Clifford Chance has advised leading automotive manufacturer VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT on the issue of a dual-tranche green hybrid bond of Volkswagen International Finance N.V. guaranteed by VOLKSWAGEN AKTIENGESELLSCHAFT which attracted a total of €1.9 billion from international markets.
Clifford Chance was not only involved in the 2025 Hybrid Bond, but has advised on various past Hybrid bonds of Volkswagen Group.
The banking syndicate for this transaction comprised Barclays Ireland Bank PLC, Deutsche Bank Aktiengesellschaft, Mediobanca – Banca di Credito Finanziario S.p.A., NatWest Markets N.V., Société Générale, and UniCredit Bank GmbH.
The Clifford Chance team was led by Partners George Hacket and Cristina Freudenberger and comprised Counsel Andrei Manea, Senior Associate Gordana Golubic-Huertas, transaction lawyer Felicitas Fischer (all Capital Markets, Frankfurt), Partner Olaf Mertgen and Senior Associate Christian Klein (both Tax, Frankfurt), as well as Partner Jurgen van der Meer and Associates Marte Schaaf and Lisa van der Veldt (all Capital Markets, Amsterdam), Senior Associate Robin Houtveen and Associate Johan Anton Niesten (both Tax, Amsterdam), and Senior Associate Simon Paran (Tax, Luxembourg).
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