Banking & Finance
Europe Guide 2024 : Netherlands
Band 3
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Provided by Hogan Lovells
The economic climate has heightened both the risks and rewards involved in banking transactions. Finding the optimal deal structure and terms has never been so important.
Whether you are considering a new financing, refinancing options, or a restructuring, our banking lawyers positioned around the world function as an integrated team to anticipate your needs and those of your financing. We advise on innovative lending transactions, bank products, credit products, deal structures, and on all types of secured transactions to meet your goals. And we ensure that all banking matters we work on benefit from the firm's deep industry sector knowledge and experience.
Our clients range from blue chip corporates and private equity sponsors to lending institutions that include banks, insurance companies, funds, and other financial institutions. Our core banking practice areas include leveraged and acquisition finance, funds lending, real estate finance, asset finance, syndicated lending, Islamic finance, and trade and commodity finance.
Chambers Review
Hogan Lovells represents borrowers and lenders in a range of financing mandates, including acquisition financing, real estate financing, corporate financing and refinancing. The law firm assists with syndicated, bilateral and unsecured facilities agreements.
Work Highlights
- Hogan Lovells advised a consortium of lenders, including JP Morgan, on the financing provided to NPM Capital for its acquisition of HQ Group.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Hogan Lovells always take the pragmatic approach and are able to explain complex matters in a concise and easily understandable way."
"The lawyers are extremely pragmatic, they understand the issue and communicate very well."
"The lawyers at Hogan Lovells are very good, they are always ready and proactive if we have any requests."
"They are always on the ball, communicate crystal-clearly and understand the matter."
"Hogan Lovells always take the pragmatic approach and are able to explain complex matters in a concise and easily understandable way."
"The lawyers are extremely pragmatic, they understand the issue and communicate very well."
"The lawyers at Hogan Lovells are very good, they are always ready and proactive if we have any requests."
"They are always on the ball, communicate crystal-clearly and understand the matter."
Notable Practitioners
Wouter Jongen has a particular focus on advising lenders on acquisition finance mandates, as well as financing facilities and refinancing. He has recent experience acting on ESG-linked financing.
"Wouter Jongen is a great guy to work with yet has a perfect understanding of his profession and the complex legal matters that he is dealing with."
"He is very strong, very friendly, pleasant to work with and very pragmatic."
"Wouter is extremely on the ball."