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Dentons

Banking & Finance

Europe Guide 2026 : Europe-wide


Dentons

About

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Dentons offers a truly pan-European practice with over 250 banking and finance lawyers spread across 34 offices in 21 countries. We are among the leading practices with senior lawyers offering English and US law capabilities in multiple jurisdictions across Europe. Our team advises on the full spectrum of local and cross-border finance activities and has extensive experience in Europe's leading financial and emerging markets. Dentons’ client base includes the largest commercial and investment banks, multinational corporations, local credit providers, non-traditional lenders and has long-standing relationships with many international financial institutions.

Our partners are accustomed to managing complex multi-jurisdictional transactions combining teams across our Dentons offices. Renowned for advising on pioneering matters helping finance local industries in emerging countries,

Dentons was one of the first international law firms to operate in CEE and CIS. Our Islamic Finance practice in London is top-ranked by Chambers, and we were one of the first firms with Islamic finance experience in CIS. We are renowned for handling cross border syndicated financings and among the leading firms advising on cross border fund financings.

Renewable energy finance continues to be among our focuses. We have also focused on financial restructurings throughout the region. Green and sustainable finance is now part of everyday vocabulary, along with credit facilities and real estate finance.

Clients (16)

  • UniCredit
  • European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD)
  • Crédit Agricole
  • Erste Group
  • Société Générale
  • Commerzbank
  • ING
  • GE
  • PKO Bank Polski
  • BNP Paribas
  • Raiffeisen Bank
  • Avenue Capital
  • Pointpark Properties
  • Amrest
  • Banca Popolare
  • Banca Intesa Sanpaolo

Industries (10)

  • Banks
  • Financial Services
  • Real Estate
  • Energy
  • Retail
  • Transportation
  • Automobiles & Parts
  • Commercial and Professional Services
  • Construction & Materials
  • Government

Chambers Review

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Banking & Finance - Europe-wide

Band 5

Band 5


What the Team is Known For

Dentons boasts extensive European coverage, with a particularly strong offering in CEE. The law firm advises a broad range of clients, including prominent banks and sponsors, on cross-border syndicated finance deals. It is also well known for acting on real estate finance transactions and fund finance matters, as well as project finance.

Notable practitioners

Europe head of banking and finance Alessandro Fosco Fagotto in Milan and London-based UK head and global co-head of banking and finance Nick Hayday are key points of contact.

Work Highlights

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  • Dentons advised UniCredit on the disposal of a non-performing loan portfolio, valued at EUR250 million, composed of commercial estate loan exposures to a consortium of investors.

Strengths

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  • There is a consistent level of excellence across the team – from partners to more junior members – and there's a strong team spirit. We can always rely on them to deliver against tight timelines.

    Banking & Finance respondentEurope
  • Dentons has a detailed understanding of legal issues and complexities. They are able to explain complex items in an understandable way. They convince and align all the different stakeholders.

    Banking & Finance respondentEurope
  • The firm guarantees the delivery of quality worldwide due to its broad international presence.

    Banking & Finance respondentEurope
  • The Dentons lawyers really take the stand that the devil is in the detail, so that's how they handle very complex cases; and they deliver an excellent result.

    Banking & Finance respondentEurope

Members

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  • Simon Dayes

  • Stanislava Valientová

  • Magdalena Raducanu

  • Arne Klüwer

  • Mateusz Toczyski

  • Matthias Eggert

  • Piotr Nerwiński

  • Mark Segall

  • Bartosz Nojek

  • Alessandro Fosco Fagotto

    Head of Department

  • Stéphane Hadet

  • Oren Harpaz

  • Avto Svanidze

  • Philippe Max

  • Jiří Stržínek

  • Michal Hink

  • Nora Wouters

  • Paul Holland

  • Bernhard Gemmel

  • Gergely Horváth

  • Byron Nurse

  • Wojciech Zieliński

  • Evgenia Laurson

  • Timothy Stubbs

  • Daniel Hurych

  • Jiří Tomola

  • Jabier Badiola

  • Peter Kubina

  • Natalia Selyakova

  • Jean-Marc Allix

  • Peter Deegan

  • James Hogan

  • Abai Shaikenov

  • Andrei Strijak

  • Yann Hilpert

  • Hermann Meller

  • Marcin Bartczak

  • Judit Kővári

  • Doran Doeh

  • Alessandro Engst

  • Tamsyn Mileham

  • Pien Kerckhaert

  • Michael Huertas

  • Axel Schlieter

  • Arno Voerman

  • Logan Wright

  • Jacqueline Bell

  • Marcel Janssen

  • Holger Schelling

  • Jesús Mardomingo

  • Perry V Zizzi

  • Simona Marin

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