Banking and Finance
Allen & Overy is at the heart of the world's banking and financial markets. We have more than 1,000 banking and finance lawyers worldwide - one of the largest and most international teams of any global law firm. Few practices can match our top tier position across the full range of financial products. We have been instrumental in nearly all the major developments in modern financial markets, starting with the first ever eurobond issue in the 1960s. With such depth and global reach, international and industry-leading ‘first-of-a-kind’ transactions are our hallmark.
Our Team
In Germany, we field the market's pre-eminent banking and finance practice with over 40 German, English and U.S. law qualified lawyers. Renowned for our intellectual rigour and in-depth knowledge of the German market, our lawyers draw on deep product expertise and regularly work alongside our regulatory, litigation and restructuring specialists. It is important in the current market to develop innovative solutions for our clients, often incorporating complex financing techniques that lead the industry. Numerous global corporate and financial institutions entrust us with the full range of their domestic and cross-border transactions. Our excellence is reflected in our top tier position in all major legal directories, such as JUVE, Chambers, Legal 500 and IFLR.
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News and insights
News: 07 March 2024
Advising banks on TUI’s EUR 500m sustainability-linked senior notes
Allen & Overy has advised the initial purchasers on the offering by TUI AG of EUR 500 million aggregate principal amount of its 5.875% sustainability-linked senior notes due 2029.
News: 04 March 2024
Allen & Overy advises Commerzbank on sustainability linked syndicated loan for Vossloh
Allen & Overy has advised Commerzbank AG as documentation agent in connection with a syndicated loan of EUR 240 million for global rail technology company Vossloh.
News: 01 February 2024
Allen & Overy has advised J.P. Morgan SE as sole physical bookrunner on the initial placement of a Term Loan B with a volume of EUR 350 million for Schön Klinik SE.
News: 19 January 2024
Allen & Overy advises Aukera on a €450 million notes issuance facility with EIG
Allen & Overy has advised Aukera BV (Aukera), the Belgium-based pan-European renewable energy developer and independent power producer (IPP) majority owned by AtlasInvest, in connection with a €450…
Recognition
Law Firm of the Year 2017 - Finance
Best Lawyers in Germany 2017 / Handelsbatt
Allen & Overy LLP’s ‘well-embedded’ finance practice is considered to be ‘market leading for corporate finance’, both on the lending and borrowing side.
Legal 500 Germany 2016
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Snapshot of our Banking and Finance practice
Our private debt capabilities in Germany
How we can support you
Our German team has a strong track record on private debt transactions and combines transactional skills with detailed knowledge of debt funds and technical excellence. We have extensive experience in advising on, and executing, deals encompassing all of the major private debt strategies such as senior debt, unitranche, subordinated debt (second lien/PIK), growth capital, structured equity and mid-cap private placements. We work as an integrated team both across practices as well as across borders.