Marijke van der Weide
Clifford ChanceSpearheaded by Nienke van Stekelenburgh and Hein Tonnaer, the team at Clifford Chance advises on residential mortgage-backed loans, derivatives, trade receivables, structured commodities financing, and auto loans. The firm’s offerings are strengthened by its asset finance team which frequently handles matters for the aviation and shipping sectors. Tineke Kothe is a veteran in the market with over two decades of experience in advising on securitisation transactions and is recommended for complex cross-border mandates. Marijke van der Weide is highly active in buy-to-let mortgages, trade receivables, debt capital markets, and private structured finance transactions. David Woolmer is also noted for his experience in export finance having worked with export credit agencies across various industries, including shipping, infrastructure, and renewables.
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Testimonials
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- 'The firm has a highly qualified securitisation team with excellent technical knowledge and that is up to date on legal developments. The team is very pleasant to work with, ensures quick turnarounds on documentation, and they can rely on a strong international footprint.'
- 'Marijke van der Weide is very knowledgeable on a wide range of securitisation transactions. Concerning RMBS and auto deals, she is very dedicated and accessible for clients. She always ensures that timelines are met and she has a good focus on the deal process, ensuring that the deal is getting done on a way that is acceptable for all parties.'
Key clients
- Rabobank
- Obvion
- Wells Fargo
- ING Bank
- Raben Group
- OMNI Helicopters
- Elan Woninghypotheken
- Natixis
- Citibank Europe plc
- Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank
- HSBC
- Cerberus
- re:cap technologies GmbH
Work highlights
- Advised Obvion, an established originator and servicer of residential mortgage loans in the Netherlands, on their €500 million Green STORM 2023 RMBS issuance whereby the proceeds of the bonds are and will be applied to (re)finance a mortgage pool relating to energy-efficient houses.
- Advised underwriters and senior lenders on the sustainability-linked €2.4 billion portfolio (re)financing of European data centres owned and operated by EdgeConneX, the EQT-owned edge-network data centre developer. The financing package includes a term facility for the purposes of refinancing existing operational data centres in five European jurisdictions and one in the middle east, and a further capex facility for the development of new data centres and expansion of existing data centres
- Advised Cerberus as Subordinated Lender and Risk Retention Holder on the warehouse financing of a portfolio of Dutch buy-to-let and bridging mortgage receivables.
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Nienke van Stekelenburgh, Hein Tonnaer