Jonathan Weinberg is truly the preferred partner of choice to work with.
Biography
Jonathan Weinberg is the senior English law banking and finance partner in White & Case in CEE and is based in the Prague office. He has extensive experience on a wide range of finance transactions, having acted for lenders, equity sponsors and corporate borrowers at all levels of the capital structure, in deals ranging from asset finance, project finance and LBOs, to securitizations and other structured financings.
Experience
Representation of lenders in connection on the €510 million financing of the development, construction and operation of the "Pestera II" onshore wind power project in Romania;
Representation of Carlyle on its agreement to sell Tescan Group, a leading manufacturer of electron microscopes and advanced scientific and analytical instruments, to Shimadzu Corporation, a global provider of analytical and measuring technologies listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange.
Advised a club of eight commercial banks and international financial institutions in connection with the up-to-€331 million financing of the construction of the 269MW second phase of VIFOR wind farm in Romania. With a total capacity of 461 MW, Vifor will be, once fully operational, one of Europe's largest onshore wind farms.
The transaction followed the successful completion of the financing of the first phase, with the up to €291 million financing, which marked the first financing for Rezolv Energy, a platform of Actis;
Representation of a consortium of 16 Polish and international banks on a revolving credit facility of up to €2 billion for ORLEN S.A., a multi-energy conglomerate operating mainly in Central Europe;
Representation of PPF Group in connection with the EUR 2.5 billion sale of a stake of 50% plus one share in PPF Telecom Group's assets in Bulgaria, Hungary, Serbia and Slovakia to Emirates Telecommunications Group Company PJSC (e&) and the setting up of a joint venture between PPF Group and e& in relation to such assets; and
Representation of Carlyle on the financing of acquisition of Tescan Orsay Holding, the leading global developer of scientific instruments (including scanning electron microscopes, focused ion beam scanning electron microscopes and micro-CT solutions) based in the Czech Republic and France, with a presence in the U.S. and other jurisdictions.
Recognized for CEE, Banking & Finance: Foreign Expertise (Chambers Global, 2026)
Ranked as “Leading Partner”, Banking, finance and capital markets, Czech Republic (Legal 500, 2026)
Ranked as “Market Leader”, Banking and Finance (Banking, Real estate finance), Czech Republic (IFLR 1000, 2025)
"Jonathan Weinberg has a very good understanding of complex matters and ability to solve issues with multiple stakeholders involved."
(Chambers Global and Europe, Banking & Finance, 2026)
"Jonathan Weinberg knows exactly what the clients need and protects their interests well."
(Chambers Global and Europe, Banking & Finance, 2026)
Jonathan Weinberg is frequently seen advising on big-ticket financing deals and debt restructuring mandates. He is particularly prolific in major cross-border transactions. "He is very creative," declares one source, while another praises his "knowledge of the region."
(Chambers Global & Europe, Czech Republic 2023)
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