Edward Hickman

Edward Hickman is a Partner at Dentons in London, practicing in the Capital Markets Law group. He is a leading structured finance partner with expertise in all types of securitisation (ABS, CMBS, CDOs and WBS), loan portfolio sales, project bonds, structured utility bonds, covered bonds, commercial real estate, multi‑source intercreditor arrangements, derivatives, and regulatory capital.

Edward has worked on European, US, GCC, and Asian transactions, acting for arrangers, originators, investors, and rating agencies. Several of his transactions are pathfinder deals—the first in a particular jurisdiction or for a particular asset class. During the financial crisis, he advised on a number of divestments by banks as they deleveraged, both on the sell side and the buy side. He has also been the lead partner on successful new debt issuances and refinancings in both the capital markets and the bank market, helping banks and corporate borrowers access new funding solutions. He has also advised corporates on using structured finance principles to help reduce their pension scheme deficits.

Edward holds a B.A. in Jurisprudence (Hons) from Magdalen College, University of Oxford (1990). He is admitted as a Solicitor of the Senior Courts of England and Wales and in Hong Kong. Prior to joining Dentons in 2012, he was a partner at Linklaters for six years.