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Fintech
Fintech - from blockchain to cryptoassets
Emerging technologies, consumers’ digital demands and innovative business models are transforming financial services.
Our global fintech team is the ideal partner to execute cross-border M&A transactions, navigate the complex web of crypto-regulation, mitigate cybersecurity threats, handle data analytics, steer privacy governance or explore distributed ledger technology.
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Nets, a leading payment services provider, and its majority owner, Hellman & Friedman, on the all-share merger of Nets into Nexi, in a transaction valued at €7.8bn.
The combination of Nexi with Nets is a game-changer in the European payments landscape creating one of the largest players in Europe with enhanced scale, client reach, distribution network and breadth of offering, which will further benefit from the recently announced SIA merger.
Advising and representing BitPay, a US-based virtual currencies payment service provider, with regard to financial services regulators’ questions in Germany and the Netherlands, especially on virtual currency/cryptoassets.
Deposit Solutions AG on the regulatory restructuring of its offering platform and on its international expansion. We also advised on a lawsuit against the Single Resolution Board (SRB) before the General Court of the EU in respect of the annual bank levy.
Debitos on a cross-border joint venture agreement with a loan servicing platform.
BitCapital on the regulatory and tax structuring of a new investment fund.
SumUp on its proposed acquisition of Tiller Systems, a leading European digital service provider for gastronomy merchants.
Allianz X on the acquisition of finanzen.de Group, operator of an online platform for insurance and financial services.
Advising on the potential issuance of a ‘stable coin’ and other tokens in Austria (potentially an ICO or private placement).
Our client intends to issue a stable coin backed by physical gold stored at warehouses, potentially enabling third parties to invest indirectly in gold by acquiring tokens on a crypto exchange, and using such stable coins to make payments to third parties.
Abacai Partners on the establishment of, and their investment into, Abacai Technologies, a car insurtech platform and on a separate equity investment into the Complete Cover Group holding company.
Trade Republic on various regulatory and capital market issues including regarding the expansion and internationalisation of its business, in relation to its Series C financing round and regarding the handling of speculations in the securities business.
Meet the team
Cyrus Pocha
Partner - Financial Services Regulatory & Co-head Global Fintech Group
London
Claire Harrop
Partner
London
Richard Lister
Partner
London
Dr. Alexander Glos
Partner & Co-head Financial Institutions Group
Frankfurt am Main
David Sewell
Partner & US Head of Financial Services Regulatory
New York
Matthew O'Callaghan
Partner
Hong Kong