Hogan Lovells International LLP focuses on the retail, financial services and automotive sectors, with the latter being particularly reflected in the group's advice on car loan securitisations. The team also assists with various regulatory aspects, for instance related to the distribution of structured products, the use of cryptocurrencies as underlying assets of structured products as well as with ESG securitisation transactions, Fintech securitisations and asset-based lending. Sven Brandt (ABS transactions and derivatives across all asset classes) heads the capital markets group. Fintech-related transactions and car loan securitisations are part of Dietmar Helms' advisory portfolio, while clients turn to Jochen Seitz for advice across the entire range of securitised derivatives and structured products.
Testimonials
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'Jochen Seitz impresses with his expertise.'
'Uniquely connected, excellent quality of legal work and always highly professional.'
'Dietmar Helms is uniquely well connected in the industry and advises far beyond the purely legal. He makes an extraordinarily valuable contribution when it comes to important decision-making, long before the legal work begins (e.g. when selecting the investor).'
'A particular strength of the team is the speed with which they support us and complete projects within very tight deadlines.'
Key clients
- auxmoney GmbH
- Bank 11
- Crédit Agricole
- Deutscher Derivate Verband
- Enpal B.V.
- Erste Group Bank
- Goldman Sachs
- Grover
- Marex Financial
- Nord/LB
- Santander Consumer Bank AG
- Tilta Fintech GmbH
- US Bank Global Corporate Trust
- Volkswagen Leasing GmbH
- Volkswagen D’Ieteren Finance SA
- Wilmington Trust SP Services (Frankfurt) GmbH
Work highlights
- Advising Enpal BV on the raising of a €300 million senior ABS financing by Citibank NA London Branch and a €56.25 million mezzanine ABS financing by funds managed by M&G.
- Ongoing advice to a US investment bank on the update and expansion of its issuance platform for the issuance of structured products (bonds, certificates, leveraged products).
- Advising Santander Consumer Bank AG on its €1 billion securitisation of consumer loans.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Sven Brandt