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A metal complex of the formula (1) TCyLMXp (1), wherein M is a group 4 metal Z is an anionic ligand, p is number of 1 to 2, preferably 2, TCy is a thiophene fused cyclopentadienyl-type ligand of the formula (2) wherein R1 and R2 being individually selected from the group of hydrogen, halogen, C1-C10 alkyl, C5-C10 cycloalkyl, and an unsubstituted or C1-C10-alkyl or C1-C4-dialkyl amino substituted С6-С10 aryl, in particular C1-C4-alkyl substituted phenyl and SiR3, OR, NR2, SR, PR2, wherein R means individually C1-C10-alkyl, C5-С10-cycloalkyl, and an unsubstituted or C1-C10-alkyl or C1-C4-dialkyl amino substituted C6-C10-aryl, in particular C1-C4-alkyl substituted phenyl or R1 and R2 together with the 2 double bond carbon atoms of the thiophene ring they are connected to form an unsubstituted or C1-C4-alkyl substituted aliphatic C5-C6-cycloalkene ring, R3, R4 and R5 being individually selected from the group of hydrogen, C1-C4 alkyl, unsubstituted or C1-C4-alkyl and/or halogen, in particular chlorine or fluorine substituted C6-C10-aryl, in particular C1-C4-alkyl substituted phenyl, and SiR3, OR, NR2, SR, PR2, wherein R means individually C1-C10-alkyl, C5-C10-cycloalkyl, and an unsubstituted or C1-C10-alkyl or C1-C4-dialkyl amino substituted C6-C10-aryl, in particular C1-C4-alkyl substituted phenyl and, L is an amidinate ligand of the formula (3) wherein the amidine-containing ligand is covalently bonded to the metal M via the imine nitrogen atom, and Sub1 is an unsubstituted or C1-C4-alkyl and/or halogen, in particular chlorine or fluorine substituted C6-C10-aromatic substituent, in particular phenyl and Sub2 is a substituent comprising a heteroatom of group 15, through which Sub2 is bonded to the imine carbon atom or Sub1 and Sub2 together with the imino group they are connected to form a ligand of formula (3a) wherein the amidine-containing ligand (3a) is covalently bonded to the metal M via the imine nitrogen atom N2, wherein the benzo ring fused to the amidine ring may be unsubstituted or contain further substituents R7, which are individually of the index "q" selected from the group of hydrogen, C1-C4-alkyl and halogen and whereby q is a number of 0 to 4, preferably 0 to 2, most preferably 0, Sub4 is an aliphatic or aromatic cyclic or linear substituent comprising a group 14 atom through which Sub4 is bonded to the amino nitrogen atom N1, preferably Sub4 is a C6-C10 aromatic ring, preferably phenyl which is unsubstituted or substituted by one or more substituents from the group selected from halogen, in particular Cl or F and C1-C4-alkyl.