Banking and Finance

Local expertise, global standards and seamless legal solutions for the financial sector.

Our Banking & Finance team works closely and proactively with clients to help them stay ahead of a constantly shifting and complex regulatory landscape to fulfill their compliance obligations, whilst expanding business operations at a brisk clip. Our specialist team, which includes a number of former in-house banking lawyers, combines deep sectoral knowledge with extensive experience in advising on high-value and complex transactions, and we work with a wide range of banks, finance companies, leasing companies, and other financial institutions to provide a full spectrum of tailored, contentious and non-contentious legal services. Our clients are some of the most prominent names in the country, such as National Development Bank, Nations Trust Bank, Standard Chartered Bank, and HSBC, as well as leading finance companies or Non-Bank Financial Institutions such as Dialog Finance, HNB Finance and PMF Finance.

Asset-Backed Financing

Providing legal support to secure financing against various types of assets, including real estate, equipment, and receivables.
Banking

Comprehensive legal support for banking operations, including regulatory compliance, risk management, and governance.
Banking and Asset Finance

Advising banks and financial institutions on asset finance transactions, including aircraft and shipping finance, both in a local and cross-border context.
Debt Recovery

Assisting banks, non-banking financial institutions, and other corporate entities in debt recovery related litigation across Sri Lanka.
Derivatives and Structured Finance

Advisory services to execute complex financial transactions, including derivatives and structured finance. Our expertise includes drafting and negotiating ISDA agreements and other derivative contracts.
Infrastructure and Project Finance

Working alongside the firm’s Corporate & Commercial Law department, to offer solutions for infrastructure financing, public-private partnership financing, and related contractual arrangements.
Leveraged and Acquisition Finance

Advising on cross-border and domestic leveraged finance transactions, including structuring and negotiating leveraged buyouts, acquisition financing, and refinancing arrangements.
Trade and Export Finance

Supporting businesses and financial institutions in availing trade credit insurance, letters of credit, and export credit agency financing.

Testimonials

“Timely execution and excellent collaboration”

Legal 500 (Asia Pacific 2024)
“The firm is recognised for its banking and finance and M&A capabilities.”

IFLR1000 2024-2025 (34th edition) firm rankings