Roberto is Associate Director in the EMEA Structured Finance team based in Frankfurt.
Since joining S&P Global Ratings in 2019, he has been involved in transactions covering a variety of asset classes, including Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities, secured and unsecured ABS and Commercial Paper.
Roberto holds a BSc in Economics from the University of Bergamo, Italy and a MSc in International Economics from the University Tübingen, Germany.
Since joining S&P Global Ratings in 2019, he has been involved in transactions covering a variety of asset classes, including Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities, secured and unsecured ABS and Commercial Paper.
Roberto holds a BSc in Economics from the University of Bergamo, Italy and a MSc in International Economics from the University Tübingen, Germany.
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Christian Bauer is an auditor at KPMG AG in the Financial Services department in Frankfurt am Main. As a partner, he heads Structured Finance and specialises in leasing, factoring and securitisation (synthetic and true sale securitisations). His experience covers audits at banks in Germany and abroad, leasing companies, factoring companies and special purpose vehicles for securitisations. He is a member of working groups at the Institute of Public Auditors in Germany (IDW) and at the Accounting Standards Committee of Germany (ASCG) and is the author of various publications on accounting issues.
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Jan-Peter Hülbert has been Managing Director of True Sale International GmbH since July 2018. He brings over 20 years of experience in the banking and capital markets business, including 16 years in securitisation on the banking side. Jan-Peter has been responsible for client transactions for banks, corporates and leasing companies in the public ABS, private securitisation and ABCP segments. He holds a degree in business administration from LMU Munich and is a member of the Supervisory Board of STS Verification International GmbH and of the Supervisory Board of European DataWarehouse GmbH.
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Ulf Kreppel's practice focuses on cross-border securitizations and structured finance transactions. Amongst his clients are international financial institutions, investment firms and so-called "alternative capital providers".
With more than 20 years of product experience, Mr. Kreppel has extensive expertise in the structuring and execution of structured finance transactions. This includes public and private securitizations, asset-based lending and covered bond transactions, structured as stand-alone term transactions as well as asset-backed notes programs. Mr. Kreppel advises on a variety of asset classes, such as auto loans and leases, consumer credits, trade receivables and real estate loans. He also acts as program counsel for several European-based asset-backed commercial paper programs.
Mr. Kreppel has advised on a number of innovative and market-first transactions, including the purely blockchain-based issuance and settlement of asset-backed commercial paper. In addition, he regularly advises on regulatory aspects in financing transactions, e.g. on so-called "simple, transparent and standardized" (STS) securitizations as well as questions regarding the European Securitization Regulation. Mr. Kreppel has coauthored several articles on the legal risks and structural solutions for securitizations.
With more than 20 years of product experience, Mr. Kreppel has extensive expertise in the structuring and execution of structured finance transactions. This includes public and private securitizations, asset-based lending and covered bond transactions, structured as stand-alone term transactions as well as asset-backed notes programs. Mr. Kreppel advises on a variety of asset classes, such as auto loans and leases, consumer credits, trade receivables and real estate loans. He also acts as program counsel for several European-based asset-backed commercial paper programs.
Mr. Kreppel has advised on a number of innovative and market-first transactions, including the purely blockchain-based issuance and settlement of asset-backed commercial paper. In addition, he regularly advises on regulatory aspects in financing transactions, e.g. on so-called "simple, transparent and standardized" (STS) securitizations as well as questions regarding the European Securitization Regulation. Mr. Kreppel has coauthored several articles on the legal risks and structural solutions for securitizations.
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Kevin Kroke is Director in the Frankfurt office of ING’s Asset Securitisation team. He joined ING in 2021, focusing on the origination and structuring of asset-backed financing as well as balance sheet management solutions. Prior to ING, Kevin was 13 years with Deutsche Bank where he held roles in Treasury Markets & Investments, Risk- & Portfolio Management and Commercial Lending, including the structuring of securitisation and covered bonds transactions. He holds a Master’s degree in Finance from Goethe University where he focused on Financial Technology.
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Sven Lissek has been working in the division for Strategic Issues in the Bundesbank’s Directorate General Markets since 2020. This involves the operational implementation of the collateral framework and the asset-backed securities purchase programme (ABSPP) as well as strategic analyses in regards to the monetary policy framework. Apart from assessing the eligibility as collateral of German ABS and contributing to the ABSPP due diligence procedures for the Eurosystem, he is conducting analytical work concerning the implementation of monetary policy with a focus on big data.
