The finance, funds and restructuring team at Ashurst LLP is noted for its acquisition finance practice, and boasts a client base of large international banks, corporates, and funds. Its growing expertise in innovative financial products, including cryptocurrencies, is a particular strength, as is its growing financial regulatory practice. Practice head Arnaud Wtterwulghe has longstanding experience of the market, amongst other areas handling corporate lending, real estate finance, debt restructuring, securities, and derivatives.
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Key clients
- Banco Santander, S.A.
- Fair Market Value Capital Partners (UK) Limited
- Dexia
- Barclays
- ANZ
- BNP Paribas
- Goldman Sachs
- Citi
- SMBC
- Société Générale
- Bank of America
- GarantiBank International N.V.
- Credit Suisse
- eToro
- Vauban Technologies Limited
Work highlights
- Advised Banco Santander and BNP Paribas on providing new facilities to SigmaRoc plc to part fund their acquisition of CRH plc's European limestone quarry businesses in Belgium, Germany, Poland, Czechia, England, and Ireland.
- Advised Fair Market Value Capital Partners (UK) Limited on behalf of the FMV Industrial Infrastructure Fund I SCSp and TD Asset Management Inc. on behalf of the TD Greystone Infrastructure Fund SCSp on the €100m financing to support the acquisition of a 28% stake in PSA Italy and in PSA Genoa Investments NV from PSA International.
- Assisting Goldman Sachs, Citibank, and Barclays with their notes, warrants, and certificates issuance programmes to ensure consistency of the terms hereof with the Belgian Code of Economic Law and, in particular, the provisions in respect of unfair terms.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Arnaud Wtterwulghe