Expertise

Banking and Finance - Germany

Our office in Frankfurt advises and represents private and corporate clients throughout Germany in all banking law related matters. This entails advice on all types of financial instruments, syndicated loans, prepayment penalties and real estate loan agreements, crypto currency transactions, investment fraud, and restrictions on money transfers.

Services

Advice on corporate restructuring, tax, stamp duty and admissibility of documents

Asset finance

Aviation and shipping finance

Corporate lending

Creation, perfection and registration of security documents

Finance agreements

Leveraged finance

Out of court enforcements of security documents

Project finance

Real estate finance

Restructurings and refinancings

Securitization

Experience

Michael Kyprianou & Co LLC was involved in the 75 million euro financing for the Mark Hotels Group, an investment group with a portfolio of hotels throughout Europe, by acting as the local counsel of the London branch of Bank Hapoalim, a leading Israeli bank. The purpose of the loan facilities was to provide working capital and to re-finance existing debt of the group secured against six hotels in Germany.

Relevant Publications

Cyprus

Publications

Targobank must pay out assets and bear legal costs after unlawful account freeze

January 30, 2024

Press Releases

Partner Benjamin Hasan contributes article in German Money Laundering and Law publication “Geldwäsche & Recht”

December 19, 2023

Cyprus, Frankfurt

Publications

Frankfurt District Court issues interim injunction against Deutsche Bank AG

November 29, 2023

Frankfurt

Publications

Delayed or denied audit opinion – The beginning of a downward spiral

August 23, 2023

Frankfurt

Publications

N26 Bank must bear costs for legal dispute after unlawful account freeze

July 20, 2023

Frankfurt

Publications

Dismissal of managing director by supervisory authority BaFin

May 18, 2023

Frankfurt

Publications

Corruption Case at Europe’s Largest Real Estate Group – Vonovia

March 22, 2023

Frankfurt

Publications

Money mule: attachment order instead of commission for financial agents

December 13, 2022

Frankfurt

Publications

Bank withdraws termination of bank account after injunction

November 8, 2022

Frankfurt

Publications

Loan termination due to lack of debt service capacity

October 11, 2022

Key Contacts

Benjamin Hasan

Partner

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