up to finance one of the fastest growing infrastructure sectors in Europe.”

The Latham team was led by London finance partner Jeremiah Wagner, with associates Kamal Dalal, Niamh Nic Uileagoid, and Anca Moldovan. Advice was provided on real estate matters by London partners Quentin Gwyer and Calvin Ng, and counsel Michael Beanland; on tax matters by London tax partner Karl Mah, with associates Aaron Bradley and Sam Duncan, and New York tax partner Jiyeon Lee-Lim, with associate Kathryn Harrington; on matters of US securities law by New York partners Kevin Fingeret and David Siegel, with associates Maeve Chandler and Marissa Gluck; and on matters relating to the green bond aspects of the transaction by Riyadh partner Edward Kempson, with associates Peter Neuböck and James Bee.

The annual awards celebrate the most significant and innovative deals, banks, and market participants in Europe.

The publication also shortlisted Latham for Law Firm of the Year in five categories including ABS, RMBS, Esoteric, ESG, and Private Deals in recognition of the firm’s market leading Structured Finance Practice in Europe.