The banking and finance team at WALLESS has a comprehensive service offering, specialising in loan refinancing, portfolio transfers, commercial lending, and restructuring of financial institutions. The team stands out for its rare expertise in aircraft and shipping finance, having advised a prominent aviation firm on a loan refinancing transaction and assisted a major lender regarding portfolio financing of multiple aircraft. This year, the team expanded, welcoming two senior associates, Svetlana Rudaja and Samanta Blėdienė, while Joana Baublyte-Kulviete, a pioneer in the field of banking and finance, leads the team.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Exceptional know-how in banking transactions. Very efficient and proactive communication.’
- ‘It is the competence and accuracy that stands out in relation to financial services industry.'
- 'Having a solid strategy, framework, and approach to particular cases. I work with Joana Baublyte Kulviete, and she has great competence, experience and a strategic approach to each case.’
Key clients
- European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
- European Investment Bank
- Nordic Investment Bank
- Swedbank, AB
- Ignitis Group
- Bayerische Landesbank
- MUFG Bank, Ltd
- Deutsche Bank AG
- Investec bank plc.
- UMB Bank N.A.
Work highlights
Advised Abelo, a turboprop aircraft lessor, on a new warehouse financing facility of up to $750 million, underwritten by Deutsche Bank, with Deutsche Bank as Sole Structuring Agent and both Deutsche Bank and MUFG as Joint Lead Arrangers, providing a strong platform for the company’s next phase of growth.
Advised joint lead managers – Citigroup Global Markets Europe AG, ING Bank N.V., and Skandinaviska Enskilda Banken AB – on the EUR 350 million public bond offering issued by Akropolis Group.
Advised the European Investment Bank on a EUR 40 million credit facility to Eldrive for the installation of 8,472 electric vehicle charging stations across Lithuania, Bulgaria and Romania.
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Practice head
Joana Baublyte-Kulviete