Our Banking & Finance Practice sits at the core of our global offering. We advise financial institutions, corporates, funds and sovereign entities on complex financing transactions and regulatory matters across German, EU, UK and international markets.
We combine transactional strength with deep regulatory insight. Our lawyers regularly advise under EU and UK financial services frameworks, engaging with supervisory authorities including BaFin, Deutsche Bundesbank, the European Central Bank (SSM), EBA, ESMA, FCA and PRA, as well as other key regulators worldwide.
Working seamlessly across Finance, Capital Markets, Corporate, Tax, Litigation and Real Estate, we deliver integrated solutions across the full spectrum of banking and finance matters. Our practice covers structured finance, leveraged and acquisition finance, capital markets, financial regulation, cross-border structuring and strategic advisory mandates.
We act for lenders, borrowers, arrangers, underwriters and sponsors, providing a comprehensive understanding of transaction dynamics and market practice. This breadth of experience enables us to anticipate risk, navigate regulatory complexity and execute transactions efficiently across jurisdictions.
With a strong presence in Europe and established capabilities across Asia, the Middle East and the Americas, we support clients on domestic and cross-border matters with consistency, technical precision and commercial judgment.
In a rapidly evolving financial environment — shaped by regulatory reform, digitalisation and market transformation — we deliver clear, strategic and solution-driven advice aligned with our clients’ long-term objectives.
Representative Experience
- Advised a West African sovereign on a USD 120 million bilateral financing.
- Advised the Ministry of Finance of an African state on a EUR 120 million bilateral loan facility.
- Advised a Gulf state entity on a USD 200 million syndicated loan transaction.
- Advised a Northern European food group on a EUR 120 million syndicated financing, including ancillary facilities (Latvia).
- Advised a Luxembourg-based international food ingredients group on a EUR 80 million syndicated facility.
- Advised a German manufacturer on a EUR 120 million syndicated financing.
- Advised a German automotive supplier on a EUR 60 million financing.
- Advised an Italian steel group on a USD 90 million bilateral loan facility.
- Advised a Central and Eastern European retail group on a EUR 110 million syndicated financing (Romania).
- Advised on a syndicated financing for a major Turkish energy group supported by a corporate guarantee structure.
- Advised a telecommunications operator in Azerbaijan on a USD 100 million syndicated facility.
- Advised a Kazakh precious metals producer on financing arrangements.
- Advised a global financial institution on a USD 600 million senior secured financing for a German borrower.
- Advised an international private equity sponsor on the acquisition of a German banking institution.
- Advised on the acquisition of German non-performing loan portfolios with an aggregate value of approximately USD 3 billion.
- Advised a Dutch financial institution on the acquisition of a German industrial group (featured in JUVE Magazine).
- Advised European banks on multiple leveraged acquisition finance transactions in Germany ranging between EUR 50–150 million.
- Advised a German bank on several real estate finance transactions between EUR 20–60 million.
- Advised a Chinese aircraft leasing company on a cross-border B777 aircraft leasing and aviation finance transaction involving a German operator, including regulatory due diligence, leasing structuring, security interests, aircraft registration and Cape Town Convention analysis (Germany).
Services
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Fintech & Digital Financial Services
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Corporate Finance Legal Services
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Banking and Financial Regulation Legal Services
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Capital Markets
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Structured Finance and Derivatives
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Project and Infrastructure Finance
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Insolvency and Restructuring
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Cross-Border Transactions
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M&A In The Banking Industry
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Fund Finance
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High Yield
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Islamic Finance
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Leveraged Finance
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Trade Finance
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