art

special financing

As a leading specialist in asset-backed financing, we leverage our expertise in structuring and lending, complemented by extensive experience in the art and classic car markets to identify optimal financial solutions for these asset classes.

Westend Bank’s Senior Art Experts is equipped to cater to the diverse requirements of private collectors, galleries and art funds. They are well-versed in providing customized financing solutions to meet each client’s unique needs.

We provide collectors and dealers of classic cars with the liquidity to expand their existing collections and take advantage of attractive buying opportunities.

We are committed to maintaining discretion and transparency with our clients, fostering a foundation of trust in our business relationships.

Key Features

  • Tailor-made loans secured against high value works of contemporary art
  • An efficient financing process
  • Valuations by independent experts
  • Selected and specialised art storages
  • Viewings, loans for exhibitions and auction consignments can be arranged at any time after consultation
  • Loan amount starting from €1 million
  • Loan-to-value ratio of up to 40%
  • €100,000 minimum market value per artwork
  • Short- to medium-terms
Dr. Christina Schroeter-Herrel
Senior Art Expert
Telephone +49 69 660 595 6 22
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Dr. Christina Schroeter-Herrel joined Westend Bank as Senior Art Expert in the field of “Art and Value” in November 2024. Previously, the PhD art historian worked for over 20 years at Deutsche Bank Group, where she built art collections, led art advisory services for clients, and managed strategic cultural collaborations and art projects. She also frequently publishes, lectures, and moderates events with a focus on art market strategies, 19th–21st-century art, and contemporary glass art history.

Heike Willms
Heike Willms
Senior Account Manager
Telephone +49 69 660 595 6 25
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Heike Willms joined Westend Bank as Senior Account Manager for Specialized and Asset-Based Financing in March 2024. After completing her banking apprenticeship and earning a degree in Business Administration, she gained extensive experience as a credit analyst for medium-sized and large corporate clients, as well as in client relationship management at various banks. In addition, she has worked for many years as a freelance lecturer, contributing to advanced training programs at the GenoAcademy and teaching at private universities.

 

Financing Process

  1. Apply
    Apply
    You contact our experts and provide the required documentation
     
  2. Analyse
    Analyse
    We value your artworks and structure a loan tailored to your needs
     
  3. Transfer
    Transfer
    After approval, you receive the loan under the agreed terms