Andreas Lehmann Partner

Andreas Lehmann’s practice focuses on financial services and corporate finance transactions. He advises banks on all aspects of debt financing structures including syndicated loans, corporate bonds and securitization transactions. 
Andreas has advised institutional investors, in particular investment funds, venture capital funds and real estate funds, in respect to their investments in Germany. His finance experience includes financial restructurings and non-performing loan (NPL) transactions and other distressed debt investments as well as the refinancing of real estate acquisitions. His experience also includes factoring, receivables finance and asset-based lending structures. Andreas has advised corporate clients in obtaining financing, particularly in structured finance transactions.

Andreas is a member of, among others, the TMA Germany (Turnaround Management Association) and the International Bar Association (Real Estate Committee, Financial Services Law Section and Section on Insolvency, Restructuring & Creditors’ Rights). He has published several articles on aspects of international securitization structures and real estate securitizations.

Representative Experience

• Advising venture capital funds on investments in Germany and venture-backed companies on obtaining financing.
• Advising lenders and borrowers on syndicated loans and corporate bonds.
• Advising an issuer outside Germany on obtaining financing by issuing a German Schuldscheindarlehen.
• Advising on German security packages for multi-jurisdictional finance transactions.
• Advising a UK-based bank on the acquisition of performing loans from German-based banks.
• Advising a lender on sale of its participation in a syndicated loan to a distressed debt investor.
• Advising investors on acquisitions in Germany (distressed loans, NPLs, real estate).
• Advising the purchaser of a German real estate portfolio on the refinancing of the acquisition.
• Representing the indenture trustee of bonds issued by Callahan Nordrhein-Westfalen GmbH in insolvency proceedings of the issuer.
• Advising a bondholder committee on the restructuring of the bond and a debt-for-equity swap and other bondholder committees on attempted restructurings.
• Advising mid-sized and large German corporations and groups as well as banks on multiple national and pan-European trade receivables securitization transactions.
• Advising banks on receivables finance structures for their customers.