Introduction

Tobias helps financial institutions and asset managers navigate structured finance, capital markets and mid-cap financing transactions.

Dr. Tobias Krug is Head of Continental Europe, office managing partner in Germany. He has in depth experience in a variety of structured finance and capital markets transactions with a focus on securitized and OTC derivatives, hybrid and convertible bonds.

Tobias advises leading financial institutions in relation to structured products offerings, including in relation to a wide array of underlying reference assets such as equities, funds, commodities, commodity indices, foreign exchange, inflation and other rates, and across various product wrappers. He also is counsel to some of the leading debt funds and asset managers in relation to secured and unsecured mid-cap financings in Germany. His practice is #1 ranked by leading independent legal directory, Legal 500.

Prior to joining Ashurst Perkins Coie, Tobias worked with another leading international law firm in Germany.

  • A national bank | Lead Partner | 2025 |: Advising on set-up of new German Structured Products 
  • Various U.S., German and UK Investment Banks | Dr. Tobias Krug | Ongoing | Advising in relation to OTC derivatives, the drafting of DRV template documentation, trade-flow handling and netting and collateral opinions.
  • A national bank | Lead Partner | 1999- 2024 |: Program counsel for the German Structured Products Platform with several base prospectuses linked to a range of underlying's. 
  • Patrimonium | Lead Partner | 2020 - 2025 |: Advice in relation to Patrimonium's role as strategic financing partner and the refinancing and sale of Willy Bogner GmbH to Katjes International.
  • Patrimonium | Lead Partner | 2020 - 2025 |: Advise in relation to several debt finance rounds, restructurings and refinancing of Zeitfracht Group. 
  • An investment company | Lead partner | Advising on structured financings and the implementation of European Markets Infrastructure Regulation (EMIR).
  • Patrimonium | Lead partner | 2000 - 2025 |: Advising on a large number of leverage, real estate and special situations financings, restructurings and refinancing projects.