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Dr. Herbert Wiehe

Partner
Rechtsanwalt | Fachanwalt für Bank- und Kapitalmarktrecht (Certified lawyer for banking and capital markets law)

CMS Hasche Sigle
Kranhaus 1
Im Zollhafen 18
50678 Cologne
Germany
Languages German, English, French

Herbert Wiehe is an expert banking and finance lawyer. Alongside his long-standing corporate finance work, his practice has – from the start – also focused on general banking law. Herbert in particular advises on big-ticket financing transactions (corporate, real estate, projects, acquisitions) and his clients include German and international investors and banks. He also represents banks and other financial service providers in related court cases.

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Recommended for Finance

Kanzleimonitor 2016, 2017

„der vielfach empfohlene Herbert Wiehe“

The Legal 500 Deutschland, 2014

Relevant experience

  • Advising a large German insurance company on the financing of real estate loans, in particular on the interest rate structure, length of the loan terms and the requirements for tied asset (ongoing advisory work)
  • Advising a large international financing institution on international financing projects, mainly project finance, refinancing of SMEs, refinancing of commercial banks (Tier 2) and refinancing of international factoring (ongoing advisory work)
  • Advising a globally operating conglomerate on a non-recourse project financing (volume: EUR 300 million)
  • Advising a globally operating hotel investor on the financing of hotel properties (ongoing advisory work)
  • Advising a large international real estate company on real estate finance projects (ongoing advisory work)
  • Advising a large German bank including litigation for a period of more than 20 years
  • Advising public-sector banks on an ongoing basis and representing them in court as both defendant and plaintiff
  • Advising medium-sized German companies (on the larger end of the spectrum) on the restructuring of their bank financing arrangements
  • Advising a strategic investor on the financing of a strategic acquisition in Eastern Europe
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Memberships & Roles

  • Deutsche Bankrechtliche Vereinigung (German Banking Law Association)
  • International Bar Association, Banking Law Section
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Publications

  • Herbert Wiehe veröffentlicht regelmäßig zu Fragen des internationalen Wirtschafts- und Bankrechts.
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Lectures list

  • Herbert Wiehe regularly gives lectures on commercial law issues and banking law issues.
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Education

  • PhD; thesis: comparative study of international procedural law
  • Law studies in Bonn and Geneva
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06/04/2020
German legislator decides on borrower protection in times of coronavirus
In the context of its activities to mitigate the consequences of the corona pandemic on 27 March 2020 the German legislator has enacted a law for statutory deferment and protection against dismissal for...
03/07/2019
CMS advises on part financing of Frankfurt FOUR high-rise complex
Frankfurt/Main – The FOUR complex in Frankfurt city centre, comprising four high-rise buildings, is entering the next phase following completion of one of Germany’s largest real estate financing deals...
30/11/2018
CMS advises One Square Advisors on rescue of automotive supplier Neue Halberg...
Cologne – AVIR Guß Holding GmbH has acquired the business operations of Neue Halberg Guss GmbH together with all the major assets. The deal lifts the threat of job losses for the time being and was...
07/10/2018
IBA Annual Conference 2018
Several of our partners will be at the IBA Annual Meeting in Rome, Italy, representing a range of jurisdictions, practice areas and sector specialisms. To arrange a meeting during the IBA, please contact...
28/08/2018
Negative interest – current case law
The topic of "negative interest" is still of great relevance for banking practice. There are currently no serious signs of a change in interest policy at the European Central Bank (ECB). Since our last...
20/12/2017
Negative interest rates – the legal context
Negative interest rates have played an increasingly significant role in banking practice ever since the European Central Bank (ECB) began imposing negative rates on deposits from commercial banks in 2014...
15/06/2015
PCC secures USD 300 million financing deal for new silicon production facility...
Dusseldorf – Duisburg-based chemicals, energy and logistics group PCC SE is constructing a production plant for silicon metal in Húsavík in northern Iceland. An agreement on the participation of Icelandic...
06/10/2014
HOCHTIEF sells subsidiary formart to ActivumSG with advice from CMS
Frankfurt/Main – Germany’s leading construction group, HOCHTIEF, has sold its property developer subsidiary, formart GmbH & Co KG, to Jersey-based private equity investor ActivumSG Capital Management.A...
22/12/2010
CMS Hasche Sigle advises NOVENTIZ on owner’s buy-out
Cologne – The NOVENTIZ Group, a specialist in waste disposal solutions, is expanding its shareholder base as part of a growth strategy. AUCTUS Capital Partners AG is the new majority shareholder following...
21/07/2009
Cross-border CMS team advises FLACHGLAS Wernberg on acquisition of Swiss...
Zurich / Cologne / London – FLACHGLAS Wernberg GmbH has acquired Pilkington (Schweiz) Ak­tiengesell­schaft and its subsidiaries Pilkington Glas Wikon AG, Pilkington Glas Thun AG and Pilkington Glas München­buch­see...