Capital Markets, Banking and Finance

LawBridge regularly advises financial institutions and borrowers on financing issues and other financial market transactions. With expertise covering a variety of complex and innovative markets, our lawyers represent domestic and international clients across the banking and financial service sector. We will assist you in obtaining the most favourable conditions for your transactions.

In-depth knowledge coupled with a thorough understanding of the law makes LawBridge a valuable and reliable business and legal adviser.

Our lawyers have extensive experience within banking and finance. Lenders and borrowers entrust us with the responsibility of securing the most favourable terms for each transaction – maximising their return on investment and protecting their downside risk.

Our expertise in this field includes, among others:

• derivatives, securities lending and borrowing, repo transactions, structured products;

• loan and securitisation contracts as well as all related documents and the restructuring of existing financing transactions;

• establishment of branch offices, representative offices and agencies, in particular also for foreign financial institutions;

• licenses for banks, securities traders, collective investment schemes, regulated asset managers and other financial intermediaries;

• advice on compliance and organisational issues;

• raising of capital via public and/or private placements on local and international markets, including initial public offerings (IPOs), share capital increases, etc.; and

• advice on legal and regulatory matters related to the issue of securities and subsequent secondary market trading.