Corestate Capital has signed an agreement with Axel Wieandt, who will support the Corestate management team in a range of activities related to the acquisition of the Hannover Leasing Group. Last December, Corestate purchased a 94.9 percent stake in the Hannover Leasing Group from Helaba and HTSB. Completion of the transaction is expected to occur in the first half of 2017. Axel Wieandt holds a master’s degree and a doctorate in business administration from Otto Beisheim School of Management. He previously worked at Deutsche Bank and Hypo Real Estate Holding.