Franz Ranero

Partner at Latham & Watkins; Structured finance expert - Band 1 Chambers; Social/Impact Finance expert and NED

London, England, United Kingdom

About

I am an international finance and capital markets lawyer with over 25 years professional experience, 18 of which as partner at what’s now A&O Shearman. Most recently, I joined Latham & Watkins. I advise on a broad range of capital markets and financing transactions, with a focus on structured finance and products utilising capital markets, securitisation and derivatives technology. I am a pre-eminent adviser to the CLO market, and am listed as a leading structured finance lawyer (Band #1) in Chambers, "Highly Regarded" in IFLR 1000 and a leading structured products and securitisation lawyer listed in the Legal 500 ‘Hall of Fame’. As well as having developed and continuing to lead a best-in-class structured finance legal practice, I apply my skills and experience for the benefit of social sectors and causes. I advise various wholesale participants, intermediaries, investors and investee charities and social enterprises in the social finance market on products and market infrastructure. I am on the board of trustees of Access - the Foundation for Social Investment, where I also chair the blended finance investment committee and am a member of the endowment investment committee.

Experience

  • Partner at Latham & Watkins
    Jun 2025 - Present · 1 yr 2 mos

  • Board of Trustees; Chair of Blended Finance Investmemt Committee at Access Foundation
    Aug 2021 - Present · 5 yrs

    Trustee/Director Chair of Flexible Finance Investment Committee Member of the Endowment Investment Committee Former member of the Audit and Risk Committee

  • Member Board of Trustees at stem4
    Sep 2020 - May 2025 · 4 yrs 9 mos

  • Partner at A&O Shearman
    Feb 2001 - May 2025 · 24 yrs 4 mos

    Partner in the International Capital Markets group Founder and leads the Global CLO Group Global Co-Head of Pro Bono and Community Investment

  • Lawyer at Allens
    Feb 2000 - Feb 2001 · 1 yr 1 mo