The Banking & Finance sector is facing new challenges due to multiple (r)evolutionary developments, both digital and regulatory.

At Simont Braun, our Banking & Finance specialists are at the forefront of all the market trends directly or indirectly affecting this highly regulated sector. This allows us to adopt a proactive approach to your business’s transaction, compliance and development issues, guided by your company’s strategy, market specifics and legal requirements and opportunities.

 

Our Services

Simont Braun’s Banking & Finance team offers a long-term approach for all banking and finance matters, including all types of financing, regulatory issues and access to capital markets. Our sound knowledge of these areas is also a key factor in our ability to anticipate, prevent and handle disputes, whenever they may arise.

In our current environment, evolving at an exponential pace, our Banking & Finance team took the early decision to focus on the digitalisation of banking and finance activities by setting up a multi-disciplinary team dedicated to Digital Finance, one of the first and most highly qualified in Belgium. The assistance they provide enables both Belgian and international clients to successfully implement their innovative projects.

 

Our approach

Simont Braun’s Banking, Finance and Insurance team closely collaborates with other departments, notably Corporate/M&A and IP/IT, in order to offer comprehensive and specialised advice on highly technical issues.

 

Market recognition

Our Financial Services Regulatory practice is highly ranked in all the reference legal guides: Tier 1 in IFLR 1000 and Tier 2 in Legal 500.
Our FinTech expertise is also top-ranked by Chambers & Partners (Band 1) and by Legal 500 (Tier 1).
Our team is also ranked in Tier 2 by Legal 500 in Insurance.