Alexander Franke

Director | Head of Export & Agency Finance EMEA, CIS & LatAm @ DZ BANK | Cross-Border Financing | Development & Climate Finance

Frankfurt Rhine-Main Metropolitan Area

About

Senior Structured Finance Executive with a extensive experience in leading complex cross-border financings across various sectors (including infrastructure, energy, industrials, healthcare and transport) and regions mostly with corporate clients, sovereign entities and financial institutions as borrowers. Strong track record in advising on ECA cover or other risk mitigation instruments in non-recourse projects financings including renewable energy, metals and mining as well as oil&gas. Deep expertise in ECA and Multilateral Agency backed as well as blended finance solutions involving MBIs/DFIs, including ESG and climate-focused financings supporting large-scale transition and infrastructure projects globally. Trusted leader with proven success in building and leading international teams, managing senior stakeholder relationships and executing transactions end-to-end from origination through closing.

Experience

  • DZ BANK AG (7 yrs 3 mos)
    • Group Head Export & Agency Finance EMEA, CIS & LatAm - Director
      Jan 2025 - Present · 1 yr 6 mos

      - Leading a team of 7 senior professionals covering ECA- and Multilateral Agency-backed financings across Europe, CIS, Africa, Middle East and Latin America. - Origination, structuring and execution of large-scale cross-border financing solutions for international corporates, sovereigns and financial institutions across various sectors incl. energy, transport, infrastructure and healthcare - Full P&L ownership; driving regional growth strategies and ensuring portfolio profitability, capital efficiency as well as robust risk management. - Manage senior stakeholder relationships across German and international corporate clients, sovereign entities, financial institutions, ECAs/ Multilateral Agencies and private credit risk insurers - Representing the bank in senior client engagements, industry forums, business associations / export finance working groups (VÖB) and international conferences (TXF, GTR etc.) - Credit approval responsibility within delegated authority - Responsibility / Center of Competence for Multilateral Agencies (a.o. MIGA together with DZ NY Branch, ICIEC and ATIDI) - Corporate Title: Abteilungsdirektor / Director - Prokura / Authorized Signatory

    • Senior Manager Export Finance - Director
      Apr 2019 - Dec 2024 · 5 yrs 9 mos

      - Origination, structuring and execution of ECA covered transactions - Leading cross-functional deal teams as deal captain -Assessment of sustainability and ESG criteria of transactions including Equator Principle 4, World Bank EHS Guidlines and IFC PS, LMA Green Loan and Social Loan Principles - Coordination of a virtual team of experienced export finance professionals focussing on deal origination in MENA, SSA, Latam, Europe, Turkey. - Balance Sheet Optimisation: attracting external refinancing under ECA’s securitisation guarantee, risk mitigation via private risk insurances or multilateral guarantee agencies - Corporate Title: Abteilungsdirektor / Director

  • Structured Export Finance - Vice President at ING
    Apr 2015 - Mar 2019 · 4 yrs

    - Origination, structuring and execution of ECA and Multilateral-covered export finance transactions with corporate, bank or sovereign risks. - ECA Focus: Hermes, SERV and OekB; Geographic focus on Turkey and Asia. - Co-Origination, -structuring and -execution (with relevant PF sector team) of ECA covered Project Finance transactions with particular focus on oil&gas, metals&mining, power&renewables sector. - Structuring and negotiation of LMA standard loan documentation together with legal counsels - Local Sustainability Champion Export Finance Germany - Corporate Title: Vice President

  • Helaba (6 yrs 8 mos)
    • Structured Trade & Export Finance
      Sep 2013 - Mar 2015 · 1 yr 7 mos

      Origination and structuring of trade & export finance transactions with German and European corporate clients

    • Corporate Finance - Analyst
      Mar 2012 - Sep 2013 · 1 yr 7 mos

      Credit and cash flow analysis for Structured Finance (Commodity, Export and Shipping Finance transactions); Portfolio management; managing the credit approval process for new transactions as well as annual review of existing portfolio

    • Corporate Banking Trainee
      Mar 2011 - Feb 2012 · 1 yr

      Corporate Loans and syndicated financings for multinational corporate clients; Secondment to the newly set up coverage unit for German MidCaps (corporates with annual sales of EUR 250m-1bn); Business origination across the full corporate banking product range.

  • Intern Sales & Estimating Department at Permasteelisa North America Corp.
    Jul 2010 - Aug 2010 · 2 mos

    Coordination and execution of sales pitches for construction projects in Latin America