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Uli Maute joined BMW Group’s Structured Finance team in 2016 with a focus on arranging, structuring and executing auto ABS transactions across the globe. Uli moved to BMW from Lloyds Bank, where he was Director at the bank’s Securitised Products Group, responsible for originating, structuring and distributing term auto ABS and credit cards transactions for UK and continental European clients. Prior to that, he was Senior Director at Fitch Ratings in Frankfurt and London, at last heading Fitch’s London-based EMEA Consumer ABS rating team.
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Benjamin Mohr is a member of the executive board of Creditreform Rating AG. He is responsible for Business Development and Relationship Management, as well as the newly established division of ESG Ratings. Previously, Dr. Mohr held positions at American Express and various roles within the Creditreform Group, most recently as Head of Public Finance and Economic Research at Creditreform Rating. Holding a diploma in economics, he studied at the University of Frankfurt and earned a doctoral degree in economics from FernUniversität in Hagen. During his tenure as a research assistant, he authored several academic articles and a book on institutional arrangements in banking regulation to ensure financial stability.
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Tom Oelrich has been working for DZ BANK AG in Frankfurt am Main in the securitisation department since 2003. As a senior structurer, he has been advising DZ BANK’s clients in all aspects relating to term-ABS capital market transactions since 2015 with a focus on auto-ABS, consumer and SME loans as well as leasing transactions. Previously, Mr. Oelrich arranged ABCP transactions for corporate clients of DZ BANK.
Since entering into the securitisation business, he has structured a large number of customer transactions and has successfully accompanied numerous transactions as placement agent and swap counterparty. Mr. Oelrich has graduated from Frankfurt School of Finance & Management and holds a degree in Business Administration.
Since entering into the securitisation business, he has structured a large number of customer transactions and has successfully accompanied numerous transactions as placement agent and swap counterparty. Mr. Oelrich has graduated from Frankfurt School of Finance & Management and holds a degree in Business Administration.
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Marco Pause has been a Director of STS Verification International GmbH since December 2019. He joined the STS Verification International GmbH in September 2019 as an Associate Director. Mr. Pause has many years of securitisation experience which he gained at the auditing company Deloitte in the Credit & Securitisation Advisory Team in Düsseldorf since 2005.
In his position as Senior Manager he was primarily responsible for the execution of numerous due diligences at German automotive and consumer banks as well as banks with mortgage portfolios in the context of securitisation and portfolio transactions. In the context of a multi-year project Mr. Pause directed the organisation and implementation of the project management of a state guarantee for a German Landesbank in connection with credit and solvency checks of individual exposures in the Shipping, Corporate Clients and Aviation segments.
Mr. Pause holds a degree in Business Administration from the Georg-August-University in Göttingen.
In his position as Senior Manager he was primarily responsible for the execution of numerous due diligences at German automotive and consumer banks as well as banks with mortgage portfolios in the context of securitisation and portfolio transactions. In the context of a multi-year project Mr. Pause directed the organisation and implementation of the project management of a state guarantee for a German Landesbank in connection with credit and solvency checks of individual exposures in the Shipping, Corporate Clients and Aviation segments.
Mr. Pause holds a degree in Business Administration from the Georg-August-University in Göttingen.
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Lucia Rozanski started working as a Senior Trader for ABS/CLOs at DZ BANK AG in Frankfurt am Main in 2019. She has extensive securitisation experience in a variety of asset classes on the sell- and buyside. Prior to joining DZ BANK, Lucia was a Senior Portfolio Manager in the Credit Portfolio Management team at MEAG in Munich. She was responsible for the analysis of various types of securitisations and the active management of ABS/CLO funds. Lucia has a dual degree in business administration and is a CIIA - Certified International Investment Analyst.
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Dr Christian Thun is the Chief Executive Officer of European DataWarehouse (EDW), Europe’s first securitisation repository. He joined EDW in 2016 from Moody’s Analytics where he worked for 14 years in Dublin, London and Frankfurt in various senior positions, most recently as senior director with inter alia responsibility for the DACH region. In the early stage of his career, Mr. Thun was a team leader at the risk consulting firm Baetge & Partner (an OliverWyman affiliate) and also worked as a credit analyst in the structured finance division for Dresdner Bank in Frankfurt and London.
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Sandra Wittinghofer advises national and international banks and corporations in matters of finance and regulatory law. Her focus on structured finance and related banking regulatory matters covers work for arrangers, sponsors, originators, trustees and rating agencies. She has extensive experience in ABCP securitization transactions as well in term transactions, covering a wide range of asset classes. Since June 2019, she has been listed under "Best Lawyers" for Banking and Finance and Banking Regulatory law by Handelsblatt and is also ranked in Chambers Europe 2023 for Capital Markets - Structured Finance.
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