We advised Banca di Credito Peloritan, a Sicilian banking organization, and its majority shareholders on their reverse merger with Tyche, a financial intermediary specializing in the evaluation and acquisition of pecuniary credits claimed from insolvency proceedings.

The merger resulted in the creation of Tyche Bank, a new Italian banking entity dedicated to bankruptcy procedures and traditional banking products and services.

Lawyers in our Milan and Rome offices led the transaction, with support from our corporate and regulatory practices.

We advised Crédit Agricole Personal Finance & Mobility, a subsidiary of French bank Crédit Agricole, on its acquisition of 50% of the equity interests of GAC Finance Leasing, the leasing company of Guangzhou Automobile Group, one of the largest Chinese car manufacturers.

The acquisition will help to promote the deployment of electric vehicles in China.

Lawyers in our Hong Kong office led the transaction, with support from our Beijing and Shanghai offices and our antitrust, banking, capital markets, commercial, intellectual property, international trade, and white collar practices.

We advised Metro Bank Holdings PLC on the sale of a £2.5 billion prime residential mortgage portfolio to NatWest Group PLC.

The transaction supports Metro Bank’s strategy to reposition its balance sheet and enhance risk-adjusted returns on capital.

Lawyers in our London office led the transaction, with support from our antitrust, capital markets, employment, privacy and cybersecurity, regulatory, restructuring, and tax practices.

We advised NBT Bancorp Inc., a financial holding company with operations across the Northeastern United States, on its US$236 million acquisition of Evans Bancorp, Inc., which operates throughout Western New York.

This merger brings together two established banks and extends NBT’s growing footprint into Western New York.

Lawyers in our Washington, D.C. office led the transaction, with support from our New York and Northern Virginia offices and our banking, employment, litigation, and tax practices.