Investor demand for green or sustainability bonds is very high, demonstrating that “sustainable finance” has come to play an integral role on the capital market. At the same time, the requirements are becoming more complex. This is clear from the recent accusations of greenwashing as well as new ESG market standards and transparency obligations under the Taxonomy Regulation or the Corporate Sustainability Reporting Directive (CSRD).
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- Advising capital market participants on sustainable finance and market entry issues
– Advice on regulatory aspects related to ESG in the context of capital market transactions
– Special consideration of the SFDR, Taxonomy Regulation, ESG guidelines, sustainability strategies, etc. - Advising issuers and investors on green bonds and green covered bonds
– Support for individual green issues and bond programmes (EMTN, DIP)
– Design of further ESG-related debt instruments (e.g. government bonds, German covered bonds (Pfandbriefe), profit participation certificates)
– Preparation of all documentation and corresponding KPIs
– Monitoring the third party certification process and conducting third party certifications (Luxembourg)
- Advice on listings on German stock exchanges as well as on the Luxembourg Stock Exchange
– Preparation of all documentation (terms of issue, prospectus, etc.)
– Support during the listing procedure with the stock exchange (e.g. Luxembourg Green Exchange segment) - Advice on financing with sustainability components
– Drawing up concepts for ESG-linked loans or sustainability-linked loans
– Drawing up concepts for sustainability bonds and sustainability-linked bonds - Advice on integrating ESG criteria into executive board remuneration or supervisory board activities