Sponsorships and Speaking Engagements
Global ABS 2022
14-16 June 2022
Dr. Dietmar W. Helms
PartnerFrankfurt
Email [email protected]hoganlovells.com
Phone +49 69 962 36 0
LanguagesEnglish, French, German
Practice groupCorporate & Finance
"Dietmar Helms is regarded as the expert in auto loan securitisations in Germany."
Legal 500
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
2018-2020
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
2019-2020
Capital Markets: Structured Finance and Securitisation, Germany, Recommended
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
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.
Latest thinking and events
Sponsorships and Speaking Engagements
SFVegas 2022
17 – 20 July 2022
Press Releases
Hogan Lovells advises Citigroup on inaugural consumer loan asset backed securitization of AUTO1 Group
06 April 2022
Press Releases
Hogan Lovells advises BNP Paribas on ABS financing of online used car retailer Cazoo
31 March 2022
Press Releases
Hogan Lovells advises Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Italia on €560 million STS securitisation deal
16 December 2021
Press Releases
Hogan Lovells advises everphone on USD 200 million financing round
07 December 2021
