Fieldfisher‘s team primarily advises on debt finance transactions, assisting private equity houses, institutional and direct lenders, and corporate clients with a large volume of domestic and cross-border leveraged financings as well as project financings in connection with major developments and PPP undertakings in the energy and infrastructure space. Real estate financings make up a further key area of expertise, as do distressed financings in the context of restructuring projects. The team is led by Sofie Heremans, whose experience spans a wide array of financing transactions. Further key contacts include PPP and energy lending expert Dennis Lievens as well as DCM specialist Dorothée Vanderhofstadt.
Testimonials
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‘We like working with Dennis Lievens.’
Key clients
- Sereni Group
- Norddeutsche Landesbank
- Elewan Energy
- Triodos Bank
- KBC Bank
- BNP Paribas Fortis
- 3D Investors
- Mediagenix
- Belfius Bank
- House of Talents
- ING Belgium
- Sunrock
- Tenax European Credit Fund
- Billtrust
- TINC
- Storm
- Sibelco
- Credit Mutuel Factoring
Work highlights
- Advised the Sereni group on the unitranche financing put in place for future acquisitions and the refinancing of existing debt.
- Assisted Spanish wind farm developer Elawan Energy with the financing put in place by Triodos Bank for an extension of their wind farm in the Hannut commune in the Walloon region of Belgium.
- Advised Nord/LB on their participation in a €368m real estate acquisition loan arranged by Standard Chartered Bank for KB Asset Management Co. Ltd. to support their acquisition of an office complex in the north of Brussels.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Sofie Heremans