Derk Opitz is managing partner of Ashurst Germany, a partner in our finance department and a member of our banking group
He specialises in real estate, asset and project finance. His clients include banks, insurance companies and investors for both lenders and borrowers.
In the field of real estate finance his expertise includes both traditional financing instruments (loan and mortgage financings) and structured financing elements (e.g. senior/mezzanine structures, securitisations, bond issues and "Debt on Debt"). Derk also advises on the restructuring of non-performing commitments and legal issues concerning the cover pool eligibility of loans.
In the areas of asset and project finance his consulting focuses in particular on the financing of energy grids and transport infrastructure (i.e. means of transport and roads). The latter comprises, on the one hand, the (partially publicly funded) procurement of railway vehicles and the acquisition of aircrafts each by way of loans or leasing structures and, on the other hand, the financing of motorways within the scope of public private partnerships.