Bernhard Stampfer – A graduate of the University of Constance (M.A. degree in Law, Sociology and Political Science) and of the Munich Film School, Stampfer worked as a production manager before launching his own Munich and Berlin based production company, Salinas Film Ltd., in 1980. Between 1987 and 1999 Stampfer worked for Media Park AG/Media Equity AssociatesAG, a joint venture financing operation, Bravo Studios SpA in Milan Italy where he set up a new department for international TV and film production, and the European Media Development Agency (EMDA) where Bernie was Head of Project and Company Monitoring. Since 2000 Stampfer works with Deutsche Bank AG as Vice President and Head of the Expert Team TMT (Telecommunication, Media and Technology), the Bank’s internal advisory service in the Corporate and Investment Banking division. Bernie is also part of the Asset Finance and Leasing (AFL) team in Frankfurt/M. Responsibilities include the structuring and negotiation of global financing transactions with independent film production and distribution companies and the major studios. Financings range from individual loan and investment arrangements through overall corporate lines of credit. Stampfer and his team are also involved in structured finance transactions (M&A, distressed assets, restructuring et al , tax based closed end funds and private equity placements with the major studios. His accomplishments include overseeing the financing of multiple film and television and electronic games projects, raising significant equity and debt capital to secure investment portfolios and negotiating financing and distribution arrangements.
