Banks and other financial services providers, as well as start-ups and companies, rely on Hogan Lovells International LLP's expertise in securitisation of various asset classes such as consumer loans, credit card receivables, leasing requirements and automotive financing as well as in related transactions. In this context, clients frequently seek assistance with sustainable financing and digital finance-related issues. With Jochen Seitz, among others, the team also covers the entire spectrum of regulatory issues arising from the sale of structured products; for instance, it routinely assists with updating and expanding issuing platforms as well as base prospectuses. The group is headed by Sven Brandt, whose expertise includes derivative instruments.
Testimonials
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- 'Jochen Seitz: Many years of excellent advice.'
- 'Jochen Seitz is very committed and competent.'
- 'High level of expertise; personal reliability.'
- 'Dietmar Helms is, on the one hand, extremely knowledgeable and, on the other hand, has a very good reputation with banks, which helps to build contacts and navigate difficult topics.'
- 'Excellent industry expertise, high willingness to learn and always up to date with the latest knowledge.'
- 'Julian Fischer & Team: Quick grasp of complex and cross-disciplinary issues and relevant key points contained therein that are important to the client; gets to the heart of the matter; very good and efficient collaboration with partners from other specialist areas and other jurisdictions; clear and targeted communication; always works in the interests of the client, very solution-oriented.'
- 'The team around Jochen Seitz and Peter Maier has provided us with excellent and active support in a number of problems over the past few years. Their in-depth know-how in capital market matters is particularly noteworthy here; they work very precisely even under time pressure.'
- 'Peter Maier has excellent, in-depth specialist knowledge in the field of structured products. The advice he provides is always very solution-oriented and competent, and you feel like you are in good hands. In the past, feedback on a wide range of problems has been very quick and competent.'
Key clients
- Santander Consumer Leasing GmbH
- Aira Home
- Zolar GmbH
- Everphone
- Norddeutsche Landesbank
- Tilta FinTech GmbH
- Advanzia Bank S.A.
- Bank11 für Privatkunden und Handel GmbH
- Bundesverband für strukturierte Wertpapiere e.V.
- Taulia
- UniInstitutional Private Debt SCS SICAV-SIF
- Vistra
- Volkswagen Leasing GmbH
- Volkswagen Financial Services
Work highlights
- Advising Swedish start-up Aira Home on a €200 million debt financing facility from BNP Paribas for its heat pump business. Supporting the entire securitisation process as well as the establishment and refinancing of its platform for sales financing of heat pumps.
- Advising Norddeutsche Landesbank on the sale of a portfolio of aircraft loans valued at €1.67 billion. The buyer is Deutsche Bank.
- Advising an international bank on the updating of its base prospectuses, on distribution issues relating to structured securities in France and on cross-border public offerings and distribution of structured products in various European countries.