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A unique selling point in multinational finance and restructuring mandates

Few firms in the Netherlands can match the quality of our people and our leading position across the full range of corporate, asset and project financing, debt restructuring, and debt capital markets. We are universally regarded as a leading finance and restructuring law firm in the Netherlands.

De Brauw London is an integrated, multidisciplinary team dedicated to the design, negotiation and documentation of both general corporate finance transactions and complex high-impact finance transactions. We offer our clients a single point of contact for both the typical finance aspects of those transactions, and on corporate reorganisations, intra-group transfers, the board’s fiduciary duties, insolvency-related advice, and stakeholder management. This integrated approach has proven a unique selling point in recent multinational finance, acquisition finance, and restructuring mandates.

By teaming up with the leading corporate and finance firms in Europe, the United States, and Asia, we offer seamless cross-border services to our clients. The breadth and depth of our legal capabilities in all relevant areas, including corporate, contract, security and insolvency law, and in regulatory matters, ensures that our finance and restructuring team is at the forefront of legal developments in the Netherlands.

The team's pragmatism is underlined by clients, with one referencing its 'evidence- and experience-based input on deal tactics and strategies to achieve our tailored needs'. Another emphasises the practice's foresight, asserting that it has 'a good understanding of the risks involved'.

Chambers Europe, 2021

Insights

24 October 2024

Raising the bar: impact of Green Bonds Regulation on issuers

Green bonds are financial instruments where the net proceeds are specifically used to finance green, social and other sustainable activities. Green bonds are already prominent in the EU bond market (with some of the largest issuers located in the Netherlands), but the "green" stamp is so far mainly based on voluntary market standards. This will change when the Green Bonds Regulation comes into effect. The Green Bonds Regulation sets uniform requirements for issuers of EU Green Bonds (EuGBs).
13 September 2023

US and Dutch courts allow combined US-Netherlands restructuring for Diebold Nixdorf

On 11 August 2023, Diebold Nixdorf, the cash machine manufacturer operating worldwide, successfully completed an extensive debt restructuring by combining and carrying out Chapter 11 proceedings in the US, and WHOA proceedings in the Netherlands. De Brauw partner Ferdinand Hengst took a key role as court-appointed observer in the WHOA portion, which was recognised under Chapter 15 in the US for the first time ever.
26 March 2023

Refinancing coming up in 2023-2024: what to expect and how to respond

Companies looking to refinance or increase borrowings in 2023-2024 will find themselves in a changed environment. Even a year ago, the markets were full of cash looking for returns. But now, lenders are retreating, trying to reduce their commitment and pushing for higher pricing and stricter terms. In this article, we describe how borrowers can prepare for financing transactions in this new lending landscape. We also discuss some of the innovative solutions that have helped close recent financing deals. Finally, we advise borrowers not to wait in hope of more favourable market conditions in the future, but to kick-start their upcoming financing transactions now.