WIDEN‘s banking and finance team is consistently involved in various projects throughout the market. The main areas of focus for the firm include commercial lending transactions, refinancing, and loan portfolio transfers. The depth of knowledge at the firm is evidenced by the diverse industries the team is involved with, ranging from energy to transportation. Aušra Brazauskienė leads the ’easy to work with’ team.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team is easy to work with both due to their communication skills and their competence. They‘re very dedicated to understanding the situation their client is in fully and they‘re very responsive throughout all of our collaboration.' 

  • ‘The team is exceptionally well-managed, with the leading Partner Aušra Brazauskienė involved, responsive, and responsible in any matter, simple or complex. The qualities that I exceptionally value in Aušra are her thoroughness when it comes to looking for the necessary solutions and how coherent and clear her communication is.’

  • ‘The experience of the WIDEN team, along with effective communication and confidence, ensures that the client feels calm, assured, and trusts the team.’

  • ‘Working with Aušra Brazauskienė is stress-free, well-planned, and focused on finding compromises and the best solutions.’

  • ‘The team is responsive and trustworthy, they have all of the qualifications to work on complex and simple, national and international matters.'

  • 'They can be characterised by their ability to think out of the box and offer innovative solutions in a market that requires an original approach and the ability to keep up with the latest news, adapting their knowledge depending on what‘s upcoming.’

  • ‘Aušra Brazauskienė is a strong expert who is always dependable and reachable on questions of any importance. She is the head of the Banking and Finance, as well as the Fintech team and she consistently makes sure that all of the requests are attended to on time, extensively, and carefully, keeping in mind all of the relevant regulations, national and international.’

  • 'The work that the team offers is very detailed and accurate, provided in a timely manner and consistently great.'

Key clients

  • Rato Credit Union
  • Alende Holdings OÜ
  • Alende Payments
  • Mano bankas
  • European Bank for Reconstruction and Development
  • UAB Saulės grąžos parkai 2
  • LTL kredito unija
  • Klaipėdos vanduo
  • PayRay Bank
  • VA Finance

Work highlights

  • Assisting RATO Credit Union with its conversion from a credit union into a bank, including receiving a specialised banking license from the Bank of Lithuania and the European Central Bank.
  • Advising UAB Saulės grąžos parkai 2 on a USD6.5m bond issue to finance the construction, installation, connection, and commissioning of a solar park in the Northern part of Lithuania.
  • Assisting Coffee Break with receiving an EU grant for the financing of an innovative reconstruction project in Vilnius.

Lawyers

Practice head

Aušra Brazauskienė