Ingo Wegerich | Luther Lawfirm mbH

Ingo Wegerich has many years of experience in capital markets and banking supervisory law. He advises banks, financial services institutions and businesses extensively on matters pertaining to capital markets law and related banking supervisory issues.

Among other things, he specialises in providing legal and regulatory advice to banks and financial services institutions regarding financial instruments of any kind, including drafting the legal documentation or issuance programmes for securitised securities, and also advises businesses comprehensively on financing via the capital market.

With regard to the many changes in law at the European level, Ingo Wegerich advises market participants on the implementation of the respective legal instruments (ESG, MiFID/German Securities Trading Act, PRIIPs, Prospectus Regulation and Market Abuse Regulation).

Capital Markets, Banking & Finance

Ingo Wegerich studied law at the University of Hamburg (Germany) and also successfully completed a course called “Supplementary Studies in Business Law” there. From 2002 to 2013, he worked for various renowned law firms in the field of capital markets law. Ingo Wegerich joined Luther as a partner in 2013.

Ingo Wegerich has given numerous lectures on capital markets and regulatory law topics in Germany and abroad and has published a large number of articles in financial newspapers and specialist journals.

He is President of the Association of Capital-Market-Oriented Small and Medium-Sized Enterprises e.V. (“Interessenverband Kapitalmarkt KMU”). The Association, founded at his initiative in 2017 and committed to improving the relevant framework conditions for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in capital market financing, has repeatedly been able to influence the legislative process in the interest of capital-market-oriented SMEs.

JUVE Guide 2023/2024: Listed under "Frequently Recommended" in "Banking and Finance Law - Bonds and Structured Finance" (first listed in 2008, "great product understanding and superior expertise in financial instruments and derivatives, excellent reputation", client; "very present", competitor)
The Legal 500 Germany 2024: Recommendation in the category "Capital Markets Law - DCM" ("Ingo Wegerich has first-class expertise in capital markets law. What is particularly noteworthy is the professionalism and transparency in the care of clients.")
Chambers Europe 2024: Recommendation in Capital Markets: Mid-Market | Europe: (Spotlight) "Ingo Wegerich is highly active on capital markets transactions, covering both DCM and ECM matters. His expertise includes corporate bond issuances, IPOs, share placements and rights issues. He also advises banks on capital markets regulation."

Numerous renowned credit institutions and issuing houses: legal and regulatory advice on structured securities
Deutsche Bank AG: legal and regulatory advice on structured securities; updates to a wide range of base prospectuses and securities notes, also for the issuance of electronic securities
Société Générale S.A.: legal and regulatory advice on the issuance and public offering of structured securities and securitised derivatives as an "outsourced legal department" (up to 50,000 p.a.); updates to a wide range of base prospectuses
Renowned foreign bank with 17 million customers: advice on its entry into the German market with structured securities
Lang & Schwarz Aktiengesellschaft: legal and regulatory advice on the drafting of the base prospectus regarding derivative products, including wikifolio certificates
Stuttgart Stock Exchange: legal and regulatory advice on the initial issuance and public offering of exchange-traded commodities ("EUWAX Gold")
Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft: advice on financial contracts for difference (CFDs)
Large social trading project: legal and regulatory advice
CFD Association: preparation of legal opinions on topics relevant to MiFID for submission to the German Federal Financial Supervisory Authority (BaFin), the European Securities and Markets Authority (ESMA) and the European Commission
CoinIX GmbH & Co KGaA (investment company investing in crypto currencies and blockchain technology): advice on a share capital increase with securities prospectus
BörseGo AG (now, stock3 AG): legal advice on the public offering, with prospectus, of new registered no par value shares with subsequent initial listing of the shares (IPO)
SV Werder Bremen GmbH & Co KGaA: legal advice on public bond offering
Numerous medium-sized companies: legal advice on capital market financing through bonds, including advice on subsequent obligations arising from the listing (Market Abuse Regulation); legal assistance with the first "green" real estate bond issued by a medium-sized company ("green bond")
GBG Mannheim and numerous other municipal housing associations: advice on the issuance of large-volume bonded loans and registered bonds