Norton Rose Fulbright‘s German banking team works closely with its counterparts across the firm’s network to handle cross-border bilateral and syndicated debt-based facilities, acquisition financing and with particular strength in transport asset financing deals. Team lead Bernhard Fiedler places particular emphasis on real estate financing as part of a broader debt-based practice, while Oliver Sutter works on corporate and acquisition loans.
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Testimonials
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- 'Oliver Sutter is always willing and able to deep dive into the main points and seek solutions. Bernhard Fiedler is a skilled partner on top of the banking workstream, also with great knowledge of guarantees as well as restructuring topics and necessities.'
- 'Bernhard Fiedler stands out with his sound knowledge, pragmatic approach and strong and goal-orientated negotiation skills.'
- 'Oliver Sutter is a very pragmatic lawyer. He has a very broad knowledge and is able to communicate complex issues in a way that is easy to understand.'
- 'Very calm and professional team.'
Key clients
- Bank of America N.A.
- Bayerische Landesbank
- Commerzbank AG
- Deutsche Bank AG
- HSBC Trinkaus & Burkhardt GmbH
- Landesbank Baden-Württemberg
- Ziegler Gruppe
- Kommunalkredit
- KFW IPEX-Bank
- UniCredit Bank GmbH
Work highlights
Advised the Ziegler Group on its structural financing.
Advised Deutsche Bank on the refinancing of FAIST Anlagenbau GmbH and FAIST Anlagenbau Holding GmbH & Co. KG via a syndicated loan agreement.
Advised KfW IPEX-Bank on the structuring of an additional financing of €270m under a CAPEX facility for the leasing platform of RIVE Private Investment and Northrail.
Practice head
Bernhard Fiedler
Other key lawyers
Oliver Sutter