Banking and Insurance are the core areas of every financial system. Therefore, it is vital for investors, as well as governments and institutions to be up to date with an array of regulation and legislation that involve today's global markets. Transactions have become increasingly more complex and tend to cross multiple time zones and legal regimes. The risk and many unknowns inherent to these activities can make a false step become a catastrophe, but at the same time, can make an accurate advice generate an immense reward.

Thus, in Miranda we are prepared to provide comprehensive and timely advice on a wide range of banking and insurance transactions. We are experienced in both local and international activities, having developed, throughout years of leading practice, a great expertise in multiple jurisdictions and their markets. We have advised and represented commercial banks, insurance companies, finance companies, investment and merchant banking firms in local and cross-border transactions.

We have extensive experience in the following areas:

Banking:

. Securitisation and structured finance
. Syndicated loans
. Leveraged finance
. Project, acquisition and other asset-based financing
. Structured trade and commodity finance
. Real estate financing
. Loans and credit facilities
. Commercial lending
. Financing by public authorities and State-owned businesses
. Regulatory advice
. Corporate transactions
. Capital market transactions
. Swaps and derivatives
. Investment funds, including private equity / venture capital funds
. Stock options

Insurance:

. Licensing in all jurisdictions in which we operate
. Insurance products / reinsurance products development, alternative risk transfer mechanism and derivatives and swaps products for use in reinsurance structures
. Tax planning
. Reinsurance inspections, audits and pre/post contract due diligence
. Insurance / Reinsurance regulatory