TSI Training

06 May 2026

TSI Training

ABS Structuring from A to Z

The event
English
Dates
6. May 2026
08.45-17.45
Onsite

True Sale International GmbH
Mainzer Landstraße 61
60329 Frankfurt

Participation Fee
625 EUR for TSI Partner
835 EUR for all other participants

The training “ABS Structuring from A to Z – A Practical Perspective” focuses on how to structure a securitisation transaction from start to finish. Prior knowledge, for example from the intensive seminar True Sale Securitisation, is recommended.

Target group:
Professionals working in Structured Finance, Credit Portfolio Management, Treasury and Risk Management. The training is also aimed at lawyers, economists and analysts involved in the structuring and analysis of ABS transactions.

It is particularly suitable for participants who already have a basic understanding of securitisation—such as from the intensive seminar True Sale Securitisation—and who wish to deepen their knowledge.

Agenda

Mittwoch, 06.05.2026

8.45 – 9.00

Registration

9.00 – 9.45

The European securitisation market – an overview
Jan-Peter Hülbert, TSI

9.45 – 10.45

Key Considerations for the Originator
Stefan Rolf, ROLF Advisory

  • Liquidity versus capital relief
  • Strategic approach to securitisations
  • Public or private
10.45 – 11.05

Coffee break

11.05 – 12.10

Project Management – The Role of the Arranger
Dr. Manuel Weller, Bank of America

  • Mandating
  • Project management
  • Mandating legal counsel
  • Selection of rating agencies
  • Other third parties
12.10 – 13.10

From Term Sheet to Transaction Bible
Sebastian Oebels, Hogan Lovells

  • Overview of key transaction documents
  • Drafting process
  • Signing, closing, settlement
13.10 – 14.30

Lunch

14.30 – 15.30

Portfolio, Due Diligence, Disclosure – Requirements for the Originator
Michael Evers, Santander Germany

  • Portfolio selection
  • Eligibility criteria
  • Historical performance data
  • Pool cut
  • Ongoing Reporting
15.30 - 16.30

Credit Enhancement, Waterfall & more – The Structuring and Rating Process
Dr. Stefan Brandauer, UniCredit Bank

16.30 – 16.45

Coffee break

16.45 - 17.20

Benefit of STS and Third Party Verification
Marco Pause, STS Verification International

  • STS Verification as part of the Structuring Process
  • STS Verification in practice
  • Overview of the market for STS transactions
17.20

Closing Remarks

Stefan
Dr Stefan Brandauer
Director
UniCredit Bank GmbH
Stefan has been working in securitisation since 2006. Before joining UniCredit in 2013 as a Structurer, he has worked both on the investor and structuring side. He has been working on all major asset classes (trade receivables, loan and lease receivables) as well as on several more exotic asset classes. His experience includes private as well as public transactions.
Currently, he is focusing on securitisation of loan and lease receivables, SRT transactions and alternative forms of securitisation and specialized financing.
Stefan holds a Master in Economics (VWL) from the University of Mannheim and a PhD from the University of Munich in International Economics.
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Michael
Michael Evers
Expert Asset Based Finance
Santander Consumer Bank AG
Michael Evers has been part of the ABS team at Santander Consumer Bank AG (SCB) in Mönchengladbach since the end of 2019. His focus is on transactions related to equity and liquidity management for SCB as well as its subsidiaries and joint ventures. Prior to his structuring activities, Michael spent eight years, including several years at Volkswagen Financial Servicen AG, addressing fundamental regulatory issues. His primary focus was on the implementation and interpretation of CRR related regulations. Michael holds a B.A. in European Business Administration from the Euro-FH University of Applied Sciences Hamburg and an M.A. in Business Administration from Ostfalia University of Applied Sciences Braunschweig.
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Jan-Peter
Jan-Peter Hülbert
Managing Director
True Sale International GmbH
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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Sebastian
Sebastian Oebels
Counsel, International Debt Capital Markets
Hogan Lovells International LLP
Sebastian Oebels advises national and international companies on German and international securitisations and other structured finance transactions. He focuses on all legal aspects of debt capital markets products including asset backed securitisations (STS and non-STS) as well as debt issuance programmes. In particular, Sebastian has gathered wide experience in advising banks, issuers and originators on auto loans/leases and trade receivables securitisations. Sebastian studied law at the University of Frankfurt am Main and works in the structured finance practice since 2015.
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Marco
Marco Pause
Director
STS Verification International GmbH
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.
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Stefan
Stefan Rolf
Founder & CEO
ROLF Advisory GmbH
Stefan Rolf is an internationally experienced senior executive in finance and banking with a strong global network. He has a proven track record of building and transforming businesses and driving change. Stefan has deep expertise in corporate treasury, debt capital markets, securitization, and private debt, as well as a focus on sustainable and impact financing solutions. Before founding ROLF Advisory GmbH, Stefan has held various international leadership roles, including Global Head of Securitisation and Private Debt at IQ-EQ, Global Head of Balance Sheet Distribution and Securitisation at ING Wholesale Bank as well as Head of Securitisation and Treasurer of the Asia-Pacific region at Volkswagen Financial Services. Stefan has worked on many ground-breaking and innovative transactions in the global securitisation and structured finance markets, such as first time transactions in China, Turkey and Brazil. He has also done deals across a broad range of asset classes such as auto, consumer lending, SME loans, equipment, infrastructure and sustainability improvement loans and even more esoteric ones. Stefan is a frequent speaker at structured finance/capital markets events in Europe, the US and the Asia- Pacific region, and has worked closely with the European Central Bank, national central banks and various supervisory institutions. He holds an MBA in Economics and is fluent in German and English, with intermediate proficiency in French and Spanish. Stefan is married and has one daughter.
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Manuel
Dr Manuel Weller
Global Mortgages & Securitised Products – Head of E.U. Structured Finance, Corporate & Structured Finance Products
Bank of America
Manuel Weller is a member of the EMEA Structured Finance Team at Bank of America, based in Frankfurt. He is responsible for Bank of America’s E.U. Structured Finance activities, which cover the structuring and origination of public ABS/RMBS and secured lending transactions across various asset classes.

Prior to joining Bank of America in 2011, he was a Director in WestLB’s Emerging Markets Structured Finance Team in London. Before that he spent time with WestLB’s Structured Finance Team in Düsseldorf, Germany.

Manuel has over 18 years of experience in origination and structuring structured finance transactions across asset classes and jurisdictions, covering financial institutions, corporates, private equity, and finance companies.

Manuel holds a MSc in Economics from the University of Bochum, Germany and a PhD in Financial Accounting from WHU-Otto Beisheim School of Management, Germany.
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Veranstaltungsmanagement