Dr. Dietmar W. Helms

Dr. Dietmar W. Helms

Partner
Frankfurt

Email dietmar.helms@​hoganlovells.com

Phone +49 69 962 36 262

Fax +49 69 962 36 100

LanguagesEnglish, French, German

Practice groupFinance

"He has huge knowledge of ABS transactions in Germany and we feel very comfortable using him because he has the right track record in these deals."

Chambers

Regarded by Legal 500 "as the expert in auto loan securitisations in Germany", Dietmar has strong cross-border knowledge throughout Europe and also in China. Before most lawyers discovered the potential of the upcoming fintech industry, Dietmar advised on several benchmark transactions and helped clients to raise debt capital through bespoke structured finance transactions.

His experience is recognised through leading lawyer rankings by IFLR, Chambers, JUVE, Legal500 and Best Lawyers and the Client Choice Award Securitisation/Structured Finance Germany by International Law Office 2013. Dietmar is a core team member of Hogan Lovells' Automotive Industry Sector group.

Awards and recognitions

2018-2019

Acritas Star
Acritas Stars Independently Rated Lawyers

2018-2019

Capital Markets: Structured Finance (Germany)
Chambers Global

2018-2019

Capital Markets: Structured Finance and Securitisation
Legal 500 EMEA

Education and admissions

Education

Second State Exam in Law, Heidelberg University, 1999

Dr. iur., Heidelberg University, 1998

First State Exam in Law, Heidelberg University, 1996

Magister Artium, Goethe University Frankfurt, 1992

University of Paris I

Related industries

Automotive and Mobility

Related practices

Capital Markets

Related areas of focus

Derivatives and Structured Products Hogan Lovells China Desk Raising Debt Capital Securitization and Structured Finance Automotive Regulatory Rail

Representative experience

Advising Mercedes-Benz bank on an ABS transaction amounting to €1bn.

Advising Volkswagen Bank, MAN, Porsche, MunichRe, Commerzbank, DZ Bank, UniCredit, Landesbank Baden-Württemberg and Deutsche Leasing.

Advising on several securitisations of consumer loans and SME loans for Fintech Marketplace lenders including FundingCircle, Auxmoney, Kreditech, Lendico.

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