Overview
Dr Oliver Lieth leads McDermott’s German banking and finance practice since 2011. His own advisory focus is on real estate finance. His long-standing track record in this area includes high-volume single asset transactions (including the financing of many landmark projects such as Kaufhaus des Westens, Alsterhaus and Elbtower) as well as complex portfolio transactions in senior and mezzanine structures. He and his team are familiar with both, financings according to the LMA standard as well as the VdP standard.
Furthermore, Oliver has special expertise in corporate credit lines and automotive wholesale finance. In automotive wholesale finance, he advises banks and car manufacturers on cooperation agreements for sales financing in the automotive industry. The geographic scope and industry knowledge in the automotive finance sector covers Europe, South America as well as Asia.
Results
Oliver Lieth advised:
- SIGNA Group in numerous real estate and real estate portfolio financings
- Empira Group in numerous real estate financings
- Various borrowers in promissory note (Schuldscheindarlehen) transactions
- A Japanese car manufacturer in automotive wholesale financing cooperations with numerous banks in various European countries
- A British car manufacturer in automotive wholesale financing cooperations in various European countries
Recognitions
- Handelsblatt/Best Lawyers™, Germany: Corporate Law and Real Estate Law, 2021-2025
- Chambers Europe, Band 3 in Germany: Real Estate: Finance, 2024
- Thomson Reuters, “Stand-out Lawyer” – independently rated lawyers, 2022-2024
- The Legal 500 EMEA, Recommended, Germany: Real Estate Finance, 2023-2024
- Chambers Real Estate Finance (individual ranking and ranking of the practice), 2023
- IFLR1000, Financial and Corporate, 2023
- Wirtschaftswoche, “Most Renowned Law Firms and Lawyers”: Banking and Finance Law, 2021
Credentials
Education
University of Bonn, Dr. jur. (PhD), 2006
Higher Regional Court of Cologne, Second State Exam, 2005
University of Edinburgh, LLM, 2003
University of Bonn, First State Exam, 2000
Admissions
Germany
Languages
English
German
