Banking & Finance | Europe

The firm has a renowned banking and finance practice offering a full service across financial transactions, including structured financing and debt restructuring mandates. The team also offers outstanding expertise to clients in questions relating to financial regulations. Lawyers at the firm act for a wide range of clients, including Belgian companies and international investors as both borrowers and lenders, as well as having a market-leading reputation for advising financial institutions. The Brussels-based team also assists clients with project and asset financing matters. On 1st May 2024, Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling merged to form A&O Shearman.

Linklaters offers an outstanding banking and finance team, assisting clients with the full range of issues. The Brussels team benefits from its global network of offices, providing an impressive cross-border service on multi-jurisdictional transactions. Lawyers in the team advise an impressive array of financial institutions and institutional lenders on syndicated lending, credit facilities and securitisation transactions. Additionally, the team provides excellent banking regulatory advice and has experience representing borrowers.

Baker McKenzie has a highly esteemed international team with strong expertise in a range of financial mandates. Lawyers at the firm regularly act on lending transactions, including credit facilities and secured loans. The team offers particular experience assisting financial institutions with significant acquisition financing mandates, as well as bridge facilities and debt refinancing. The team at Baker McKenzie has experience advising both borrowers and lenders on cross-border sustainability-linked credit agreements alongside its offices in other jurisdictions.

Clifford Chance offers a highly reputable group that acts on a broad array of significant financing transactions. Lawyers in the group are particularly well recognised as strong lenders' counsel, advising an impressive roster of international and domestic financial institutions on refinancings and unsecured loans. The law firm also acts for borrowers on substantial project financing matters, as well as real estate and acquisition financing mandates. The team offers additional experience in trade receivables financing and sustainability financing.

Loyens & Loeff has a well-known team with particular expertise in project financing matters, regularly advising both borrowers and lenders on complex files in the energy and infrastructure sectors. The law firm also offers significant expertise in debt restructuring mandates, advising syndicated lenders on a range of refinancing and insolvency files. Lawyers in the team are also adept at advising on real estate and acquisition financing. Team members have notable experience in regulatory matters.

Lawyers at Jones Day act for a range of traditional lenders, private equity houses and other investors on substantial acquisition financing transactions. The law firm benefits from a substantial global network to advise on cross-border financing mandates. The team has additional experience in syndicated financing, project financing and refinancing matters. Jones Day also offers considerable expertise in banking litigation.

NautaDutilh houses a solid team offering a particularly strong banking regulatory practice, which represents domestic and European financial institutions in approval proceedings and licensing applications. Lawyers at the team also offer substantial experience in transactional work, including acquisition and project financing. The firm has considerable experience advising borrowers from the energy, chemical and pharmaceutical industries.

Stibbe is a well-regarded Benelux firm with an excellent reputation for project finance. The team acts for borrowers from the energy and telecoms sectors on substantial syndicated financing transactions, as well as representing lenders in development financing mandates. Lawyers at Stibbe have additional expertise in real estate and acquisition financing.

White & Case is a well-regarded firm with a broad international network, advising on bank lending and refinancing, as well as leveraged and acquisition financing. The team frequently acts for syndicates of lenders on multinational financing matters, as well as representing borrowers in debt financing issues. The firm's clients include domestic and international banks and private equity houses.

CMS is a well-established international firm offering clients a broad scope of financial services support across transactional and advisory mandates. The team assists both borrowers and lenders with acquisition finance, project finance and the negotiation of credit facilities. Lawyers at CMS also represent lenders in syndicated financing matters.

Deloitte Legal offers a substantial team advising borrowers and banks on a range of asset-backed finance transactions. The team offers particular experience advising on project finance and refinancing mandates. Lawyers additionally support clients on debt restructuring, securitisation and payment services questions.

DLA Piper offers a considerable international network with an extensive global footprint, and is known for transactional matters, with a particular focus on refinancing and acquisition finance. The team frequently acts on PPP infrastructure projects, regularly representing public authorities or the project's sponsors. The law firm's client roster includes banks, insurance companies and asset managers. Team members often assist clients with regulatory matters, such as the launch of new products.

Eubelius is a notable firm that predominantly assists borrowers with financing and refinancing mandates. The firm's expertise includes real estate financing, where the team frequently acts for REIT clients. Lawyers in the practice also offer experience acting for public sector clients on creating guarantees.

Freshfields represents a number of domestic and international banks and corporate clients in financing transactions, often cooperating with the firm's corporate team to offer an integrated service. The law firm offers particular expertise in acquisition financing mandates, frequently acting for private equity investors. The team additionally assists borrowers with refinancing and liquidity questions.

Hogan Lovells is a newly ranked firm recognised for its experience in handling a range of financing mandates. The team acts as borrowers' and lenders' counsel, advising on acquisition finance, real estate finance, refinancings and credit facilities. The lawyers also advise clients on securitisation mandates.

Liedekerke has an acclaimed finance practice that advises on a broad range of transactional mandates and regulatory matters. Lawyers at the firm regularly act for lenders, representing clients in real estate and acquisition financing matters. The team also assists prominent Belgian borrowers with a range of financing mandates. Liedekerke further advises clients from the asset management and insurance sectors on regulatory compliance.

Lydian is a strong domestic firm acting primarily for lenders, including domestic and international banks and private equity houses. The team's expertise includes advising on acquisition financing and credit facility agreements, as well as significant experience in real estate financing matters.