SJL Jimenez Lunz, Banking & Finance | Chambers Europe Profile

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Provided by SJL Jimenez Lunz

SJL’s Banking & Finance specialised team advises credit and other financial institutions, group companies and public entities on local and international financing transactions across every industry, commercial, financial and public sector.

SJL acts for all type of lenders (i.e. senior, mezzanine...), borrowers and guarantors on the full range of sectors enabling SJL's Banking & Finance teams to efficiently deal with and address the needs of its clients in a given transaction.

SJL's Banking & Finance lawyers act on highly complex banking, cross-border financing and restructuring transactions.

SJL has become one of the leading Luxembourg law firms in Real Estate and Fund Financing transactions.

The firm's Banking & Finance activities cover the following areas:

Bank and corporate lendings (i.a. acquisition, project, infrastructure and real estate finance)
Fund Finance
Intercreditor, subordination and security arrangements
International financings
Local financings
Debt structuring and restructuring
Enforcement of security
Refinancings
Due diligences and acquisitions of credit institutions and other regulated entities
Setting-up of credit institutions and other professional of the financial sector
Obtaining of licences (lending, banking...)
Insolvency of credit institutions and other regulated entities
Financial services
Financial sector regulation

Chambers Review

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Banking & Finance - Luxembourg

Band 4

What the team is known for

SJL Jimenez Lunz enters the rankings this year with a client base comprising significant financial institutions, insurance companies and investment firms. It demonstrates strength acting on real estate and acquisition financings, as well as restructuring and insolvency mandates. In addition, it boasts particular prowess assisting with the granting of equity bridge facilities to funds. From its base in Luxembourg, the team is well equipped to advise on domestic mandates as well as cross-border matters across Europe and the United States.

Notable practitioners

Michel Jimenez Lunz and Antoine Fortier Grethen are key contacts for clients.

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Work Highlights

Provided by SJL Jimenez Lunz

SJL Jimenez Lunz advised CACIB and a syndicate of 9 banks on a EUR1.25 billion multi-currency equity bridge facility made available to PAI Partners VIII fund.