The ‘highly experienced’ and ’versatile’ team at CMS advises domestic and international banks and funds on the full spectrum of banking and finance matters, with recent work in infrastructure, asset and real estate financing, financial restructuring, distressed M&A, and NLP transactions. Practice head António Payan Martins has significant experience in leveraged, structured and mezzanine finance, as well as in acquisition, project and infrastructure finance.
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Testimonials
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- ‘António Payan Martins studies issues in great depth and always presents solutions tailored to the risk and in line with the client's business profile.’
- ‘CMS has a highly experienced, versatile and technically sound banking and finance team.’
Key clients
- Gaw Capital Partners
- Nuveen
- Atenor
- EnergyCo II, S.A.
- Celadon Limited
- Caixa Económica Montepio Geral - Caixa Económica Bancária S.A.
- Deutsche Bank AG
- Aquila Capital Group
- Erste Bank
- Davidson Kempner Partners
Work highlights
Advised a consortium of banks (including Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, DZ Bank AG Deutsche Zentral-Genossenschaftsbank, Frankfurt am Main, Commerzbank Finance & Covered Bond S.A. and Deutsche Bank Luxembourg S.à r.l.) in the context of the secured facility to the Huf Group of approximately €217m.
Advising Davidson Kempner European Partners LLP on its bid for the acquisition of a portfolio of secured and unsecured loans and related exposures from Millenniumbcp valued at €277m in outstanding balance.
Advised Enegyco II, S.A. on the refinancing of the company through the issuance of bonds totalling €85m.
Practice head
António Payan Martins
Other key lawyers
Francisco Xavier de Almeida; Filipa Gaspar Branco