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You’re dealing with sophisticated financial transactions in a fast-moving global marketplace, and you want representation that’s equally sophisticated. You want the knowledge to help you with intricate cross-border deals and increasing regulatory pressure. You want the ability to defend your interests in a mercurial market.

Dentons has that knowledge and ability. We understand the sector—and financial institutions of every size, focus and geography.

From banks and insurance companies to trading houses and credit payment providers, you get a global team—working from offices around the world including the major financial centers of London, Hong Kong and New York.

When you’re doing business within the financial markets, we’ll be by your side planning, deploying and advancing your interests. We’ll give you the ability to take care of transactional and adversarial matters—to take decisive action, when the market or the deal won’t wait.

Look to our lawyers for effective solutions across the financial services sector including:

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Finance—Asset, Structured, Lending and Acquisition, Project, Real Estate, Trade and Commodities
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Lending and Acquisition Finance
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Reorganization, Restructuring & Insolvency
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Experience

Multinational financial institution: Dentons and Nextlaw In-House Solutions, including a team of former GCs, supported the board and audit committee in their oversight of regulatory compliance programs to fulfill prudential regulator expectations. The client’s audit committee praised our team for the novelty and substantive value of our methodology and findings, which surpassed the capabilities of traditional strategic consultancies while also offering the protection of attorney-client privilege. Our report was provided to and comprehensively reviewed by the regulator. www.nextlawinhouse.com
Abu Dhabi Islamic Bank PJSC: Advising on an AED 250 million unregistered sale and leaseback (ijara) facility to Emirates National Factory for Plastic Industries LLC, a Sharjah-based company and one of the UAE's largest manufacturers of plastic products. The deal involved a number of disbursements and a mixture of moveable assets (plant and machinery) and real estate located in Sharjah and Abu Dhabi. The security package included a commercial mortgage, real estate mortgages and assignments of various revenue streams. The facility was split into a Dirham tranche and a Dollar tranche. The deal won the award for "Syndicated Deal of the Year" at the Islamic Finance News Awards 2011.
Capital Power: Advising on financings, which have a combined value of US$995 million, specifically a US dollar note issue by Capital Power US Financing L.P., as issuer, and guaranteed by Capital Power L.P., as parent guarantor, pursuant to which US$230 million 5.21% Series A senior guaranteed notes and US$65 million 5.61% Series B senior guaranteed notes were issued, and the amendment and restatement of the senior syndicated credit facilities of Capital Power L.P. for US$700 million. The amendment and restatement included the addition of Capital Power (US Holdings) Inc. as US borrower.
China Development Bank: Advising on a CA$352 million secured credit facility to Canadian Royalties Inc., a subsidiary of Jilin Jien Nickel Industry Co. Bank.
Citibank N.A. (US) and Citibank N.A.: Representing Citibank N.A. (US) and Citibank N.A., London branch in the establishment of TD Bank’s first regulated covered bond programme under the CMHC Registry.
EDB: Representing on a US$300 million financing of turn-key construction of the new Abakan combined heat and power unit by Yenisei TGC (TGC-13), a member of the Siberian Generating Company Group.
European Bank for Reconstruction and Development: Representing a European-based IFI on its €320 million senior secured syndicated loan to PCMA Rus, a Peugeot-Citroen / Mitsubishi Motors joint venture, for the construction of a €500 million automobile manufacturing plant in Kaluga, Russia.
International Bank of Azerbaijan: Advising on the establishment of an Islamic Banking Unit and the drafting of amendments to the banking legislation of Azerbaijan to accommodate Islamic banking. This will be the first time that Islamic banking products will be offered in Azerbaijan and will serve as a model for any future Islamic banking structures within the country and the region.
Investment and Development Office of the Government of Ras Al Khaimah: Advising on the annual update of RAK Capital's $2 billion certificate issuance programme and a related liability management transaction. The transaction included simultaneous tender and exchange offers, as well as consent solicitations, in respect of $325 million trust certificates issued on behalf of the RAK Investment Authority and AED1 billion trust certificates issued by RAK Capital. At the same time we advised on the new issue of $400 million trust certificates due 2016 under the RAK Capital programme. This was the first Shariah compliant liability management exercise with publicly traded sukuk and was voted most Innovative Deal of the Year by Islamic Finance News.
JPMorgan Chase: Advising as administrative agent on a CA$800 million five-year revolving credit facility for Lionsgate Entertainment Corporation. This is one of the largest revolving credit facilities raised by an entertainment company in more than a decade. The new facility replaces Lionsgate's previous CA$340 million revolving credit facility.
Keybank: Advising on a $60 million Build America Bond transaction for the Navajo Nation, the first large scale loan to be governed solely by tribal law and tribal courts. This transaction was awarded the "Deal of the Year" award in 2011 by the Native American Finance Officers Association.
Qatar International Islamic Bank: Acting in connection with its successful debut US$700 million sukuk issue. The transaction represents QIIB's first international debt capital markets issuance. We successfully applied our debt capital market and Islamic finance expertise, as well as our specific local knowledge to help QIIB as a first-time issuer, which has strengthened QIIB's prominence throughout the Middle East region and beyond. This significant deal demonstrates our capability to work effectively across various offices in our network.
Royal Bank of Canada Natixis New York Branch: Advising on a CA$252 million project financing by Le Plateau Wind Power LP (a wholly owned subsidiary of Invenergy Wind LLC) for the development, construction, ownership and operation of a 138.6 megawatt wind-power generation facility in the MRC d’Avignon, QC.
The Law Debenture Trust Corporation: Acting as bond trustee in relation to the restructuring of €1.3 billion of bonds guaranteed by SEAT Pagine Gialle (Italian Yellow Pages) and issued by its subsidiary in Luxembourg. The complex restructuring (which was part of a full debt restructuring of SEAT) was effected by way of a consent solicitation pursuant to which the existing high yield bondholders voted to approve an exchange of their bonds for equity in SEAT (via an issue of convertible and exchangeable bonds) and new secured bonds. Our London and NY insolvency lawyers also advised on various aspects of the deal.
The Royal Bank of Scotland plc: Representing in the restructuring of a €140 million structure finance granted in the context of a potential DPO (Debt rePurchase Opportunity) with one of its sponsors in Spain.

