We provide legal advice to a large number of industries on all aspects of financing, both locally and across borders.
Finance
At DLA Piper, we have a global and leading team of dedicated Danish and foreign lawyers, all highly experienced in finance law.
We have deep insight into financing, and our clients include the full range of participants in the commercial world of finance. In addition, we are active in various trade organisations and advise regulators and contribute to forming finance law and its framework.
A global powerhouse of finance advice
As a unique feature, DLA Piper has particularly skilled and dedicated finance teams who are present in all major countries around the world. We operate locally, but draw on a global network of colleagues and their knowledge. Our extensive network is valuable to our clients as it gives them a unique opportunity to benefit from the in-depth knowledge of our global organisation. In other words, our clients have access to a global advisory powerhouse which generates knowledge of the special legal risks and business opportunities existing in all of the major financial markets worldwide.
What are the key drivers for optimism and the challenges facing the global financial services sector?
Financial services organisations across the globe are facing unprecedented levels of change and uncertainty. Politically, many countries are experiencing changes in government, contributing to rising trends of "deglobalisation" and being increasingly protective of their national boundaries and institutions. Challenging global macroeconomic conditions have presented headwinds for the business volumes, asset quality and financing conditions for financial institutions, and interest rates and cost of living challenges have yet to calm.
Social, technological, regulatory and environmental considerations now dominate the agendas of financial institutions who are having to engage with a multitude of issues, including the implications of Big Data, how digital banking continues to upend business models, how best to embrace AI while also dealing with the complexities of adopting such technologies, and how to harness the huge opportunities (business and more widely) provided by sustainable finance while managing the threats of greenwashing and environmental litigation which have reached the top of risk dashboards.
In the present moment, these themes are major disruptors to the status quo. Amid this landscape, DLA Piper commissioned a global survey of c.800 major decision-makers in financial services organisations across the EMEA and APAC regions and North America to explore the impact this change is having on the sector.
How can we assist you?
Our experience in advising clients on finance covers the entire spectrum. Most often, we set up bespoke teams which have the necessary multi-disciplinary skills and experience required by the individual client. Our goal is to deliver the value-adding advice that ensures the best possible solution for the client, in the short as well as the long term. We can assist with:
- Acquisition Finance (M&A)
- Real Estate Finance
- Asset Finance (aircraft, vessels, wind turbines, etc.)
- Leasing
- Project Finance
- Export Credit
- Agricultural Finance
- Structured Finance and Securitization
- Bonds and capital markets
- Regulatory issues in the financial sector
- Financial reorganisations and restructurings
