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Banking & Finance

As a participant in the global banking and finance industry, you are faced with increasing financial, regulatory and political pressures. New rules on capital requirements, risk profile and investor protection pose challenges for your organisation.

We have unmatched geographical coverage and more English and US qualified banking and finance partners on the ground in CEE than any other law firm. We are your first port of call whether you are planning a cross-border transaction with a multi-jurisdictional security package or loan portfolio or implementing a first-of-a-kind financing structure in your domestic market.

CMS has a pool of very skilled individuals in the region, and the Czech team taps into that network to provide expertise on cross-border cases.

Chambers

Whether you are a financial institution, equity house, asset manager, mutual fund, accountant, privately owned company, corporation or public entity, your business is only as good as the products and services you sell. That’s why we organise our teams along the business lines of your sector, giving us deep insight into the commercial and legal issues you face.

Our experienced team in the Czech Republic has a leading position in an increasingly sophisticated and fast changing finance market, providing innovative, commercial advice to the full range of market participants. Our ability to blend international legal advice with the in-depth local knowledge and language capability means that we can offer clients a service second to none.

From general corporate lending to acquisition and leveraged finance, derivatives and securitisations to real estate finance and corporate recovery, we can help you achieve the best outcome, both in the Czech Republic and across Central and Eastern Europe.

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CMS can help you with restructuring, insolvency and transforming your business. Whether caused by rapid technological developments, consumer preferenc
Highlights of our experience in Banking & Finance in Czech Republic
ING, UniCredit and Raiffeisen on the EUR 150m leveraged acquisition by Mid Europa Partners of Alpha Medical, a leading laboratory diagnostics provider the Czech Republic, Slovakia and Poland.Česká spořitelna...

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12/09/2024
Real estate finance law in Czech Republic
A. Mortgages 1. Can security be granted to a foreign lender? Foreign lenders are not restricted from taking mortgages over immovable property located in the Czech Republic.   2. Can lenders take a mortgage...
30/07/2024
Bill of law - Blockchain law IV aiming at facilitating the use of distributed...
On 24 July 2024, bill of law 8425 (the “Bill of Law”) was filed with Luxembourg Parliament.The Bill of Law aims at improving the current legal framework for dematerialised securities to ensure greater...
26/07/2024
The management of ESG risks by credit institutions pursuant to CRD VI
CRD VI Directive sets out further requirements regarding credit institutions’ practices for managing ESG risks.On 9 July 2024, the new Capital Requirement Directive n°2024/1619 of the European Parliament...
22/07/2024
Creditors’ protection enhanced in financing railway rolling stocks following...
The Cape Town Convention on international interests in mobile equipment (the “Con­ven­tion”) was adopted on 16 November 2001 and promotes the financing and acquisition of certain type of assets. It...
05/07/2024
ESAs’ final reports on Greenwashing in the financial sector
Back­ground­Man­dated by the European Commission (the “EC”) in May 2022, the European Supervisory Authorities (“ESAs”) published their individual final report (the “Final Report”) on greenwashing...
26/06/2024
CMS Prague Banking Brilliance Bootcamp
Unlocking Negotiation Power: Borrowers' Key Points in Credit Agreements
19/06/2024
Update on the AML-CTF Package: publication in the Official Journal of the...
The last three remaining texts of the AML-CTF Package (i.e. the AML Directive [1], the AMLA Regulation [2] and the AML Regulation [3]) have been published in the OJEU on 19 June 2024.For more background...
10/06/2024
ESMA issues first formal guidance on use of AI in retail financial services
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) recently released a public statement on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in the provision of retail investment services. The statement provides...
27/05/2024
MiFID/MiFIR review: ESMA publishes series of consultation papers on transparency...
On 21 and 23 May 2024, the European Securities and Markets Authority (“ESMA”) published three consultation papers, as part of the ongoing MiFID/MiFIR review.The revised Markets in Financial Instruments...
06/05/2024
David Bujgl joins the Banking & Finance team at CMS
International law firm CMS welcomes a new addition to its Banking & Finance team - David Bujgl, an attorney specialising in debt finance, joins the team as an associate on 2 May. David’s experience...
29/04/2024
On your radar | Key employment issues to be aware of internationally
We are delighted to share with you our latest and largest edition of On Your Radar, with contributions from 35 coun­tries.   As ever, you will find employment law updates covering a diverse range of...
02/04/2024
ESMA feedback statement on shortening the EU settlement cycle reveals widespread...
The European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) has released a feedback statement summarising comments received from market participants during its consultation on shortening the EU settlement cycle.Under...