Recognition

Latin Lawyer 250 2024 recommends Dentons Chile as a leading firm

September 14, 2023

Chile: Dentons Chile has achieved the top position in the "Recommended" category in the 25th edition of the Latin Lawyer 250 ranking, based on the number of practices included in this version. For the first time, our labor team and partner Rodrigo Sanhueza have been included in the ranking.

Dentons Chile more than doubled its awards in Chambers Latin America 2024

August 30, 2023

Chile: The firm has been consistently improving its performance and has now earned a spot among the top ten firms with more recognition at the local level. This year, the number of awards received has increased by nearly 60% compared to the previous edition, both as a firm and at an individual level.

Dentons wins two awards at Legalcommunity Forty under 40 Awards 2023

June 14, 2023

Italy: Dentons was named “Law Firm of the year – Team Capital Markets,” and Partner Luigi Costa was recognized as “Lawyer of the year” at the “Legalcommunity Forty Under 40 Awards 2023.”

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Insights

Ukraine strengthens state support for investment

September 22, 2023

Ukraine: In order to promote a more attractive investment climate in Ukraine, the Parliament of Ukraine amended the Law of Ukraine No. 1116-IX “On State Support for Investment Projects with Significant Investments in Ukraine”, which reduces the requirements for investors to enjoy benefits provided by this Law.

Ireland White collar and financial crime insights

September 19, 2023

United Kingdom: The Dublin office outlines some of the key updates with regard to white collar and financial crime.

UK White collar and financial crime insights

September 19, 2023

United Kingdom: Welcome back to the quarterly white collar and financial crime updates, where the Dentons UKIME Regulatory and Investigations team has pulled together news and updates from our respective specialist areas which we think may be of interest to you.

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News and Events

Recent Press Releases

Dentons advises Finance Agency of the Federal Republic of Germany on placement of € 3 billion federal bond

September 8, 2023

Germany: Global law firm Dentons, with a team led by Oliver Dreher, has again advised the German Federal Finance Agency (Bundesrepublik Deutschland - Finanzagentur GmbH) on the successful placement of a syndicated federal bond. An existing federal bond was increased via the syndicate. The issuance volume was € 3 billion, thereby bringing total volume of the federal bond to € 22.5 billion. The federal bond has a 30-year term and carries an interest rate of 1.80%.

Dentons advises Triodos Energy Transition Europe Fund on its investment in SolarAccess

August 30, 2023

Dentons has advised Triodos Energy Transition Europe Fund (TETEF) on the expansion of its long-standing cooperation with Netherlands-based international developer and operator of solar power projects SolarAccess. TETEF has provided a shareholder loan and taken an equity stake in SolarAccess Investment Fund I BV, a special purpose vehicle (SPV) set up to finance rooftop solar assets for Wavin, the building and infrastructure business of Mexican company Orbia.

Dentons advises on Admiral Group's cash tender offer and linked new issue of subordinated notes

July 10, 2023

Our London Debt Capital Markets team has advised HSBC, Lloyds Bank Corporate Markets and UBS Investment Bank acting as joint bookrunners and dealer managers, on the issue by Admiral of £250 million 8.500% Subordinated Notes due 2034.

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