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Cases · Capital & assets · Banking, lending & secured finance

We need to refinance a major commercial property

Usually led by Banking & Capital Access, with Finance & Treasury and Legal & Contracting. WONE Global brings the areas of expertise and countries together, with a named professional in each market where one is published.

The situation

What is happening

Opening and keeping bank accounts, borrowing, guarantees and security over assets abroad.

The first questions

  • Which bank or lender, and in which country?
  • What has the bank asked for, or decided?
  • What security or guarantees are involved?
  • What deadline applies?

Who faces this

  • Businesses
  • Lenders
  • Borrowers
  • Guarantors

Cross-border complications to check

  • Digital asset regulatory statusA token or custodial structure has different legal classifications across markets · Banking & Capital Access
  • Real estate title securityA foreign lender needs enforceable real estate rights and local registration · Banking & Capital Access
  • Different laws of contractParties sign one commercial agreement but disagree which law governs duties, damages and remedies · Legal & Contracting
  • Capital movement limitsAn investment generates profits that cannot readily be repatriated · Finance & Treasury

The solution

How WONE Global handles it

Usually led by Banking & Capital Access, with Finance & Treasury and Legal & Contracting.

How WONE Global usually approaches banking, lending & secured finance

  1. 01Read the bank's request or the loan terms.
  2. 02Prepare the documents and answers the bank expects.
  3. 03Bring in banking professionals in each country involved.
  4. 04Negotiate, restructure or find an alternative lender.

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Services

The services involved

One area of expertise usually leads; the others move with it. WONE Global keeps them connected across every country involved.

  1. Usually leadsBanking & Capital Access2 markets with a named lead→
  2. Often involvedFinance & Treasury2 markets with a named lead→
  3. Often involvedLegal & Contracting18 markets with a named lead→

Who handles it

Banking & Capital Access, market by market

The status of the lead service in the markets that matter for this case. A named WONE Global Partner acts under their own licence; where none is in place yet, WONE Global confirms availability before anything else.

  1. South Africa WONE Global Partner Kameel Keshav · CA(SA) · Corporate Finance & Transaction Advisory Brief this Partner →
  2. Switzerland WONE Global Partner Gianmatteo Terruzzi · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  3. India On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  4. Saudi Arabia On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  5. Singapore On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  6. United Arab Emirates On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  7. United Kingdom On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  8. United States On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →

Other markets: WONE Global covers 100 countries. Name yours in the requirement →

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