International law firm Ashurst has advised Judo Capital ('Judo') on a A$350 million SME securitisation facility with Credit Suisse.

Judo is an SME lender that is in the process of obtaining its banking license. This facility is an example of material securitisation facilities being provided to emerging lenders by domestic and offshore funders.

The Ashurst team was led by finance partner Jennifer Schlosser, with tax partners Ian Kellock and Barbara Phair, and assisted by senior associates Bronwyn Kirkwood and Eugene Ng. A separate Ashurst team also acted for AMAL as manager and trustee, which was led by partner Jamie Ng, assisted by senior associate Kevin Lu.