Our law firm has for many years been practising in this challenging area of law, representing many local and foreign commercial and investment banks, security providers and corporate borrowers.
With our Banking Law & Finance team’s expertise our law firm is in a position to assist on all the legal aspects of loan and security transactions that involve Cyprus or have a cross-border aspect to them. We have been entrusted by some of the world’s largest banking and financial institutions who have acknowledged our firm commitment to providing them with solid and sound legal advice about the Cypriot legal framework involving banking and finance transactions.
Our Team advises local and international banks in relation to many regulatory matters, compliance issues and on acquiring banking licences from the Central Bank of Cyprus. In recent years we have been involved in a number of bids for the acquisition of local banks by foreign and domestic business groups.
Our work in this area of law covers the following transactions:
- Domestic & Cross-border loan agreements
- Drafting and executing security documentation involving corporate assets
- Refinancing of debt
- Loan & Collateral restructuring
- Registration of charges
- Pledges of shares
- Asset and Project Finance
- Securities law compliance
- Legal Opinions
- Corporate due diligence
- Obtaining banking licences
- Acquisitions of domestic banks