Norton Rose Fulbright focuses on acquisition, asset and project financing support and is regularly instructed on export financing by various German and international banks. The team primarily acts on the lender side, but also assists private equity sponsors and major companies from the transport sector. Practice head Oliver Sutter is experienced in acquisition and real estate financing as well as restructuring and insolvency issues.

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Testimonials

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  • 'Markus Radbruch is very experienced, pragmatic and highly motivated and is fully committed to his clients. He has an excellent understanding of the economic and legal context in the aviation sector and is not limited to a specific perspective, but knows the business from various angles. '

  • 'The Norton Rose Fulbright team is fantastic with their supportive mentality, their experienced way of dealing with situations and their way of helping us. The lawyers are personable and very experienced, also with regard to the needs of the banks. '

  • 'Good insights into current market standards in the area of ​​corporate financing documentation. Pragmatic approach. Good use of LegalTech to increase efficiency.'

  • 'I have worked with Bernhard Fiedler several times. He is characterized by a pragmatic approach, effective negotiating skills and very good practical knowledge.'

  • 'The combination of speed, high quality standards and very good value for money means that NRF performs very well in comparison.'

  • 'Bernhard Fiedler and Oliver Sutter are very competent and reliable business partners.'

  • 'They really put the customer first and are always available to ensure we meet what are often tight and critical deadlines in our field.'

Key clients

  • 777 Partners
  • 1 ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
  • Bank of America Corporation N.A
  • 2 BayernLB / Bayerische Landesbank
  • BNP Paribas
  • Citibank
  • Clover Aircraft Leasing
  • Commerzbank AG
  • Condor
  • Crédit Mutuel
  • Deutsche Bank AG
  • Deutsche EuroShop AG
  • Deutsche Lufthansa AG
  • Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG
  • DVB Bank SE
  • DZ Bank AG
  • enercity AG
  • European Investment Bank (EIB)
  • Expert SE
  • Fitesa S.A.
  • GOAL German Operating Aircraft Leasing GmbH & Co. KG
  • Hamburg Commercial Bank AG
  • HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt AG
  • ING
  • JP Morgan
  • KfW
  • Landesbank Baden-Württemberg (LBBW)
  • Landesbank Hessen-Thüringen (Helaba)
  • Macquarie
  • MANN+HUMMEL International GmbH & Co. KG
  • Norddeutsche Landesbank Girozentrale (NORD/LB
  • Nordzucker AG
  • NOVENTI Health SE
  • Santander
  • Schnellecke Logistics SE
  • Société Générale S.A.
  • Standard Chartered
  • Thüga AG
  • UniCredit Bank GmbH

Work highlights

  • Advising Commerzbank AG and BNP Paribas on two OeKB and SACE-supported ECA financings for Salzgitter Flachstahl GmbH.
  • Advising 777 Partners LLC on the financing aspects of the acquisition of a majority stake in Hertha BSC GmbH & Co. KG through shares.
  • Advising German airline Condor Flugdienst GmbH on its first Balthazar-covered financing of an Airbus A330-900neo.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Oliver Sutter