Frederic Oest's practice focuses primarily on banking law and financing matters, including real estate finance. He also advises clients on the legal aspects of financial regulatory matters and investment companies on the management of investment funds in accordance with the supervisory regulation requirements for pension funds and insurers.
Prior to joining Jones Day, Frederic was a member of the banking, finance, and capital markets practice at an international law firm, where he assisted national and international clients on project and acquisition financing and financial restructurings, including a consortium of international banks on the €1.2 billion financing of an offshore wind farm off the northern coast of Germany. He also advised an international commodity trading company on the financing of a comprehensive upgrade of its refinery, mandated lead arrangers with respect to a solar tower project in South Africa, and various companies on the financing of the acquisition of properties in Germany, the United Kingdom, and Belgium.
Experience
- Higher Regional Court of Münster (Second State Examination 2017); Westfälische Wilhelms-University of Münster (First State Examination 2014)
- Federal Republic of Germany
- German, English, French