Norton Rose Fulbright‘s capabilities in the bond markets extend to advising both corporate issuers and syndicates of bank underwriters on the issuance of and updates to note and commercial paper programmes, with experience in issuing products in a range of European, Asian and North American currencies. Heading the group is Christoph Enderstein, whose practice covers corporate, covered and EMTN programmes, and Frank Regelin, whose DCM practice includes corporate bond issuances.
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- ‘The team provides excellent and timely service for concluding the annual update and respectively supplements. The team shows an in-depth understanding of the particular nature of our entity. It has expertise in undertaking the mandated task.’
- ‘Christoph Enderstein is an expert in all respects concerning our requirements.’
- 'Thanks to its team structure and the ability to call on specialists in a wide range of highly innovative and complex legal fields in special cases, NRF achieves an excellent balance between knowledge of the specific characteristics of each client and the challenges and requirements of different topics.'
- 'In particular, a very deep understanding of a client's specific situation, as in the case of parts of the public sector, shows that the client's circumstances and specific requirements are also taken into account when considering solutions. This is only possible through a comprehensive understanding of the processes and procedures.'
- 'Prompt reactions, very good work, good connections to financial authorities.'
- 'Christoph Enderstein is very focused, efficient and responsive.'
Key clients
- Bank of Montreal
- Citigroup
- Commerzbank
- DekaBank
- Deutsche Bank
- HSBC
- Landesbank Baden-Württemberg
- Landeskreditbank Baden-Württemberg – Förderbank
- Mercedes-Benz Group
- NatWest
- Sixt
- Stadtsparkasse Düsseldorf
Work highlights
Advised NatWest Markets in connection with the issuance of electronic (central register) securities with a total nominal amount of €50m each by the State of Saxony-Anhalt and Landeskreditbank Baden-Württemberg – Förderbank.
Advised Mercedes-Benz Group AG and several other Mercedes-Benz group companies in connection with their €70bn EMTN programme and their €15bn commercial paper programme.
Advised a syndicate consisting of Landesbank Baden-Württemberg, Bank of America, Commerzbank and Crédit Agricole in connection with the inaugural issuance by NRW.BANK of a social bond in the form of an electronic security.
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Practice head
Christoph Enderstein; Frank Regelin