Wolf Theiss, Banking & Finance | Chambers Global Profile

About

Provided by Wolf Theiss

Our outstanding experience and track record in the banking and finance industry, in capital markets transactions and regulatory matters make us one of the leading Banking & Finance teams in the CEE/SEE. We offer a strong experienced Banking & Finance cross-border team with fully-integrated offices in 13 countries in the region.

Our Team

Our team draws on deep banking product expertise and works with our regulatory, litigation, restructuring and other specialist teams to develop solutions for our clients, often incorporating pioneer financing techniques.

Our Cases

We advise banks, insurance companies, funds and other financial institutions, as well as borrowers and customers on issues ranging from commercial lending, project finance, real estate finance, acquisition finance, infrastructure finance and private equity, to regulatory work, regulatory litigation, debt issuances, IPOs and other capital increases, ICOs, securitizations, de-listings and loan portfolios.

Our Regulatory Expertise

With continuously increasing regulatory demands, we put our strong regulatory expertise readily available to our clients. We advise on compliance regulation related to blockchain, FinTech, PayTech and crypto-currencies, Basel IIICRR V/CRR 2, BRRD II/SRMR 2, MiFID II/MiFIR, MAD II/ MAR, the new EU prospectus regime, AIFM/UCITS, derivative structuring and trading (EMIR, SFT), Solvency II, and issues resulting from Brexit.

Chambers Review

Provided by Chambers

Banking & Finance - Central & Eastern Europe

Band 2

What the Team is Known For

Wolf Theiss is a significant firm throughout the CEE and SEE regions, with local expertise in jurisdictions including the Czech Republic, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia and Romania. The law firm advises on revolving ESG-linked credit facilities for clients active across multiple CEE countries. The team also advises major regional entities on financing matters in the automotive sector that are co-ordinated between teams in local offices. In addition Wolf Theiss handles significant loan agreements between syndicates of CEE-based lenders. Cross-border capital market matters also serve as a source of instruction for the firm.

Notable practitioners

Vienna-based Andreas Schmid is a key client contact for this practice.

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Work Highlights

Provided by Wolf Theiss

Wolf Theiss assisted Packeta Group with the CZK1 billion financing provided by Česká spořitelna, UniCredit Bank as well as the Slovakian and the Czech branch of Citibank Europe.

Strengths

Provided by Chambers

The lawyers at Wolf Theiss are always available and responsive and go the extra mile to support negotiations. They understand both sides of the transaction, which is appreciated and very helpful.