Niek is head of De Brauw’s London office. He specialises in corporate finance with a particular focus on banking, restructuring, capital markets and hybrid instruments. Niek has a broad transaction experience in finance, restructuring and capital markets, and regularly advises corporates, investment banks, financial institutions and private equity investors, and works with leading independent law firms on cross-border transactions. He is also a frequent speaker at international conferences.

Niek’s recent work includes advising

• HEMA on its EUR 750 million bond restructuring, including negotiations, court proceedings in UK, US and the Netherlands and a parallel M&A process, resulting in a 60% debt reduction
• Fugro on the refinancing of its capital structure
• BCD on the refinancing of its USD 550 million and EUR 90 million senior facilities agreement