Banking

We support our clients through all phases of financing transactions

Our Banking Department advises companies, banks, financial institutions, investment funds, and private debt funds – both domestic and international – as well as public entities and institutions. We support clients through every stage of financing transactions, including corporate lending, leveraged and acquisition finance, real estate financing, unitranche and mezzanine financing, and cross-border deals, from initial structuring to financial closing.

As part of a single, integrated Banking & Finance Department – alongside the Structured Finance, Debt Capital Markets, and Restructuring & Insolvency practices – the Banking team delivers comprehensive, prompt, and effective support in complex transactions, also providing assistance on regulatory aspects with the support of our Financial Intermediaries Regulations team and, where relevant, our Restructuring & Insolvency professionals.

Assistance to borrowers and lenders throughout corporate lending transactions – from preliminary analysis to closing – addressing key legal, tax, and regulatory issues.

Advice on bridge-to-bond and bridge-to-equity transactions, public-to-private deals, unitrache and mezzanine financing, super-senior financing, margin loans, and financing backed by public guarantees.

Assistance to companies, banks, real estate funds, and other operators in complex real estate financing transactions, with support from the Real Estate Department where needed.

Assistance in syndication processes, from legal, regulatory, and tax analysis – often in multi-jurisdictional contexts – to finalisation of contractual documentation.

Support in import/export financing transactions, managing relationships with all stakeholders and ensuring consistency and coherence across contractual documentation.

Assistance in asset-based financing from asset valuation to structuring the security package and identifying the most suitable debt instrument for each transaction.

Sustainable finance is part of Legance’s DNA. We assist clients in structuring and executing sustainable financing solutions.

Management of relationships with foreign counsel involved in transactions, ensuring coordinated execution and providing clients with a single point of contact.