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28 April 2003 Dr Jens Rinze, formerly with Hengeler Mueller in Frankfurt, joins Lovells' international capital markets practice as a partner based in Frankfurt on 1 May 2003. He will focus on structured debt capital markets work, in particular securitisations, repackagings and credit derivatives. He is the fourth partner to join the international capital markets practice in the last six months, and his arrival means that the German team is now one of the largest in the country.

After qualifying in Germany, Jens Rinze joined the banking and capital markets group at Clifford Chance in Frankfurt, where he spent four years focusing on securitisation, in addition to advising on project finance, export finance and aircraft finance transactions. In 2001 he joined Hengeler Mueller, where he concentrated exclusively on securitisation, using both true sale and synthetic structures. Jens Rinze has advised numerous investment banks on international securitisation transactions, covering almost all the asset classes which have been securitised in the market. This is particularly important for Lovells, whose practice increasingly embraces underwriters as well as originators.

Lovells' capital markets practice will now have 15 partners, in addition to 36 other fee earners, worldwide. The firm is a well-established global player in the area of premium securitisation and repackaging and credit derivatives work. In Germany, the focus is increasingly on this area, with an expanding client base among international as well as domestic corporates and investment banks.

"The European securitisation market generally and the German securitisation market in particular are growing steadily, and we believe Germany will become one of the most important securitisation markets in Europe.

"We already have a recognised market presence in securitisations, repackagings and credit derivatives in Germany. Now is the time to expand this part of our practice, consolidate our position in the top league of German securitisation players and form one of the largest teams of this kind in the German market. The appointment of Jens Rinze, who has an excellent track record, will help us accomplish this goal."

"Lovells' capital markets practice in Germany is going from strength to strength, despite strong competition. Their entrepreneurial attitude and energy have great appeal for me and we aim to become one of the leading German securitisation firms in the short to medium term."

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DR JENS RINZE JOINS LOVELLS' INTERNATIONAL CAPITAL MARKETS PRACTICE