Ferdinand Hengst
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek
Client SatisfactionCorporate borrowers and private equity houses rely on De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek for advice on a plethora of financing structures, including novel RCFs, bridging facilities and acquisition financing, and the firm also assists with amendments to existing facilities. Additionally, the practice tackles a range of bond issuances, notably green bonds. Such transactions are handled by Ferdinand Hengst, who leads the practice alongside Bas Boutellier, an expert in sustainability-linked corporate and acquisition financing. Lisa de Boer merges expertise in capital markets transactions with general finance matters.
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Key clients
- Pallas
- TenneT
- Royal Philips N.V.
- LeasePlan N.V.
- Just Eat Takeaway N.V.
- APAX Partners
- BME Group
- Royal BAM Group N.V.
- AkzoNobel N.V.
- Port of Rotterdam
- Nederlandse Spoorwegen
- G Square Capital
- Central Bank of Curacao and Sint Maarten
- Netherlands Ministry of Economic Affairs
- Netherlands Ministry of Finance
- BC Partners
- Silverpoint Capital
- Bracebridge Capital
- Strategic Value Partners
- Parcom Capital
- Waterland Private Equity
- Providence Equity
- Primavera Capital Group
- Alimentation Couche-Tard
- Siemens AG
- AGCO Corp.
- InterCement Brazil
- CM.com
Work highlights
- Assisted TenneT in regard to its €25bn loan facility provided by its sole shareholder, the Dutch state.
- Acted as lead counsel to Vion on its full strategic review and recapitalisation in parallel processes in Germany, the Netherlands and Belgium.
- Assisted Nielsen Corp. on a group-wide financing put in place in the context of a $16bn leveraged buyout.
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Bas Boutellier
De Brauw Blackstone WestbroekPractice head
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Bas Boutellier, Ferdinand Hengst