Hogan Lovells advises banks on expansion of AUTO1 Group’s inventory backed securitisation

Press releases | 11 February 2026

Led by Dr. Dietmar Helms and Dr. Florian Putzka, global law firm Hogan Lovells has advised a consortium of 13 banks, with Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank S.A. acting as lead arranger, on the expansion of the AUTO1 Group’s inventory asset-backed securitisation programme.

The transaction involved the onboarding of seven additional banks into the existing inventory ABS programme and upsizing of the facility volume by 45% to up to 1.6 billion Euros. The expanded programme enhances the capacity of AUTO1 Group’s inventory facility and further strengthens the company’s operations in Germany and Europe.

Hogan Lovells supported the lending institutions throughout the process, including preparing key parts of the transaction documentation. The team led by partner Dr Dietmar Helms is regularly involved in advising on ABS transactions for the AUTO1 Group.

Hogan Lovells team for the banks

Dr. Dietmar Helms (Partner, Frankfurt), Dr. Florian Putzka (Senior Legal Consultant, external, Dubai), Sandra Reinecke (Associate, Frankfurt) (Capital Markets)