Banking & Finance

Banking & Finance

At Jurislaw we have considerable experience in advising and acting on issues involving banking and finance. Our partners have supported banks and other financial institutions in the areas of public and private sector loan packaging, project management, restructuring of delinquent accounts and recovery of non-performing loans.
We have also undertaken work in some other relevant areas including advisory and documentation in respect of lending and borrowing conditionalities, legal due diligence investigations and acting as adviser in respect of loans coming from International and other funding agencies.
Our Partners have advised both borrower and lender clients in the areas of acquisition finance, general bank lending, project finance, infrastructure and industrial projects financing, equipment finance, leasing and project refinancing. We also advise on restructuring of existing loans and debtor in possession financing.
We have been involved in loan contract negotiations including advisory on specific and general offer terms & conditions, structuring of different types of facilities & loan products, syndicated and big ticket secured credit transactions, and conduct reviews of the status and adequacy of collateral items offered for loans.
On the regulatory side, we have assisted in operational licensing applications, restructuring of the entity as a result of mergers or acquisitions and advise on legal compliance. We equally are active in banking litigation for the purpose of enforcing contractual agreements with an aim to speedily and efficiently recovering delinquent obligations.