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Dr. Dietmar W. Helms
Partner Corporate & Finance
Languages
English, French, German
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Overview
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Experience
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Credentials
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Insights and events
Chambers"One of his most important characteristics is that he's able to explain complex legal matters to non-lawyers."
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.
Legal 500"Dietmar Helms is regarded as the expert in auto loan securitisations in Germany."
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.
Advising Barclays Bank Ireland Plc. and Deutsche Bank AG on first euro-based €640 million ABS-transaction backed by data centers leases in Germany for Vantage Data Centers.
Credentials
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
Recognition
News
Press releases
11 June 2025
Awards & rankings
28 March 2025
Press releases
10 June 2024