Clifford Chance's broad team continues to be one of the first ports of call for structured financing and securitisations, with strengths including transactional support in the infrastructure and renewable energy sectors; geographically, the practice focuses on Central and Eastern European as well as Asian transactions. Banks, fund sponsors, asset managers and companies also benefit from its expertise in alternative investments, funds and related regulatory matters. Oliver Kronat, who provides comprehensive advice on national and international structured financing (also experienced in the restructuring of securitisation and other financing transactions), leads the team, which also includes counsel Kerstin Schaepersmann (risk transfer transactions and synthetic securitisations) and counsel Hannes Deusch (receivables financing).

Linklaters' core competencies include the structuring of international financings and those related to ESG and new technologies as well as (synthetic) securitisations, which are often handled for clients from the electronic payment services, automotive and Fintech sectors. This is complemented by expertise in repackaging transactions as well as in derivatives across all asset classes; practice head Christian Storck is one of the central contacts for the latter area and not only covers OTC derivatives but also various capital market products and structured financing. Barbara Lauer specialises in NPL transactions and synthetic securitisations and, alongside Burkhard Rinne and counsel Jördis Heckt-Harbeck, is also experienced in asset-based structured financing.

Hengeler Mueller advises on both the banking and corporate side and demonstrates particular strength in true sale securitisations as well as in synthetic securitisations of European corporate loans and leasing requirements. The practice further assists with the development of national and international refinancing platforms, including refinancing solutions in connection with pay-per-use and asset-as-a-service business models. Stefan Krauss is regularly instructed with matters pertaining to structured covered bonds, while Martin Geiger's routinely applies his expertise in leasing and loan portfolio securitisations.

In addition to ACBP programs and STS transactions, Ashurst LLP also routinely handles receivables financing and ESG securitisations. As an integral part of the global markets practice , the team is also instructed by international companies to assist with initial German securitisations; furthermore, cross-practice cooperation and close collaboration with project financing experts result in regular advice on capital market-related infrastructure financing. OTC and securitised derivatives are primarily covered by Tobias Krug, who is the co-head of the firm's global finance, funds and restructuring group, and jointly leads the German team with true sale securitisation expert Martin Kaiser.

Baker McKenzie is particularly experienced in cross-border securitisation transactions and focuses on advising originators and banks on asset-backed securities in the automotive sector as well as on ABCP transactions in the  commercial receivables sphere. ESG compliance issues are increasingly contributing to the team's workload as well. Sandra Wittinghofer usually leads on matters and handles term and ABCP transactions as well as banking regulatory issues; she jointly heads the practice with Oliver Socher, who is very active in the banking and finance sector.

Dentons assists financial institutions, payment service providers and funds with the set-up of refinancing platforms and ABCP programs as well as with asset-based lending. Practice head Arne Klüwer is experienced in the securitisation of leasing and commercial receivables as well as loans and has particular expertise in true sale securitisations. Loan financing, restructuring and portfolio transactions represent Matthias Eggert's mainstays, who is frequently instructed by banks, Fintech companies and borrowers.