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About
Provided by Stefan Krauss
Practice Areas
Structured finance, payment systems, derivatives and banking regulatory matters. Stefan has been ranked as a market-leading lawyer over the last 20 years. He has been instrumental in shaping the German securitisation market in more than 150 transactions, including the majority of synthetic, true-sale RMBS and ECB securitisations.
Stefan has been lead counsel to the largest pan-European private sector payment systems since their inception (including EURO1, STEP2, RT1 and STEP2 CGS) for which he developed groundbreaking legal structures, including the EURO1 'single obligation structure' and the CBF-settlement structure for both RT1 and STEP2. Stefan also advises on various global multi-currency payment system projects based on innovative IT infrastructures.
Other recent matters include various large synthetic CLO transactions, a €30bn RMBS program and the largest ever (€35bn) structured covered bonds program.
Career
Hengeler Mueller 1989, partner 1995.
Professional Memberships
PCS Market Committee.
Chambers Review
Europe
Stefan Krauss is revered for his longstanding expertise as one of Germany's top structured finance and derivatives experts. He has vast amounts of experience, including in the restructuring of synthetic securities, STS securitisations and structured covered bond programmes.
Stefan Krauss is revered for his longstanding expertise as one of Germany's top structured finance and derivatives experts. He has vast amounts of experience, including in the restructuring of synthetic securities, STS securitisations and structured covered bond programmes.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"We particularly valued Stefan Krauss's technical skills and his excellent availability."
"I love doing deals with Stefan Krauss, who is such a name in the market, has such strong expertise and is always pleasant and thoughtful."
"We particularly valued Stefan Krauss's technical skills and his excellent availability."
"I love doing deals with Stefan Krauss, who is such a name in the market, has such strong expertise and is always pleasant and thoughtful."
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