Banking & Finance
Our leading Luxembourg banking and finance team is there to help you navigate through complex debt and capital markets frameworks. We cover the domestic and international markets and provide structuring, legal and regulatory advice across all finance and capital markets areas. Our client base includes private equity firms, banks and other regulated entities, Fintechs, investment funds as well as corporate groups.
Providing strategic solutions
Providing you with strategic, focused and efficient solutions on your finance transactions is our goal. We are known for our ability to structure and manage complex transactions, our knowledge of the relevant industries and markets and our deal-driven and solution-oriented approach.
A dedicated multi-disciplinary team
Are you facing challenges with cross border finance transactions? Do you have to deal with credit arrangements, capital markets, asset-based finance or regulatory constraints? Our long-standing strength in advising on banking, finance and capital markets matters enables us to ensure that all transactions are optimised and tailored to the relevant market and to our clients’ needs.
How can we assist you?
We have both the experience and the capacity to coordinate and lead transactions of any size and complexity in relation to the following matters:
- Secured Lending
- Acquisition Finance
- Capital Markets
- Financial Regulatory
- Fintech
- Fund Finance
- Insurance
- Real Estate Finance
- Restructuring
- Transportation Finance
These are the key areas we can assist your business with.
What others say...
Chambers & Partners
Our Banking & Finance team is ranked by Chambers & Partners Global and Europe, who reports:
Strong team advising major domestic and international financial clients on all aspects of banking and capital markets transactions. Expertise spans acquisition and real estate finance, as well as debt restructuring. Advises financial services clients on securitisation transactions and acts for issuers on notes and bond offerings. Often advises banks and asset managers on mandates in the technology and energy industries. Popular choice for Brazilian clients.
Clients declare that the team's "service is outstanding and the lawyers have again and again proposed very interesting solutions to complex situations."
Clients also point out the firm's cross-border expertise, while adding that "the Luxembourg team is familiar with international matters, which also helps the team to adapt to new ones." (2021)
Legal 500
Our Banking & Finance team is ranked in the Banking, finance and capital markets category by Legal 500 who reports:
Leveraging the firm's "very strong private equity ties"(…) Loyens & Loeff is well placed to provide "solution-oriented advice", which is conversant with market norms on both the borrower and lender side. "The team provides out of the box thinking and really goes the extra mile." (2020)
Debt capital markets in Luxembourg
Vassiliyan Zanev
Partner Attorney at Law / Avocat à la CourVassiliyan Zanev, partner, is a member of the Banking & Finance Practice Group in our Luxembourg office. He focuses on fund finance, securitisation, debt issuances and real estate finance.
T: +352 466 230 257 M: +352 691 963 090 E: vassiliyan.zanev@loyensloeff.com
Anne-Marie Nicolas
Partner Attorney at Law / Avocat à la CourAnne-Marie Nicolas, partner, is a member of the Banking & Finance Practice Group in our Luxembourg office. She co-heads the Luxembourg Restructuring Team. Anne-Marie focuses on secured lending, including acquisition finance and real estate finance, as well as debt restructuring.
T: +352 466 230 314 E: anne-marie.nicolas@loyensloeff.com
Cédric Raffoul
Local partner Attorney at law / Avocat à la CourCédric Raffoul, local partner, is a member of the Banking & Finance Practice Group in our Luxembourg office. He focuses on securities law and capital markets regulation.
T: +352 466 230 415 E: cedric.raffoul@loyensloeff.com
Antoine Fortier Grethen
Local Partner Attorney at law / Avocat à la CourAntoine Fortier Grethen, local partner, is a member of the Banking & Finance practice group in our Luxembourg office. He focuses on secured lending, including fund finance transactions.
T: +352 466 230 287 E: antoine.fortier@loyensloeff.com
Michael Schweiger
Local Partner Attorney at law / Avocat à la Cour / SolicitorMichael Schweiger, local partner, is a member of the Banking & Finance practice group in our Luxembourg office. He leads the Luxembourg financial regulatory team and regularly advises banks, e-money and payment institutions, insurers, and other clients regarding financial regulation.
T: +352 466 230 520 E: michael.schweiger@loyensloeff.com
Natalja Taillefer
Counsel Attorney at lawNatalja Taillefer, counsel, is a member of the Banking & Finance Practice Group in our Luxembourg office. She focuses on international financial transactions.
T: +352 466 230 517 E: natalja.taillefer@loyensloeff.com
Alvaro Garrido Mesa
Senior Associate Attorney at lawAlvaro Garrido Mesa, senior associate, is a member of the Banking & Finance Practice Group in our Luxembourg office He focuses on domestic and cross-border finance transactions.
T: +352 466 230 280 E: alvaro.garrido.mesa@loyensloeff.com
Adrien Pierre
Senior Associate Attorney at law / Avocat à la CourAdrien Pierre, senior associate, is a member of the Banking & Finance Practice Group in our Luxembourg office. He advises banks, asset managers, fintechs, payment institutions, insurance companies and other financial institutions on regulatory matters.
T: +352 466 230 523 E: adrien.pierre@loyensloeff.com
Maude Royer
Senior Associate Attorney at law / Avocat à la CourMaude Royer, senior associate, is a member of the Banking & Finance Practice Group in our Luxembourg office. She focuses on fund finance work.
T: +352 466 230 276 E: maude.royer@loyensloeff.com
Elie-Raphaël Soudry
Counsel Attorney at lawElie-Raphaël Soudry, counsel, is a member of the Banking & Finance Practice Group in our Luxembourg office. He focuses on secured lending, including acquisition and real estate finance as well as transportation finance.
T: +352 466 230 320 E: elie-raphael.soudry@loyensloeff.com