Banking & Finance Law: Legal Support for Transactions & Lending

Legal services for lending transactions, project financing and banking law

 

BRACE Law Firm offers various types of legal services from structuring transactions and preparing a package of documentation for financial transactions to consulting on issues of government regulation, taxation and corporate organization.

Financial and Banking Law Attorneys

BRACE attorneys advise financial institutions and companies on various issues of Russian and international banking law, financial law, including support for financial transactions, as well as on regulatory issues.

BRACE attorneys provide comprehensive support for projects and support for financing transactions on both the creditor and borrower side.

Transaction Expertise and Support

BRACE supports clients at various stages of financing, from structuring and preparing contractual documentation to supporting the fulfillment of obligations. We advise on:

1. banking transactions, including international aspects;
2. regulatory issues and requirements;
3. debt restructuring issues.

Our firm's lawyers provide support on both the borrower and lender side, including syndicated loans, project and structured finance, and debt/equity transactions.

We understand that a financial transaction involves not only the approval of credit and security documentation, but also consideration of the objectives and subject of the investment as a whole.

Acquisition Financing

We advise on acquisition financing transactions, including management buyouts, as well as support for mergers and acquisitions.

Project and Investment Financing

We provide legal services in the field of infrastructure, real estate and PPP. We advise on the creation of investment funds, financing structures, requirements for borrowers and lenders, including export credit agencies.

Real Estate Financing

We support projects for financing any real estate transactions, including at the construction and operation stage of facilities. Legal services in this area include consulting on issues related to raising and providing bilateral and syndicated loans to finance the acquisition and construction of commercial and retail real estate, warehouses and housing.

The high qualifications of our lawyers allow them to join projects at the stage of their structuring, including the development of the most optimal strategies for securing financing, as well as analyzing issues related to land ownership, permits, and other similar aspects.

Transport Financing

We advise and represent interests on a wide range of issues related to debt financing, pre-delivery financing, leasing, operating leases, portfolio sales, lease and charter agreement innovations, as well as the seizure of large assets in the transport sector.

ESG Finance and Sustainable Development

BRACE actively advises on green and ESG finance, including support for transactions related to sustainability in the metals, mining and other sectors.

Financial Restructuring

BRACE lawyers advise lenders and borrowers on the restructuring of financial debt, which includes work in default and pre-default situations (including bankruptcy analysis), as well as revision of financing terms and structures in connection with corporate restructuring and redomiciliation.

Legal services

1. Preparation and review of loan, pledge, guarantee, assignment agreements
2. Support for project and structured finance transactions
3. Financing of M&A, buy-out and acquisition finance transactions
4. Trade finance and support for ECAs
5. Support for transactions in the debt capital markets
6. Financial restructuring and bankruptcy analysis
7. Leasing transactions and legal support for infrastructure projects