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Greenlake Legal Advises on €70m Refinancing of Luxury Almanac Palais Vienna
We are happy to announce that Greenlake Legal supported the owners in the successful refinancing of the Almanac Palais Vienna, one
This is what our clients say about us in Legal 500’s EMEA 2025 Banking and Finance Guide:
“Erik Hödl and Michael Raninger are not only exceptional lawyers, but also strong executors who take a hands-on approach to
We welcome Franz Tengg to Greenlake Legal
Franz Tengg has joined Greenlake Legal as counsel – join us in welcoming and congratulating him! Franz is an experienced
One out of ten Banking and Finance lawyers ranked by Chambers and Partners in Austria are now from Greenlake Legal
“One of the key things that is important to us is lawyers’ responsiveness and providing to-the-point and straightforward legal advice,
JUVE Ranking Insolvency & Restructuring
“The two partners are well connected internationally […] and frequently advise corporates, banks and sponsors in cross-border cases.” Greenlake
Chambers Ranking B&F 2023
“Greenlake is very experienced, solution-oriented and always showed extraordinary work at a very fast pace.” Have you seen Greenlake Legal’s
Greenlake Legal advised Greiner on a €172,000,000 ESG-linked 𝙎𝙘𝙝𝙪𝙡𝙙𝙨𝙘𝙝𝙚𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙖𝙧𝙡𝙚𝙝𝙚𝙣
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Greenlake Legal’s latest ranking by JUVE in banking and finance
Greenlake is particularly present in cross-border and (regularly also) high-volume financing transactions! Read this and a lot more background on
Our social media detox is over!
Our social media detox is over! We may have been silent on social media for a while, but in the
IFLR1000 ranked Greenlake Legal and its lawyers in its 30th edition
IFLR1000 The International Financial Law Review IFLR1000 is a highly regarded guide to the world’s leading law firms in, amongst others, the areas of Banking & Finance and Restructuring & Insolvency. We genuinely thank our clients and business partners for
Greenlake Legal turns two and celebrates the launch of its new website
We are more than happy to present to you our all-new website in our enhanced corporate design. Quickly find all the information you need in an even more user-friendly environment.
Greenlake Legal advised a UK bank on analysing a tax-driven structure for a capital guarantee for a life insurance product
Our advice in this transaction included advising the client on the necessary structural changes and features to a proposed structure to ensure that it complies with Austrian law. The transaction involved legal advice for Austria and the United Kingdom. Transaction
Greenlake Legal advised a German bank in the context of a real estate acquisition of a property in Germany
We advised on the loan agreement and the governed security package, including a complex (parent) guarantee. The transaction provided for an overly complex tax-driven structure and careful structuring before and during the transaction phase was required in relation to various
Greenlake Legal advised a borrower active in the manufacturing industry on a revolving credit facility
We structured a lean process for the borrower to transfer a part of its existing debt under an existing term loan and revolving credit facility to a new revolving credit facility. The transaction involved legal advice for Austria and Germany.
Greenlake Legal advised a borrower active in the manufacturing industry on an international acquisition financing
The client needed to obtain a financing for the acquisition of a target located in the European Union. In this transaction, we were involved very early in the process and provided advice in relation to the structuring of the transaction.
Greenlake Legal advised a club of international banks on a revolving credit agreement for an internationally active industry group with its headquarters in Austria
The parties agreed to base the documentation for this deal on the documentation for their existing revolving credit facility which was drafted by another law firm. When the parties had reached a commercial agreement, it turned out that the existing
Greenlake Legal advised a client active in the telecommunications services sector in connection with the financing of the expansion of its fibre optic infrastructure
We developed a completely new financing structure for the client and successfully implemented it, considering legal requirements and restrictions in the area of municipal law and subsidy law. Given the involvement of the public sector, this transaction required direct coordination
Greenlake Legal advised a special opportunities fund on the structuring of the sale and purchase of arbitration claims
The seller of the arbitration claims, an Austrian-based group of companies, was seeking for a combined sale and financing. The arbitration claims originated from disputes between subsidiaries of the seller, one in the USA, one in Austria and another one
Greenlake Legal advised a US-based art lending fund on a financing against collateralisation through works of art
In this transaction, we combined our large experience in asset-based lending with our good understanding of the art market and matters associated therewith as well as experience in structuring and coordinating multi-jurisdictional situations. In this case, also timing was critical.
Greenlake Legal advised a client active in the manufacturing industry on a waiver process for German Schuldscheindarlehen
Waiver processes for German Schuldscheindarlehen are known to be quite complex given that an agreement with many individual lenders needs to be achieved. In many cases, such waiver processes are not even initiated due to that burdensome process. Consequently, this
Greenlake Legal advised a large Austrian bank as creditor in the insolvency of a renewable energy production company and in the transfer of its claim to a purchaser
This was a distressed sale of debt of a project entity in the USA. Complexity came in as the loan was initially granted to the project entity by a US bank and was subsequently transferred to our client. In addition