Due to its close connection to the fund structuring team around Gregor Evenkamp and other practice groups relevant to the structured finance area as well as a tight cross-location cooperation, Clifford Chance is considered one of the top addresses for securitization transactions and related regulatory issues, which arise, for example, when setting up investment platforms and alternative investment structures. Clients – including credit and financial services institutes, asset managers, investors and companies – benefit from the group's extensive advisory capacities under German and English law, resulting in frequent instructions concerning Central and Eastern European transactions. Oliver Kronat, who also assists clients with the restructuring of securitization and other financing transactions, leads the team that also includes counsels Hannes Deusch and Kerstin Schaepersmann (both extensively active in banking and capital markets law).

As an integral part of its capital markets practice, Hogan Lovells International LLP works extensively in the structured finance and securitization area: while Jochen Seitz regularly assists banks and alternative lenders with the sale of structured products and the updating and expansion of issuing platforms, Dietmar Helms was recently particularly active for credit platforms and start-ups in asset-backed securities transactions. Assistance with securitisations in various asset classes, such as (car) leasing receivables, consumer loans and credit card receivables, is another strength of the team and partially foots on practice head Sven Brandt‘s expertise in this area.

White & Case LLP's team recently demonstrated its structured finance expertise in supporting asset-backed financing and ABCP securitization transactions as well as synthetic securitization of loan portfolios, each of which was led by practice head Dennis Heuer. However, the team is also well versed in the management of NPL transactions, including direct portfolio sales and structured transactions by way of securitization, and regularly incorporates its regulatory expertise, particularly in the area of ESG. The client portfolio includes both financial institutions and investors as well as companies.

Recently, Dentons has been particularly active in real estate financing-related matters, although practice head Arne Klüwer and his team also regularly oversee the expansion and restructuring of securitization programs, securitization, loan and leasing receivables transactions as well as secured promissory note loans. Financial institutions, payment services providers, investment funds, investors and companies make up the client base that also benefits from the group's cooperation with other locations, particularly in the context of international transactions.

Jones Day's advisory strength lies on the intersection of fintech and regulatory law, an expertise that Nick Wittek is known for among others. Accordingly, client work includes advice on the development of securitization platforms using distributed ledger technology, investments in blockchain-based bonds and blockchain-based derivatives. In addition, clients – including financial services providers, alternative lenders, asset managers, investors, companies and fintechs – have an experienced key contact for various securitization transactions across all asset classes as well as for asset-backed commercial paper programs (ABCP) in practice head Ulf Kreppel.