The CMS Banking and Finance Sector Group is a dedicated team of experts that can provide legal and tax advice on all transactional, regulatory and other issues that arise across the full spectrum of banking and finance activity. We are an experienced and well-known business partner, having been directly involved in many groundbreaking developments and transactions in Europe.
The CMS Banking and Finance group advises clients in the following areas:
- Acquisition finance
- Corporate lending
- Real Estate finance
- Project finance
- Asset finance and leasing
- Capital markets
- Derivatives
- Structured finance and securitisation
- Banking regulation and supervision
- Financial services and products
- Corporate restructuring and recovery
- Distressed debt trading
- Banking litigation
Cross-Border Advice and Local Expertise
Banking and finance law differs considerably between European jurisdictions, and CMS’ European presence means that we are ideally suited to provide extensive international and cross-border expertise coupled with deep knowledge of local markets.
We work with a wide range of clients – from small, privately held institutions to global corporations. We advise banks, financial service providers and other financial institutions and advisers.
Our range of clients includes:
- Retail and investment banks
- Building societies and other lending institutions
- IFI’s and DFI’s
- Mutual investment fund companies
- Asset management houses
- Underwriters, brokers and financial advisers
- Finance and operating lessors
- Asset operators and manufacturers
- Governments and state entities
- Major national and multi-national borrowers and issuers
Contact
To contact one of our legal experts, please see the contact list in the right column.