Brochures
Banking & Finance in Germany
March 2019
Dr. Dietmar W. Helms
PartnerFrankfurt
Email dietmar.helms@hoganlovells.com
Phone +49 69 962 36 262
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
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
Hogan Lovells Publications
Our 2017 capital markets team update Capital Markets Newsletter
20 November 2017
Hogan Lovells Publications
Summary of key EU and U.S. regulatory developments relating to securitization transactions Brochure
September 2017
