WALLESS works with borrowers and lender on large financings spanning from renewables to transportation. Bond work and M&A financing also represent key areas of expertise, symbolised by the firm’s recent advice to Siauliu Bankas on merging parts of their retail business with INVL. Practice head Joana Baublytė-Kulvietė has experience advising on cross-border restructuring, transactions, and regulatory compliance, as does Gediminas Reciunas , a highly respected practitioner who has further expertise on aviation financing, among other areas. Additional key names include capital market and insurance expert Laurynas Narvydas and Enrika Tamasauskaite , noted for their work on secured lending and aviation finance.
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- 'Diligent and resourceful. They are eager to understand the goals of the client and have the knowledge to contribute to achieving those.'
Key clients
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- Swedbank
- OP Corporate Bank
- BNP Paribas Emissions- und Handelsgesellschaft
- BayernLB
- Modus Asset Management
- Lithuanian Central Credit Union
- Siauliu Bankas
- Blender group
- Vilniaus Baldai
Work highlights
- Advised Siauliu Bankas in signing an agreement with INVL, the leading investment management and life insurance group in the Baltic region, to merge segments of their retail businesses.
- Assisted Modus Asset Management, a licensed investment fund management company, in launching Clean Energy Infrastructure Fund, qualifying as a Dark Green Fund, and attracting EUR85 million in investor commitments, led by European Investment Fund and Baltic pension funds, and EUR 17 million in a revolving credit from a local commercial bank.
- Advised Siauliu Bankas in concluding a 10-year subordinated bond issuance, raising EUR 50 million in the international financial markets.
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Joana Baublyte-Kulviete