A banking syndicate comprising Commerzbank Aktiengesellschaft, Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, Danske Bank A/S, DekaBank Deutsche Girozentrale, and Erste Group Bank AG was advised by the international law firm Hogan Lovells, under the direction of Frankfurt partner Dr. Jochen Seitz, on the first placement of a Green Mortgage Pfandbrief of Hamburger Sparkasse AG with an issuance volume of EUR 500 million.