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Banking & Finance

About

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Our Banking & Finance team provides legal and tax advice on all transactional, regulatory and other issues that arise across the full spectrum of banking and finance activity. We are an experienced and well-known business partner, having been directly involved in many groundbreaking developments and transactions in Europe and beyond.

We advise clients in the following areas:

  • Acquisition finance
  • Real Estate finance
  • Project finance
  • Asset finance and leasing
  • Structured finance and securitisation
  • Loan-Portfolio transactions
  • Banking regulation and supervision
  • Corporate restructuring and recovery
  • Banking litigation

We work with a wide range of clients – from small, privately held institutions to global corporations. Our range of clients includes:

  • Retail and investment banks
  • Building societies and other lending institutions
  • IFI’s and DFI’s
  • Mutual investment fund companies
  • Asset management houses
  • Underwriters, brokers and financial advisers
  • Finance and operating lessors
  • Asset operators and manufacturers
  • Governments and state entities
  • Major national and multi-national borrowers and issuers

Chambers Review

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Banking & Finance - Austria

2
Band 2

What the Team is Known For

CMS is a distinguished player in banking and finance both in Austria and across the CEE region and is particularly sought after for its cross-border capabilities. The team is regularly mandated for its expertise in project, corporate, real estate and acquisition finance. The firm possesses further expertise in refinancing transactions and regulatory advice, while also showing valuable experience in facility agreements. The Vienna-based team caters to a diverse portfolio of clients, with a particularly strong following of domestic and international financial institutions.

Work Highlights

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  • CMS advised Yıldırım Holding on the USD67 million financing of its acquisition of Albchrome Holding.

Strengths

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"CMS always offers very constructive feedback and pragmatic approaches."

Banking & Finance respondent
Europe

"The lawyers have a good understanding of what is going on in relevant markets."

Banking & Finance respondent
Europe

"The team is capable of handling all complex transactions to the highest quality."

Banking & Finance respondent
Europe

"CMS knows our team and the needs of banking clients."

Banking & Finance respondent
Europe

"They are proactively engaging with problems with very good negotiation skills and profound knowledge of the transactions."

Banking & Finance respondent
Europe

Notable Practitioners

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Günther Hanslik
1
Günther Hanslik
1
Band 1
Prominent practitioner Günther Hanslik is recognised for his strong following of lender-side clients, advising on project, acquisition and real estate finance transactions, as well as refinancings. While predominantly active in Austria, he is equally well versed in handling cross-border mandates.
"Günther is the finance lawyer I most like to work with in Vienna. He is well-versed, extremely good with our customers, and has an incredible amount of patience and perseverance."
"Günther Hanslik is very experienced, knowledgeable and highly dependable."
"Günther continues to be a perfect link between parties in negotiations. He offers excellent service and outstanding commercial awareness."
"He is our preferred partner in Vienna."
"Günther is calm, competent and analytical. He comes back with constructive solutions, and has very deep knowledge of the law."
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Stefan Paulmayer
3
Stefan Paulmayer
3
Band 3
Stefan Paulmayer continues to impress with an excellent track record in real estate financing. He is active across a range of other banking and finance mandates, included syndicated and bridge facility agreements and regulatory advice. He further shows good ability in coordinating cross-border mandates.
"I really like working together with Stefan. He has a very wide experience in financing and his insolvency background comes in handy."
"Stefan provides good cooperation and expertise."
"I enjoyed working with Stefan."
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Ranked Lawyers at
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Banking & Finance
Günther Hanslik
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Günther Hanslik
1
Band 1
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Stefan Paulmayer
3
Stefan Paulmayer
3
Band 3
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Members

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Anna Wieser

Ioanna Ovadias

Kai Ruckelshausen

Lisa Oberlechner

Marcell Clark

Philipp Mark

Sanela Fürstenberg

Stefan Paulmayer

Walter Gapp

Clients

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Allianz Real Estate

Austria Anadi Bank

Bloomberg

Casinos Austria

Commerzbank

Erste Group Bank AG

European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)

European Investment Bank (EIB)

Finanzmarktbeteiligung Aktiengesellschaft des Bundes (FIMBAG

Förderungsverein der Primärbanken

Heta Asset Resolution AG

Merrill Lynch

Raiffeisen Bank International AG

The European Central Bank

Unicredit Bank Austria AG

Zumtobel AG

Industries

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Banks

Consumer Products

Energy

Financial institutions

Health care

Insurance

Media

Mining & Metals

Real Estate

Real Estate Finance

Retail

Technology, Hardware & Electronics

Telecommunications

Transportation

Travel & Leisure