Banking & Finance - Austria
What the team is known for
Greenlake Legal is active across a broad range of banking and financing mandates including revolving credit facilities, acquisition and real estate financing and ESG-related credit facilities. Additionally, clients benefit from the firm's expertise in investments, squeeze-out transactions and regulatory issues including banking licences. The team also assists with international mandates.
Strengths
"Greenlake Legal is made up of experienced banking and finance lawyers who know what to do and how to do it expertly and efficiently."
"The team possesses extensive know-how, as well as the ability to break down complex matters in simple sentences for non-experts."
"One of the key things that is important to us is lawyers' responsiveness and providing to-the-point and straightforward legal advice, which is rare these days. Greenlake does that."
Work highlights
Greenlake Legal assisted Ardo Foods on the Austrian aspect of a EUR265 million ESG-linked multicurrency term and revolving facilities agreement.
Notable practitioners
Erik Hödl has expertise in a wide range of loan agreements and project financings, while also helping clients with securitisations. He is particularly strong on borrower-side mandates. "Erik's strength is that he is a very calm, communicative person. He is easy to work with and gets things done." "He is very responsive and a smooth handler of transactions." "Erik is pragmatic, solution-driven and business-oriented, which I consider key."
Michael Raninger enters the ranking following excellent market feedback. He holds expertise in ESG-linked facilities and asset financings. He is highly sought after by corporate borrowers. "Michael knows cross-border financing transaction issues. He is to-the-point and works pragmatically." "He is very experienced and knowledgeable."