Sebastian Dietzsch, Senior Director, is a senior analyst in Scope Ratings’ structured finance department in Berlin. Since he joined Scope in 2013, he has been responsible for the analysis of structured finance transactions including SME ABS, Consumer and Residential Mortgage ABS as well as Commercial Real Estate.
Sebastian Dietzsch holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the Technische Universität Berlin, a Master of Science degree in Finance from Lunds Universitet, Sweden and is a certified Financial Risk Manager (Global Association of Risk Professionals, GARP).
Sebastian Dietzsch holds a Master’s degree in Business Administration from the Technische Universität Berlin, a Master of Science degree in Finance from Lunds Universitet, Sweden and is a certified Financial Risk Manager (Global Association of Risk Professionals, GARP).
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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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Sebastian Oebels advises national and international companies on German and international structured finance transactions. He has a strong focus on traditional securitisations, significant risk transfer securitisations and other types of asset-based lending structures. In particular, Sebastian has extensive experience in advising banks, issuers and originators on securitisations backed by auto loans/leases, renewable energy (solar and heat pump systems) and digital infrastructure-related assets.
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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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Sergej Seiz is Vice President of Asset Securitisation at ING Germany, specializing in auto, consumer, and leasing ABS. He is also actively involved in a working group focused on digital infrastructure securitisation, including Data Center ABS. Sergej joined ING Germany in July 2021 as a Securitisation Manager within the Group Treasury department, where he was responsible for developing ING’s retained ABS/RMBS programme. In 2024, he transitioned to the Asset Securitisation team. Prior to ING, Sergej worked at Moody’s until June 2021, primarily covering new ratings for EMEA ABS/RMBS transactions, later expanding his scope to include CLO and ABCP deals. He holds a Master’s degree in Financial Economics from Maastricht University and is a CFA charterholder.
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Dr. Christian Thun joined European DataWarehouse GmbH in 2016 as Chief Operating Officer and one year later, was appointed as CEO. Dr Thun worked previously at Moody’s Analytics for 14 years 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 in structured finance for Dresdner Bank in Frankfurt and London. Christian Thun has published more than 50 articles on topics such as securitisation, risk modelling, stress testing, and data management. He studied business administration and earned his Ph.D. in artificial intelligence at the University of Münster.
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Robert Westermann has been responsible for structuring in the ABS department of Santander Consumer Bank AG (SCB) in Mönchengladbach since 2019. Here, the focus is on equity management transactions and the implementation of captive and joint venture funding transactions. Previously, Robert spent four years at Raiffeisen Bank International AG, structuring client transactions in the area of auto and consumer ABS as an arranger. Robert graduated from the Swiss Federal Institute of Technology (ETH) Zurich with a Master‘s degree in „Management, Technology and Economics“.
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Bernhard Zahel is a senior portfolio manager with DWS Investment GmbH in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. He is focusing on investments into structured products like Asset Backed Securities as well as illiquid investments such as loans guaranteed by export credit agencies or trade finance receivables. In addition to the management of portfolios his role includes the coverage of certain markets in the respective sectors. In 2014 and 2015 Bernhard was responsible within Deutsche Asset Management for the advisory of the European Central Bank within the ABS Purchase program.
After graduating with a masters degree in economics (Diplom Volkswirt) at University of Bonn, Bernhard started his career in 2001 as a workout analyst for corporate credits with Deutsche Bank AG. From there he joined DWS Investments GmbH in 2004 to become a portfolio manager where he stayed with different responsibilities in various asset classes in fixed income until today.
After graduating with a masters degree in economics (Diplom Volkswirt) at University of Bonn, Bernhard started his career in 2001 as a workout analyst for corporate credits with Deutsche Bank AG. From there he joined DWS Investments GmbH in 2004 to become a portfolio manager where he stayed with different responsibilities in various asset classes in fixed income until today.
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