Press Releases
Hogan Lovells advises banks on ABS financing of online used car dealer AUTO1
08 February 2021
Dr. Dietmar W. Helms
PartnerFrankfurt
Email dietmar.helms@hoganlovells.com
Phone +49 69 962 36 262
LanguagesEnglish, French, German
Practice groupCorporate & Finance
"One of his most important characteristics is that he's able to explain complex legal matters to non-lawyers."
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
2018-2020
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
News
COVID-19: Summary of National Payment Moratoria Measures in Europe
01 December 2020
News
Draft Law on the introduction of Electronic Securities
24 August 2020
Hogan Lovells Publications
Summary of key U.S. and EU regulatory developments relating to securitization transactions
21 February 2020
Hogan Lovells Publications
Our Capital Markets Update Germany 2019
January 2020
Press Releases
Hogan Lovells in the STS securitisation of Mercedes-Benz Financial Services Italia
04 July 2019
