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With Angelique Thiele having cultivated a strong reputation for real estate and development financing in the Netherlands, Van Doorne is a go-to firm for both Dutch and international commercial real estate investors. The firm also advises corporate borrowers across a wide range of industries, including automotive, retail, energy, and shipping. Stefan van Rossum leads the firm’s restructuring and insolvency team; he advises borrowers on leveraged finance, asset-based lending, and property financings. The 'very experienced' team also includes Jelmer Baukema and Roel Botter; Baukema specialises in alternative financing, while Botter is recommended for finance matters related to the public sector.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘The team is very experienced, knowledgeable and has a hands-on approach. Both legal and notary services are available.’

  • ‘They provide excellent customer services and are top of the class in the Dutch real estate finance industry.’

  • ‘The Van Doorne financing team is well known in the Dutch market and very experienced in finance transactions. The team can work fast, they are pragmatic and they able to get the deal done within the agreed timeframe.’

  • ‘Angelique Thiele is well known in the sector and has excellent knowledge and understanding of the industry and developments in the industry. In a transaction, she is capable of bringing parties together as she understands the position of the counterparty.'

  • 'Angelique Thiele is an excellent communicator and negotiator and never loses sight of clients' interests. In addition to that, she is pleasant to work with and down to earth.'

  • ‘Jelmer Baukema is smart and always delivers.’

Key clients

  • Annexum
  • AIG
  • Arçelik A.Ş.
  • KME Group
  • The Transport Authority Amsterdam
  • BentallGreenOak
  • Castlelake
  • DK Capital
  • Edmond de Rothschild REIM
  • Europa Capital
  • Garbe
  • Heitman
  • McArthurGlen
  • Live Nation Entertainment
  • Melcombe
  • Schroders
  • Tristan CAP
  • Mogelijk Vastgoedfinancieringen
  • Hedin Automotive/Stern
  • Orange Investment
  • Patrizia
  • Port of Rotterdam
  • Quadoro Doric
  • SectieV
  • SVP Global
  • Verbrugge International
  • Westcore

Work highlights

  • Acted as counsel to Havenbedrijf Rotterdam N.V. (the Port of Rotterdam) on three financings of an aggregate amount of EUR 300m.
  • Acted as legal counsel to Live Nation in relation to a note issue programme and bridge loan for the (re)financing of worldwide acquisitions of concert and theatre halls, with Goldman Sachs acting as placement agent/bridge lender.
  • Advising Mogelijk Vastgoedfinancieringen, a major Dutch P2P property lending platform, on all legal aspects of its business since its inception.

Lawyers

Next Generation Partners

Jelmer Baukema

Jelmer Baukema

Van Doorne

Jelmer has become partner in the finance and restructuring practice at Van Doorne as per 1 January 2023. He focuses on advising clients - companies, creditors, investors and financial institutions - on insolvency law and (financial) restructuring both in and outside of insolvency proceedings as well as advising investors, lenders and intermediary platforms on alternative financing and funding methods such as peer-to-peer (P2P) lending, crowdfunding, debt-based securities and invoice financing. Jelmer regularly publishes on matters related to its expertise in legal literature.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Stefan van Rossum, Angelique Thiele, Jelmer Baukema

Other key lawyers

Roel Botter