Banking & Finance
One of Grandall’s traditional major practice areas has been in the banking and finance. At Grandall, our banking and finance lawyers have been involved at the forefront of this area with some pioneer lawyers having assisted in the drafting of China's banking and finance laws and regulations. In addition, since 2002, Grandall has undertaken various high profile projects and has been retained as legal counsel for various banks and other types of financial institutions. We have a strong understanding of this sector and are capable of handling the most complex transactions in this field.
Our services in this area include:
• Banking Regulatory Counsel - Providing clients compliance services concerning the most relevant regulatory trends in the banking business and preparing updated standard documentation
• Debt Restructuring - Design of restructuring programs, draft and revise relevant legal documentation accordingly
• Derivatives - Negotiating and documenting derivatives to be launched within the Chinese regulatory framework
• Energy Projects
• Restructuring NPA (Non-performing Assets) - Provide due diligence, transaction structuring, negotiation, communication with government authorities, and issuance of legal opinions on the sale of NPL packages
• Project Financing and Financing Guarantee - Incorporation of project companies, loan arrangement, collateral creation, environmental protection, construction, insurance, land use rights, tax, foreign exchange, relevant approval and registration, coordination with governmental authorities
• Secured Transactions - Provide due diligence on collateral, design security structure, drafting documents, registration, providing PRC legal opinion for all types of security available under relevant law
• Securitization of Assets - Assist in mortgage-backed securities in securitization transactions
• Syndicated Loans - Drafting agreements, reviewing and commenting on documentation, attending negotiations, and providing legal opinion for both the borrower and the lender of syndicated loans