finance & corporate finance

Our services cover the full spectrum of financing needs, including general finance, corporate finance, real estate and other project and asset finance, as well as derivatives, structured finance, and securitisation. Our clients turn to us for support in navigating highly complex, cross-border transactions. With well-established teams across all major CEE markets, we combine international reach with deep local resources, ensuring seamless collaboration between offices and delivering a powerful blend of English and local law expertise.

We have a proven track record in various types of facilities, including syndicated lending for purposes such as: 

• Bridge and super senior financing in restructurings.
• Financing for private acquisitions of equity or assets.
• Financing for public takeovers.
• Project finance, particularly in energy and infrastructure.
• Investment grade corporate lending.
• Green and ESG-linked finance.

Our team advises arranging lenders, public and private sector borrowers, and sponsors, including private equity funds. We are experienced in innovative transactions and solving complex financing issues.

Our group has significant expertise in acquisition finance, including public takeover situations. Collaborating with Schoenherr's corporate team, we manage transaction streams while considering timelines, takeover rules, stock exchange regulations, ownership control, and securities laws.

We handle derivative instruments such as options and have a strong track record in financings that combine bonds with loans and common security pools. We also advise on corporate finance aspects like cash pooling arrangements.

Our dedicated asset finance team has industry know-how and expertise in real estate and property development finance, as well as other asset classes such as aircraft, rolling stock, and commodity finance (e.g., natural gas, oil, grains).

We advise borrowers, senior lenders, and mezzanine providers, facilitating transactions with AIFs, pension funds, insurance companies, and other institutional investors acting as sponsors.

As counsel to industry organisations such as ISDA, FIA Europe, the British Banker's Association, Bundesverband Deutscher Banken e.V., and the Austrian Economic Chambers (WKÖ), our team has extensive experience in derivatives. We are involved in derivatives transactions with international, Austrian, and CEE counterparties.

We also advise on structured finance transactions, including securitisations (true sale and synthetic) of various asset classes, repackaged debt, and covered bonds transactions, pioneering new structures.