Banking & Finance

Trusted guidance through complex financial landscapes.

With extensive expertise across the financial and banking sectors, WAHL provides clients with reliable and seamless navigation through the intricacies of financial transactions and regulatory frameworks.

Our Banking & Finance team delivers tailored legal support to entities operating in, or seeking access to, the financial services sector. We are committed to providing solutions precisely aligned with the specific needs and commercial objectives of each client.

Our lawyers are experienced in structuring and executing a wide range of financing transactions, including bilateral and syndicated loans, collateral arrangements, and bond issuances. We offer comprehensive support across all stages of financial operations and are capable of deploying dedicated resources for complex, long-term arrangements, as well as during project monitoring phases.

With in-depth knowledge of the applicable regulatory frameworks, we assist clients in developing strategic plans, assessing compliance risks, and managing regulatory exposure.

Our team has extensive experience in obtaining the necessary authorisations and licences required to conduct financial activities across Europe.

In the fintech sector, our lawyers apply cutting-edge expertise to enable the deployment of advanced payment services, underlining our commitment to financial innovation and delivering market-leading solutions.

Our comprehensive expertise includes, but is not limited to:

  • Advising on financing transactions
  • Project finance
  • Regulatory compliance advisory
  • Financial technology, e-money and payment services
  • Infrastructure project financing and monitoring
  • Structuring and placement of financial instruments
  • M&A transactions and restructuring of financial institutions
  • Distressed securities advisory
  • Insolvency and pre-insolvency financing
  • Licensing and authorisation procedures
  • Financial services litigation