Camilleri Preziosi's large team provides a full service to a client roster incorporating leading banks, fund managers and other financial institutions, as well as telecoms operators and logistics companies. Core strengths in finance transactions, refinancing, and debt and equity capital markets, such as bond issuances, are underpinned by financial regulatory expertise. This regulatory advice often includes compliance with the Capital Market Rules issued by the Malta Financial Services Authority. Heading up the team are managing partner Louis de Gabriele, Andrei Vella, Malcolm Falzon and Andrew Caruana Scicluna. Gabriele is key for acquisition and leveraged finance, while Falzon specialises in equity and debt issuances. Scicluna and Vella are strong in capital issues and asset finance respectively. Nicola Buhagiar is a key name.

Ganado Advocates has a wealth of experience in representing Maltese banks, insurance companies and financial institutions in high value, large scale bond issuance matters, often in collaboration with the firm’s insurance team. The group’s prowess also extends to advising on asset and project finance requirements involving Maltese law. Conrad Portanier, securities expert Matthew Bianchi, and Matthew Brincat head up the team alongside Leonard Bonello, who is key for fintech matters, and Nicholas Curmi, who regularly advises on the establishment of securitisation structures. Portanier is key for financial services legislation. Catherine Formosa is a key name to note at associate level.

Acting for a range of local and international banks, loan funds, payment service providers, and electronic-money institutions, Mamo TCV Advocates stands out for assisting both lenders and borrowers with syndicated loan transactions, corporate and project finance, and debt and equity issuance matters. Andrew Muscat, Michael Psaila and Mikiel Calleja head up the team. Muscat is key for project financing and acquisition financing, while Andrea Theuma is key for corporate finance mandates, as well as assisting clients with navigating local law security issues. Corporate finance expert Matthew Muscat joined the team in September 2023.

WH Partners ‘blends global reach with local insights’ due to its noticeable strength in complex cross-border loan financing particularly syndicated loans, in addition to its fintech expertise. James Scicluna, Olga Finkel, and managing partner Joseph Borg head up the team. Finkel is especially knowledgeable in anti-money laundering regulation, while Scicluna and Borg are prolific in the gaming industry.

The practice at Fenech & Fenech Advocates draws upon expertise from various teams within the firm, including the corporate and tax team who often act in corporate finance and asset finance transactions. The group is described as ‘the go-to reference point for banking and finance topics in Malta’ by one client, among which is regulatory licensing. Indeed, practitioners often assist clients with the application of AML legislation. Joseph Ghio heads up the team alongside Josianne Brimmer, who has many years’ experience of acting in large scale financing transactions.

In addition to significant banking regulation expertise, including crypto-asset regulation, GTG Advocates’ expertise also extends to blockchain, DLT, and virtual currencies, as well as regulatory matters. Robert Tufigno is instrumental in the group’s licensing requirements work, acting for a range of banking and credit institutions. Practice head Cherise Abela Grech has a niche in virtual currencies.

At GVZH Advocates, practitioners specialise in loan facility agreements. Andrew Zammit heads up the team together with Kurt Hyzler, who stands out for collective investment scheme structures and financial services licensing projects. Ruth Galea continues to act in capital markets transactions with a cross-border element.