He focuses on alternative investments, taking into account investment funds’ and insurance companies’ regulatory requirements (incl. the German investment ordinance for certain insurers and pension funds / Anlageverordnung, the German insurance supervisory act / VAG and Solvency II). Another focus of his practice are the regulations on the investment of investment funds and insurance companies in derivatives, structured notes and securitisations.
Before joining A&O Shearman, Stephan worked for leading investment banks for more than 16 years, focusing on the structuring of transactions in financial instruments from investors’ regulatory, accounting and tax perspective.