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Clifford Chance comprehensively covers regulatory matters and frequently acts in close cooperation with the capital markets and financing teams in the advice on product-specific regulatory law. The mainstays include the support in transactions and mergers, with most recent instructions pertaining to special regulatory audits and investigations by or on behalf of supervisory authorities such as the European Central Bank and BaFin. Here, practice head Marc Benzler frequently took the lead; he also supports financial institutions in connection with the incorporation of banks and their subsidiaries, including licensing, market entry and compliance issues. He is supported by senior counsel Kerstin Schaepersmann, who boasts similar competencies.
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Key clients
- Bundesverband deutscher Banken
- NatWest Bank
Work highlights
- Advising Oldenburgische Landesbank (OLB) on the acquisition of Degussa Bank AG. The transaction is subject to the usual regulatory approvals, including approval by the ECB and BaFin. The acquisition has now been approved and the team is now advising on the integration.
- Advising a credit institution on regulatory measures regarding a special audit of risk management by BaFin and the Deutsche Bundesbank as well as a special audit of securities trading business by an auditing firm on behalf of BaFin.