Our banking & finance practice is renowned in the marketplace for complex non-contentious and contentious matters. We are notorious for acting on behalf of corporate clients rather than the banks.  Such an approach was chosen deliberately, and due to that VILGERTS’ banking and finance team is recognised in the private sector as a highly valued representative of counterparties in disputes with banks. The team’s daily workstreams generally involve non-contentious matters concerning, regulatory frameworks, licensing applications before the Bank of Latvia, financing or refinancing projects, leveraged buy-out financing projects, liquidation or dissolving of companies, financial or credit institutions, as well as the preparation for the enforcement of sureties. In recent years, our team has emerged as one of the market leaders in Latvia concerning private and public bond placements, acting on behalf of either issuers or bondholders in the Baltics, as well as frequently acting as collateral agents. Within the fintech sector, our team assists clients on matters generally concerning regulatory issues and M&A deals. Established financial institutions also typically engage our team due to an excellent track record in public procurement, GDPR and general litigation matters.