Banking + Finance

With banking and finance law being at the centre of our practice, through our extensive experience in acting for a range of creditors, debtors, underwriters and other stakeholders in high-value, cross-border and challenging transactions, we are well placed to offer a comprehensive range of banking and finance advice and support on all forms of domestic and international private debt, debt capital markets and derivative transactions.

Such transactions include investment grade lending, leveraged finance, project finance, asset and real estate finance, trade finance, standalone bond issuances and debt programmes, structured finance, securitisations, liability management, high yield structures, and all local counsel aspects of the over-the-counter and exchange-traded derivatives market and related products.

We are equally well versed in English law governed and international bank facilities and security arrangements, as well as Cypriot law governed bank facilities, including on the expanding use of the Loan Market Association (LMA) documentation for higher value transactions.

We also provide advice on banking regulatory and licensing requirements, as well as banking litigation support through our network of highly accredited litigators.

Our Banking + Finance practice has been recognised and ranked since 2023 in the relevant category of The Legal 500 international rankings for Cyprus.

Notable work experience includes:

• providing Cyprus law support to international reputable lenders and borrowers in connection with the origination, amendment and/or refinancing of bilateral or syndicated loan and other facilities on multiple separate matters (aggregate value across relevant financings between 2021 to 2025 in excess of €1bn creditor-side and €1.5bn borrower-side)
• regularly advising the controlling shareholders of an Indian listed conglomerate on the Cypriot law aspects of their multi-billion US$ listed corporate bonds (origination/issuance of debt, subsequent amendments and consent solicitation exercises and financial restructuring and refinancing of liabilities)
• advising various local and international corporate groups and financial institutions on corporate and financing matters, including loan financings, debt capital raisings and amendments to their financing facilities with domestic bank(s)).
• providing regulatory advice, including on applicable Cypriot licensing requirements, on multiple separate matters to EU and non-EU (US, UK or Asia-based) credit and investment services institutions

For our Restructuring + Insolvency capabilities, please refer to the separate dedicated page of our website.