Johannes Vogel | Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer

Dr. Johannes Vogel, Partner
Financing and capital markets | Restructuring and insolvency

Frankfurt am Main

Bockenheimer Anlage 44
60322 Frankfurt am Main
T +49 69 27 30 80
F +49 69 23 26 64

johannes.vogel@freshfields.com

Johannes focuses on asset-finance transactions, aviation, and restructuring and insolvency.

He has broad range of finance experience, with a particular focus on cross-border asset finance and leasing structures. Also, Johannes advises on financings, M&A transactions and restructurings in the transportation and aviation industry. And in addition, Johannes has a specific focus on German and international insolvency law aspects mainly involving German-regulated financial institutions.

Johannes speaks English and German.

Advising a German investment manager on sale and lease-back transactions for 3 new Airbus A220 aircraft with Air Baltic with Balthazar-backed debt financings
Advising an international aircraft lessor in the restructuring of Garuda Indonesia
Advising an aviation asset secured lender consortium in the financial restructuring of Virgin Atlantic
Advising Malaysia Airlines on its global financial restructuring, in particular on the restructuring of its aircraft lease agreements
Advising a Swiss corporate on the acquisition of a European airline catering business
Advising a German independent investment manager on a series of debt-financed aircraft sale and lease-back transactions with airlines around the globe
Advising a German airline on a variety of aviation-related financing transactions, such as portfolio refinancings, leasing and sub-leasing transactions, and lessor novations
Advising a German leasing company on state-subsidised financings of train sets for regional railway operations through leasing and forfaiting constructs
Advising a German railway undertaking on a bespoke sale and leaseback transaction for used locomotives
Advising an Irish aircraft lessor on the negotiations with a Chinese airline of sale and leaseback transactions for five Boeing Dreamliners
Advising a major German fund initiator on an ongoing basis on the unwinding of closed-ended funds

Education

University of Bayreuth, Germany (Rechtswissenschaften, law; Wirtschaftsjurist; additional diploma of economics)
University of Erlangen-Nürnberg, Germany (Dr iur)

Professional qualifications

Rechtsanwalt, Germany

Frankfurt am Main

Bockenheimer Anlage 44
60322 Frankfurt am Main
T +49 69 27 30 80
F +49 69 23 26 64

johannes.vogel@freshfields.com

Johannes Vogel is highly active on a variety of aviation mandates, including aircraft acquisition and financing, recapitalisation and operating lease transactions. He has abundant experience working on multi-jurisdictional matters for well-known clients.

Chambers Europe 2021, Transportation: Rail and Aviation Asset Finance

Rising Star in Aviation - Germany

2018, 2019, 2020, 2021, 2022 Expert Guides

Clients recognise his negotiation skills and "very strong know-how" explaining that "you notice his project experience".

Chambers Europe 2020, Transportation: Rail & Aviation Asset Finance

Publications

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Freshfields' Aviation Capabilities and Credentials (01/2023) Capabilities

Freshfields advises KGAL on leasing of 3 new Airbus A220 aircraft to Air Baltic

Freshfields advises Deutsche Lufthansa on the financing of five Airbus A320NEO aircraft

Dr. Wessel Heukamp/Dr. Johannes Vogel, VentureCapital Magazin 10/2015, 24 ff Auf zu neuen Ufern – Neue Asset- und Anlegerklassen bergen spannende Herausforderungen
Johannes Vogel/Dr. Julia Sophia Habbe, BKR 2016, 7 ff Pflicht des Anlageberaters zur Aufklärung über die Möglichkeit der Aussetzung der Anteilsrücknahme bei Erwerb einer Beteiligung an einem offenen Immobilienfonds
Dr. Dirk Schmalenbach/Dr. Johannes Vogel, World Leasing Yearbook, Feature of the Month – May 2016 Aircraft Leasing in Germany
Dr. Johannes Vogel, NZI 2018, 588 ff. Zahlungsunfähigkeit und Insolvenz des Leasingnehmers bei Flugzeug- und Mobilienleasing: Auswirkungen auf das Leasingverhältnis und die Finanzierung des Leasinggebers
Chambers Global Practice Guides Aviation Finance & Leasing 2022 (Konrad Schott, Jan Brinkmann, Johannes Vogel) Aviation Finance & Leasing in Germany

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Freshfields' Aviation Capabilities and Credentials (01/2023) Capabilities

Freshfields advises KGAL on leasing of 3 new Airbus A220 aircraft to Air Baltic

Freshfields advises Deutsche Lufthansa on the financing of five Airbus A320NEO aircraft

Dr. Wessel Heukamp/Dr. Johannes Vogel, VentureCapital Magazin 10/2015, 24 ff Auf zu neuen Ufern – Neue Asset- und Anlegerklassen bergen spannende Herausforderungen

Johannes Vogel/Dr. Julia Sophia Habbe, BKR 2016, 7 ff Pflicht des Anlageberaters zur Aufklärung über die Möglichkeit der Aussetzung der Anteilsrücknahme bei Erwerb einer Beteiligung an einem offenen Immobilienfonds

Dr. Dirk Schmalenbach/Dr. Johannes Vogel, World Leasing Yearbook, Feature of the Month – May 2016 Aircraft Leasing in Germany

Dr. Johannes Vogel, NZI 2018, 588 ff. Zahlungsunfähigkeit und Insolvenz des Leasingnehmers bei Flugzeug- und Mobilienleasing: Auswirkungen auf das Leasingverhältnis und die Finanzierung des Leasinggebers

Chambers Global Practice Guides Aviation Finance & Leasing 2022 (Konrad Schott, Jan Brinkmann, Johannes Vogel) Aviation Finance & Leasing in Germany

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