Dr Marc Benzler
Partner in the Frankfurt office of Clifford Chance since 2004

Marc Benzler specialises in the area of banking and capital markets, with particular emphasis on regulatory issues including licensing and approval procedures, recovery and resolution planning and regulation of derivatives and financial market infrastructures. He also advises on M&A transactions in the financial sector, on the establishing of banks and branches and on compliance matters. He is also advising on the Banking Union and supervision by the ECB as well as on the digitalisation of the financial sector.

Tel: +49 (0)69 7199-3304
E-mail: marc.benzleremail@webcliffordchance.com

Dr Oliver Kronat
Lawyer, Tax Advisor, Partner

Oliver Kronat specialises in advising on domestic and cross-border structured financings. His experience includes the securitisation of mail order, leasing and loan receivables (including RMBS and CMBS). He also advises on the restructurings of securitisation and other financing transactions as well as on securitisations by insolvent companies. He is advisor to the True Sale Initiative (Verbriefungsforum).

Tel: +49 (0)69 7199-4575
E-mail: oliver.kronatemail@webcliffordchance.com

Kerstin Schaepersmann
Lawyer, Counsel

Kerstin Schaepersmann specialises in German and international structured finance transactions. She advises sponsors, arrangers, lenders, lead managers, issuers and originators on synthetic and cashflow securitisations (including CLOs, CMBS, repackagings and securitisations of trade and lease receivables) and secured loan transactions, as well as the restructuring thereof. She also advises on general bank regulatory questions (including licensing procedures and cross-border banking and investment services as well as regulation of derivatives and financial market infrastructures).

Tel: +49 (0)69 7199-3270
E-mail: kerstin.schaepersmannemail@webcliffordchance.com

Hannes Deusch
Lawyer, Counsel

Hannes Deusch specialises in advising on German and international structured finance transactions. His experience includes the securitisation of trade, consumer, leasing, loan receivables and interest in funds and the establishment of ABCP Conduit Programmes, portfolio sales and other structured finance transactions. Hannes Deusch also advises insurance companies and funds in tailor-made alternative investments. He also advises on the restructuring of securitisation and other structured finance transactions, on regulatory issues as well as trustees and agents in the context of securitisation transactions. 

Tel: +49 (0)69 7199-3191
E-mail: hannes.deuschemail@webcliffordchance.com