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Aarti Rao
Partner Corporate & Finance
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English
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Chambers and Partners UK, 2026Aarti is a very strong operator in this field. She is solution-driven and takes a commercial approach.
Aarti Rao is a partner in the London office and has extensive experience advising on securitisation, structured finance and debt capital markets transactions. She advises lenders, arrangers, originators and investors on asset-backed financing and private and public securitisations of various asset classes including residential mortgages, commercial mortgages, trade receivables, lease receivables and consumer receivables in jurisdictions across Europe.
Before joining Hogan Lovells, Aarti has been seconded to Credit Suisse, The Royal Bank of Scotland and Deutsche Bank.
Chambers and Partners UK, 2026Aarti is a very strong operator in this field. She is solution-driven and takes a commercial approach.
Representative experience
Advising the investor, as junior lender, on a £250m facility backed by SME loans guaranteed by the U.K. government under the Coronavirus Business Interruption Loan Scheme (CBILS).
Credentials
Education
- Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Law, National Law School of India University, 2005
Bar admissions and qualifications
- Solicitor, England and Wales
Recognition
Publications
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06 January 2026
Events
Hogan Lovells Events
25 March 2025 | 9:00 a.m. – 11:00 a.m. (GMT)