Bird & Bird LLP

The finance and financial regulation practice at Bird & Bird LLP is known for provide high-quality advice to commercial banks alternative lenders, special opportunity lenders and development banks on a wide variety financings, including aviation and asset finance, energy finance, Islamic finance and sports finance. Lead partner Andrew Hallgarth is a key adviser to long-term client EBRD, and his recent work includes advice on its original investment in the creation of a Moroccan company to hold and develop commercial property, and the admission of EBRD as a key strategic investor in North African retail property developer Aradei Capital, as well as a partial exit and the restructuring of shareholder rights following its IPO.