Banking, Finance, Regulatory & FinTech
Advising and representing national and international banks, insurers, asset managers, investment firms, fund managers, payment service providers, trust companies and other financial service providers are a core strength and traditional focus of our firm. We assist financial service providers at every possible stage of the company life-cycle. We advise and assist during the establishment and licensing process, in relation to mergers, acquisitions or reorganization and day-to-day business activities, marketing, governance and compliance. We provide legal opinions for industrial associations (for example ISDA) and for individual products and business models. We represent and advise in a wide variety of national and international transactions and placements, the development of commercial and retail products and distribution, and the drafting of contracts and general business terms.
Licensing and reorganization
Acquisitions and transactions relating to regulated service providers
Internal governance, establishment of branches, representative offices, outsourcing, structuring of employee share ownership
Establishment, relocation and restructuring of investment funds
Insurance-related matters (contract law, supervisory law, insolvency)
M&A transactions and finance, including project finance, restructuring
Advice on debt and equity capital market transactions, including regulatory capital, issuances and securitization
Consultancy on compliance-related matters, automatic exchange of information and the prevention of money laundering
Advice on marketing and distribution, cross-border business activities and third-country relations
Legal opinions relating to transactions, business models and products
Banking, financial services and derivatives litigation and dispute resolution, representation vis-à-vis regulators and supervisory bodies
Conception and launch of innovative products, venture capital and crowd-funding projects, TGEs, crypto funds