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Provided by Schoenherr

Schoenherr advises on banking, finance (including project and acquisition finance), debt restructuring and refinancing, acquisition and disposition of distressed assets and loan portfolios, claims trading, capital market transactions involving equity (including equity linked and hybrid), debt (including high yield) and regulatory capital issuances, funds, derivatives, structured finance, securitisation, and other financial services. We provide transactional and regulatory advice.

In addition, we support our financial services clients in their litigation and dispute resolution needs, from high-profile disputes and major investigations, to reputational risk management and compliance issues.

Our lawyers act for major international and regional banks, other financial institutions (insurance companies, funds and asset managers), corporates (issuers, borrowers and sponsors), sovereigns and quasi-sovereigns.



Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Banking & Finance - Central & Eastern Europe

2
Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Schoenherr acts for European banks, international investment funds and corporate borrowers on acquisition finance, licensing matters and capital markets matters across the CEE region. The law firm has a strong track record on both sides of NPL portfolio transactions, often leveraging the market-leading reputations of key partners in Vienna and Bucharest to handle deals in various CEE jurisdictions. The solid team advises on the creditor side of major debt restructuring.

Notable practitioners

The key client contacts for this practice include Martin Ebner in Vienna and Bucharest-based Matei Florea.

Work Highlights

Provided by Schoenherr

  • Schoenherr assisted WITTUR Holding with the Austrian, Hungarian and Turkish aspects of its comprehensive financial restructuring.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

They provide multi-jurisdictional coverage as well as central co-ordination meaning the client receives one set of messages, which is helpful in the context of an M&A transaction.

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The lawyers at Schoenherr have excellent commercial insights and understanding of the financial services sector.

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