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Wolfgang Melzer

Wolfgang Melzer

Germany 2026

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Practice Areas

In its role as partner in the Frankfurt office’s banking and finance department for over 20 years, Wolfgang focusses on structured finance, comprising both project finance and asset finance.

Within project finance and as part of our PENRI group, he is experience in advising sponsor/equity investors as well as lenders/debt providers on all types of renewables, e.g. on- and off-shore wind, solar, LNG Terminals, Datacenter, fibre and gas or electricity networks. On the asset finance side, he regularly works on cross border lease financing (operate as well as finance leases) for aircraft (for instance JOLCOs), rolling stock, ships and moveable infrastructure. Some of these transactions have an accounting and tax background. Wolfgang also advises both banks and borrowers on real estate financings as well as on general corporate finance matters, including NPL.

Chambers Review

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Chambers Germany

Transportation: Rail & Aviation Asset Finance - Germany

Band 2
Band 2

Individual Editorial

Banks and corporates alike seek Wolfgang Melzer's support with asset finance transactions, especially those pertaining to aircraft, rolling stock and ships.

Indviduelles Editorial

Banken und Unternehmen suchen die Unterstützung von Wolfgang Melzer bei Asset-Finance-Transaktionen, insbesondere bei Flugzeugen, Schienenfahrzeugen und Schiffen.

Strengths

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  • Wolfgang Melzer is very fair and efficient.

    Transportation: Rail & Aviation Asset FinanceChambers Germany
  • Wolfgang Melzer ist sehr fair und effizient.
    Transportation: Rail & Aviation Asset FinanceChambers Germany

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