Thomas specialises in debt capital markets law and (retail) structured products. He particularly advises banks but also corporates in connection with capital markets transactions.
Thomas is a partner in our Frankfurt office and has extensive experience, inter alia, in advising on structured notes, warrants and certificates, as well as on debt issuance programmes, stand-alone bonds, liability management transactions, German law governed registered notes (Namensschuldverschreibungen) and assignable loan agreements (Schuldscheindarlehen). His recent work includes:
advising the banks in connection with the issuance of collateralised fixed rate notes by a German energy company
advising the banks in connection with a tender offer regarding notes by a leading German utilities company and the issuance of fixed rate notes
advising a German mortgage bank in connection with the annual update of their debt issuance programme
advising a leading bank as arranger of an assignable loan agreement in Brazilian Real
transaction management for several banks in connection with the issuance of German law governed registered notes and assignable loan agreements
advising a leading bank in connection with the establishment of an issuance programme for (retail) structured products
advising a leading bank on issuances of notes, warrants and certificates under its issuance programme for structured products
advising a German bank in connection with the automation of its debt issuance programme.
Thomas studied law at Friedrich-Alexander-University Erlangen-Nürnberg. During his legal clerkship he already gained initial experiences in the financial law department of a large German DAX-listed corporation in Munich. At the beginning of his professional career he acted as transaction manager and legal adviser in the investment bank division of a large German bank in Frankfurt before he worked for another major international law firm for several years. During this time he was seconded to the investment bank division of a leading Swiss bank in London. Thomas joined Simmons & Simmons in August 2012.
Thomas is also an expert in environmental, social and governance (ESG) issues and sustainable finance.
