The team at Simmons & Simmons works closely with its international offices, providing comprehensive representation on cross-border financial transactions. With one of the largest teams in the market, the firm has a wealth of experience acting for domestic as well as international financial institutions. The practice, which is led by Jeroen Bos, regularly handles portfolio sales, covered bonds, securitisation, and structured finance, among other asset-based finance transactions. Rezah Stegeman is recommended for his experience with derivatives, which includes general trade documentation and regulatory matters. Vincent Engel and Marline Hillen are also valued members of the team, having worked on several major transactions for the firm.
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Testimonials
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‘The team is highly knowledgeable with very good execution skills.’
‘Jeroen Bos Ivo van Dijk Vincent Engel are highly knowledgeable, have very good execution skills, and are a pleasure to work with.’
‘The firm offers value for money. They are flexible, have excellent knowledge, and are fast to communicate.’
‘The team is very motivated and is almost always available. They have a very quick response time.'
‘Jeroen Bos is excellent partner who is commercial and solutions driven. He is easy to work with and sticks to timelines. He has a good team around him with Vincent Engel as upcoming talent.’
‘The firm sticks to quotes and timelines and is very reliable with expert advice.’
Key clients
- ABN Amro Bank
- AEGON Asset Management
- Citigroup
- Donner & Reuschel
- Rabobank
- BNP Paribas
- Hiltermann Lease
- NN Bank
- Argenta
- MUFG
- LeasePlan
- NIBC Bank
- NatWest Markets
- HSBC
- Barclays
- OLB Bank
- Tulp Hypotheken
- Axiom
- Hiltermann Lease
Work highlights
- Advised Citibank on the high-profile public Jubilee Place securitisation transactions, whereby the underlying assets are buy-to-let mortgage loans originated by three separate originators.
- Advised Hiltermann Lease as seller on its EUR 850 million private and EUR 450 million public securitisation of car and equipment lease receivables.
- Advised ABN AMRO Bank as arranger and manager in respect of a EUR 650 million public securitisation of residential mortgage loans originated by Aegon Levensverzekeringen.
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Jeroen Bos
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Jeroen Bos