Bird & Bird LLP focuses on finance and financial regulation in emerging markets, where it acts for commercial banks, alternative lenders, special opportunity lenders, and development banks in a variety of transactions, notably aviation, asset, energy, sports and Islamic finance. ‘Very sharp and versatile’ practice head Andrew Hallgarth is a key adviser to DFIs, and recently handled loans totalling $250m to Egypt’s third-largest bank to strengthen its capital position and grow its climate finance business. Hallgarth is ‘business-oriented and can find innovative, smart and elegant solutions even to the most difficult issues’.
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‘The team around Andrew Hallgarth works very well on all debt finance products. Great professionalism and large experience to suit all client needs.’
‘Andrew Hallgarth is the main partner who is closely supervising the work.’
‘A firm providing high standard of legal advice and assistance.’
‘Andrew Hallgarth is a very sharp and versatile lawyer, with an incredible wealth of experience, able to work on any type of deal. He is business oriented and can find innovative, smart and elegant solutions even to the most difficult issues. It's a great comfort to have him by one's side!’
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- Acting for the IFC in connection with the drafting and negotiation of a Tier II Capital subordinated loan of up to USD 150 million in favour of Commercial International Bank, to strengthen its Tier II capital and expand its operations.
- Acting for International Restructuring Company (IRC) and the creditor group in a restructuring of debt arrangements involving assets in Hungary, Poland, Cyprus, Ukraine and additionally involving jurisdictions such as Luxembourg and the UAE.
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Andrew Hallgarth