
Clifford Chance offers clients expertise across the spectrum of their structured finance needs, overseeing the packaging of synthetic security and receivables portfolios, in addition to advising on the launch of security packages for alternative investments, including crypto-based offerings. The group is headed by Oliver Kronat, who specialises in the securitisation of trade, leasing and loan receivables, with additional expertise in the structuring of asset-backed commercial paper programmes. Hannes Deusch provides additional focus on the aforementioned areas, while also assisting insurers and funds on their securities transactions. Kerstin Schaepersmann is the key contact for queries on the regulations governing German securities and derivatives, including the rules that apply to CLOs and CMBSs. Antonia Walter handles international structured finance deals, covering inter alia trade receivables and synthetic securitisations.
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Key clients
- Citi/Barclays/Bank of America/Crédit Agricole CIB
- Helaba
- Raiffeisen Leasing Group
- ING-DiBa AG
- Erste Bank
- BNP Paribas SA
- Commerzbank AG
- UniCredit Bank GmbH
Work highlights
Advised a banking consortium consisting of Citi, Barclays, Bank of America and Crédit Agricole CIB on the first public residential solar asset-backed securitisation in Europe for climate tech startup Enpal.
Advised Helaba on a synthetic balance sheet securitisation of a reference portfolio of corporate loans with a total volume of €2.3bn.
Advised BlackRock on the launch of a new bitcoin exchange-traded product across multiple European jurisdictions and the UK.
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Practice head
Oliver Kronat
Other key lawyers
Kerstin Schaepersmann; Hannes Deusch; Antonia Walter


