AKD
With over twenty years of experience in the banking and finance sector, Vincent Bettonville leads the team at AKD. The firm handles a wide range of matters for borrowers, including refinancing mandates, amendments to facility agreements, multi-currency revolving credit facilities, and acquisition finance. Niels Hagelstein has extensive experience advising corporations within the real estate, manufacturing, and logistics industries. Renate Punt-Huizer brings expertise in the shipping sector to the team and regularly handles complex financing transactions for clients within this sphere.
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Testimonials
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‘Niels Hagelstein works quickly and precisely.’
'AKD knows our organisation and the case. They are pragmatic.'
‘The firm stands out for its good quality work, which is paired with a good working environment.’
'They're really responsive, approachable and proactive on transactions, and their advice is very clear, user friendly and commercial. They're also very good at keeping us up to date on fees or flagging out-of-scope matters quickly.'
'They are very accommodating and are happy to speak to clients directly on points of Dutch law where required, particularly when acting on the borrower side.'
Key clients
- VDL
- Pine Bridge Benson Elliot
- Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank
- JPMorgan
- Exide Technologies
- Deutsche Private Equity
- Braskem
- Iron Mountain
- Panattoni
- Morgan Stanley
- Natixis
- CSU/Total Care
- KIC InnoEnergy
- Acta Marine
- Aukera Real Estate Debt
- Storteboom
Work highlights
- Advised VDL Groep B.V. on its first syndicated revolving facility agreement with Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A., ING Bank N.V., ABN AMRO Bank N.V. and BNP Paribas S.A.
- Advised Iron Mountain on several amendments to its senior facility agreement and the entering into of multiple on-demand facility agreements.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Vincent Bettonville