Dr Alexander Behrens
Partner
Frankfurt am Main
Dr Alexander Behrens
Partner
Frankfurt am Main
Contact Details
Alexander heads the German financial regulatory team and advises banks and other financial service providers, including FinTech companies, as well as unregulated companies on all aspects of financial regulatory law. In addition to German and European banking regulatory law, he focuses on payment services law and capital markets regulation as well as issues related to the Banking Union. Furthermore, Alexander has broad experience in the areas of M&A of regulated entities, NPL transactions, civil banking law and in internal investigations in the finance sector.
Experience highlights
Various banks, financial services institutions and payment institutions with respect to their Brexit related “relocation” decisions and their licensing applications (including General Terms and Conditions, MiFiD issues, etc.).
Various banks and FinTechs on consumer law related questions connected with payment services.
Banco Santander on the acquisition of highly specialised technological assets of the European merchant payment services and processing business (Merchant Payments; Acquiring & Issuing) of Wirecard group.
Related articles
Publications: 15 November 2022
EU proposal to regulate third country providers of financial services: Where are we on CRDVI?
One year after the European Commission unveiled its Banking Package 2021, the Council has now agreed its position on the amendments to the Capital Requirement Directive, the EU framework regulating…
Publications: 01 November 2022
Regulatory Monitoring - relevant developments regarding German and European regulatory law
Recognition
Recommended for Banking and Regulatory
JUVE HANDBOOK 2019/2020
Next Generation Partner Financial Services: Regulatory
LEGAL 500 Germany 2020
