TSI/BdB Expert Dialogue

Dr Oliver Kronat is Partner in the Frankfurt office of Clifford Chance. Oliver specialises in advising on German and international structured finance transactions. His experience includes the securitisation of trade, consumer, leasing and loan receivables and the establishment of ABCP Conduit Programmes. as well as Fintech, Speciality Finance and Fund-Linked Note transactions. He also advises on the restructuring of securitisation and other structured finance transactions as well as on securitisations by insolvent companies.

Barbara has specialised experience in debt capital markets products with a focus on asset-based structured finance, including, in particular, ESG transactions, project bonds, true sale and synthetic securitisation and other secured financing of various asset classes as well as derivatives. She is further specialised in portfolio and NPL transactions and their (re-) financing (in particular via structured finance solutions). Barbara is – as a former consumer litigator – an expert on German consumer credit law and leasing aspects.
She is rated as one of the most prominent female lawyers in IFLR1000 Women Leaders 2023, as one of the leading lawyers in the area of structured finance by JUVE 2023/24 and as one of the "Next Generation Partners" in Legal 500 Germany 2023 in the area of structured finance and securitisation. She is further listed as "Highly regarded" in IFLR1000 2023 in the field of structured finance and securitisation and Chambers Europe 2023 ranks her as one of the recommended lawyers for structured finance in Germany.