Dennis Hoppermann I Taylor Wessing

Dennis is a member of the Practice Area Finance. He advises on national and international finance law including the management of litigation. A focus of his practice is the legal support of banks and investors in complex acquisition financing, real estate financing and project financing.

CV

Since 2024 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing

2021 - 2024 Associate, Taylor Wessing

2021 Associate, Pier 11

Career

Since 2024 Senior Associate, Taylor Wessing

2021 - 2024 Associate, Taylor Wessing

2021 Associate, Pier 11

Education

2021 Admission as a lawyer

2021 Second state examination

2019 – 2021 Legal clerkship at Higher Regional Court Hamm with stations at Hogan Lovells (Hamburg), Taylor Wessing (Hamburg) and the Federal Ministry of Economic Affairs and Energy (Berlin)

Publications

Trügerische Sicherheit - die Grenzen der Rechtswahl bei internationalen M&A-Verträgen, BB 2020, 514 ff., gemeinsam mit Prof. Dr. Stephan Göthel, LL.M.

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Experience

Protembis GmbH on financing by the European Investment Bank

Advised Protembis GmbH, the Aachen-based medical technology start-up, on financing by the European Investment Bank who granted the company a venture debt facility totalling EUR 20 million.

Press release

Dr. Niclas von Woedtke, MBA (Kellogg/ WHU)

Felipe Villena

Dr. Jens Wiesner, LL.M. (Chicago)

Dennis Hoppermann

Helaba on the financing of ‘Le Coeur’ in Düsseldorf

Comprehensive legal advice to Helaba as syndicate leader on the EUR 270,000,000 financing of the ‘Le Coeur’ project in Düsseldorf, an office and commercial building ensemble on the renowned Königsallee. The real estate project has a gross floor area of around 47,500 square metres and has been realised in compliance with the highest sustainability standards.

Press release

Dr. Jens Wiesner, LL.M. (Chicago)

Dennis Hoppermann

Berlin Energie Rekom 3 on financing the remunicipalisation of Berlin's district heating network

Comprehensive legal advice to Berlin Energie Rekom 3 on the billion-euro financing of the acquisition of Vattenfall Wärme Berlin AG by Investitionsbank Berlin, which enables the investment in the largest district heating network in Western Europe. The newly founded state-owned company BEW Berliner Energie und Wärme AG (BEW) contributes significantly to securing Berlin's long-term energy supply.

Press release

Dr. Jens Wiesner, LL.M. (Chicago)

Ulf Gosejacob

Dennis Hoppermann

Dr. Michael Brüggemann

Johannes Schaadt-Wambach, LL.M. (Prag)

Malke Kristina Zimmermann, Lic. en Droit

Rudi Hasenberg

PARQ energy on bridge financing for photovoltaic project

Comprehensive legal advice to PARQ energy on the structuring of a bridge loan by Kommunalkredit Austria AG, which will be used for the development of a photovoltaic project with a nominal output of 38 MWp. The project will supply around 11,500 households with sustainable energy per year.

Press release

Carsten Bartholl

Jasmin Schlee

Melissa Sophie Rinck

Julian C. Ludwig

Dieter Lang, LL.M.Eur.

Dr. Kris Breudel, LL.M. (Aberdeen)

Dr. Peter Seemann, LL.M. (University of Essex)

Dennis Hoppermann

Hannes Tutt

Galya Stareva, LL.M. (Hamburg)

Dr. Niels L. Lange, LL.M. (Stellenbosch)

Rhinestahl Corporation on the acquisition of HYDRO Systems KG

Comprehensive legal advice to the US company Rhinestahl Corporation on all aspects of the acquisition of HYDRO Systems KG, including structuring, due diligence and contractual documentation. The acquisition led to the formation of RH Aero Systems, a company specialising in innovative aviation support concepts.

Press release

Alexander R. Roth, M.Jur. (Oxford)

Dr. Amir-Said Ghassabeh

Konstantin Körner

Lisa Seidel

Dr. Michael Brüggemann

Dr. Marco Hartmann-Rüppel, Dipl.-Volkswirt

Tim Hendricks

Dr. Jens Wiesner, LL.M. (Chicago)

Dennis Hoppermann

Dr. Philipp Weiten, LL.M.

Timo Stellpflug

Alessa Steigertahl

Dieter Lang, LL.M.Eur.

Dr. Kris Breudel, LL.M. (Aberdeen)

Dr. Daniel Graske

Niels Heim

Jonas Warnken

Protembis GmbH on EUR 20,000,000 venture debt financing

Comprehensive legal advice to the medical technology start-up Protembis on raising a EUR 20,000,000 venture debt financing from the European Investment Bank (EIB) to finalise clinical trials and enable the market entry of the ‘ProtEmbo’ filter system. The financing is part of the InvestEU programme.

Press release

Dr. Niclas von Woedtke, MBA (Kellogg/ WHU)

Felipe Villena

Dr. Jens Wiesner, LL.M. (Chicago)

Dennis Hoppermann

Hamburg Commercial Bank on the financing of a commercial and industrial park

Comprehensive legal advice to Hamburg Commercial Bank on the financing of a commercial and industrial park in Grimma (Saxony) with a high double-digit million-euro amount, enabling the acquisition of a 284,000 square metre site and the construction of buildings by the real estate company Hines.

Press release

Dr. Jens Wiesner, LL.M. (Chicago)

Dennis Hoppermann

Sparkasse Rhein-Nahe on the financing of the partnership between ECM and ONE HIRING

Comprehensive legal advice to Sparkasse Rhein-Nahe as lead arranger in the financing of the partnership investment of ECM Equity Capital Management GmbH in Düsseldorf-based talent acquisition platform ONE HIRING, which is active in the areas of tech, finance and legal.

Press release

Ulf Gosejacob

Dr. Michael Beyer, Dipl.-Volkswirt

Dennis Hoppermann

Rudi Hasenberg

Dr. Philip Cavaillès

Fritz Krings

Svenja-Ariane Maucher

Matthias Brenner

Berenberg Bank on the financing of the Hungarian solar park Szügy

Comprehensive legal advice to German private bank Berenberg regarding the financing and the review of the borrower legal due diligence in connection with the development of the Hungarian solar park "Szügy" (65 MWp) of the international EPC & solar park developer Greencells Group, for which the Berenberg Green Energy Junior Debt Fund III provides junior debt financing for the construction and commissioning phase.

Carsten Bartholl

Hauke Bornschein, LL.M.

Dennis Hoppermann

Paul Orij

Torsten Braner, LL.M.

Andrei Babiy

Tishman Speyer on the refinancing of ‘Quartier 205’ in Berlin

Comprehensive legal advice to the US property investment company Tishman Speyer on the EUR 250,000,000 refinancing of ‘Quartier 205’ - an exclusive office and residential complex in the heart of Berlin. The financing is provided by Helaba.

Press release

Dr. Jens Wiesner, LL.M. (Chicago)

Dennis Hoppermann

Dr. Philipp Weiten, LL.M.