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Stephen von Schirnding

ENS

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Position: Executive
Rating:
  • Highly regarded
Bar Admissions:
South Africa
Practice Areas:
Banking and finance
Capital markets : Debt
Capital markets : Structured finance and securitisation
Jurisdictions:
Industry Sectors:
Banking
Biography

Stephen von Schirnding is an Executive at ENSafrica in the banking and finance practice. He specialises in debt capital markets (including securitisation), general debt finance, private equity, as well as banking and securities law.

Stephen’s experience includes advising arrangers, issuers and investors on DMTN, securitisation and other asset-backed note structures, including all the major South African banks, the National Treasury, parastatals and listed and unlisted companies, both on and off shore. 

Sector expertise
  • Capital markets: Debt
  • Banking and finance 
Academic qualifications
  • BA (University of Cape Town)
  • LLB (University of Cape Town)
  • LLM (University of Johannesburg)
  • Diploma in Advanced Banking (University of Johannesburg)
  • Admitted as an attorney and notary public of the High Court of South Africa