Francine Schlingmann specialises in institutional asset management, and also advises on capital markets transactions involving investment institutions. Francine has particular expertise and many years of experience in the area of financial markets regulation in the broadest sense, which she applies with a particular focus on the asset management and investment services industries.

Francine is a seasoned member of the banking and capital markets practices of De Brauw, both in London and Amsterdam, where she has gained broad experience with equity and debt capital markets transactions (including a large number of significant global offerings and IPOs) as well as M&A transactions in the financial services industry.

In institutional asset management, Francine acts for key national and international players, such as the asset management arms of some of the world's largest financial institutions, large pension funds and other institutional investors. In capital markets transactions involving investment institutions, she advises investment banks as well as internationally operating groups of private equity and hedge funds.

Francine is a frequent guest speaker at conferences and lecturer in postgraduate seminars and education programmes. She also publishes frequently on financial markets regulatory subjects.