Banking & Finance
Global Guide 2024 : Central & Eastern Europe
Band 2
About
Provided by Wolf Theiss
Our outstanding experience and track record in the banking and finance industry, in capital markets transactions and regulatory matters make us one of the leading Banking & Finance teams in the CEE/SEE. We offer a strong experienced Banking & Finance cross-border team with fully-integrated offices in 13 countries in the region.
Our Team
Our team draws on deep banking product expertise and works with our regulatory, litigation, restructuring and other specialist teams to develop solutions for our clients, often incorporating pioneer financing techniques.
Our Cases
We advise banks, insurance companies, funds and other financial institutions, as well as borrowers and customers on issues ranging from commercial lending, project finance, real estate finance, acquisition finance, infrastructure finance and private equity, to regulatory work, regulatory litigation, debt issuances, IPOs and other capital increases, ICOs, securitizations, de-listings and loan portfolios.
Our Regulatory Expertise
With continuously increasing regulatory demands, we put our strong regulatory expertise readily available to our clients. We advise on compliance regulation related to blockchain, FinTech, PayTech and crypto-currencies, Basel IIICRR V/CRR 2, BRRD II/SRMR 2, MiFID II/MiFIR, MAD II/ MAR, the new EU prospectus regime, AIFM/UCITS, derivative structuring and trading (EMIR, SFT), Solvency II, and issues resulting from Brexit.
Chambers Review
Wolf Theiss is a significant firm throughout CEE and SEE, with local expertise in jurisdictions including the Czech Republic, Hungary, Croatia, Serbia and Romania. The law firm advises on revolving ESG-linked credit facilities for clients active across multiple CEE countries. The team also advises major regional entities on financing mandates in the automotive sector that are coordinated between teams in local offices. In addition Wolf Theiss handles significant loan agreements between syndicates of CEE-based lenders. Cross-border capital markets mandates also serve as a source of instruction for the firm.
Work Highlights
- Wolf Theiss advised Packeta on a CZK1 billion debut club financing.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"They are very responsive and were able to pick the matter up swiftly."
"They are very responsive and were able to pick the matter up swiftly."
Notable Practitioners
Andreas Schmid assists lenders with high-value renewable energy project financing. Clients consider him a primary contact in the CEE region. Schmid is based in Vienna.
Ranked Lawyers at
Wolf Theiss
Central & Eastern Europe
Members
Provided by Wolf Theiss
Andrea Gritsch
Gergely Szalóki
Katarina Stojakovic
Marika Lomashvili
Matthias Schimka
Nicholas Coddington
Nikolaus Paul
Oksana Volynets
Rudolf Pfeffer
Vedrana Ivekovic
Zeno Grabmayr
Clients
Provided by Wolf Theiss
Advent International
Anadi Austria Bank
Apollo Global Management
BNP Paribas
Bank of America Merrill Lynch International
BlackRock
Borealis
Citi
Credit Suisse
Deutsche Bank
EBRD - European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
EIB - European Investment Bank
Erste Group Bank
Goldman Sachs
IFC – International Finance Corporation
ING Bank
JP Morgan
Kommunalkredit Austria
Meta
Mizuho Bank
Morgan Stanley
Oberbank
PORR Beteiligungen und Management
Raiffeisen Bank International
Société Générale
UniCredit Bank Austria
VIG - Vienna Insurance Group
Industries
Provided by Wolf Theiss
Banks
Construction
Energy
Financial Services
Funds
Information & Communications Technologies, Software
Infrastructure
Insurance
Private Clients
Private Equity
Professional Services
Public Sector
Real Estate