Lavan Legal’s experienced Banking and Finance Team is recognised for providing innovative, practical and solution focused advice to effectively implement the most challenging finance transactions.  We differentiate ourselves from our competitors in a number of ways, particularly on the basis of our quality advisory and technical skills and our commitment to offer real guidance combined with strong service protocols.

From compliance and regulatory advice to property, project and resource based financing to assistance with enforcement and reconstructions, we offer pragmatic solutions that resolve complexity and facilitate the completion of transactions.

Our comprehensive range of services and experience includes work for lenders and borrowers with respect to property and project related finance including construction and development, structured finance, project and resource based finance, asset finance, loan syndication, securitisation, due diligence, Personal Property Securities Law reform advice and Consumer Credit Code and Code of Banking Practice advice.

The quality, depth and expertise of our team will help you achieve your commercial and legal objectives.

Our services

Property related financing

Our team has considerable experience in acting for lenders and borrowers with respect to property related projects including comprehensive experience in construction and development.

Our experience includes reviewing and reporting on security issues, loan covenants, works contracts and building issues, planning and regulatory approvals, pre-sale contracts and other take-out agreements and material contracts.

Project related financing

Our team has extensive experience in acting for borrowers and lenders with regard to project and resource related transactions and finance.  Our experience includes all aspects of project related due diligence, bankable feasibility studies, negotiations on term sheets and all related finance documentation.

Reconstruction

Our team has expertise in all areas of reconstruction, business structuring and associated advice.

General financing

Our team has experience in acting for lenders and borrowers in relation to all other types of financing including asset finance, debtor/cash flow finance, syndicated facilities and finance related advice including advice on compliance and regulatory issues.

Regulatory work

Our team has extensive experience in advising lenders and others involved in the finance industry on compliance with regulatory frameworks including consumer laws, the Code of Banking Practice and more recently the Personal Property Securities reforms. 

Banking and finance litigation

We work closely with our insolvency and litigation teams to act rapidly on behalf of our clients in order to preserve the value of their assets and provide timely, effective and solution focused advice with regard to enforcement options when problems or difficulties arise.