The ‘fantastic’ banking and finance practice group at Lexence is regularly sought-after among domestic private equity companies, international investors and portfolio companies. Hailed as a ’skilful lawyer with a view on the pragmatic side of things’, Charles Destrée leads the team. Bastiaan van Schaik handles a mix of credit agreement negotiations and financing facilities matters, while Bas Zandvliet brings a wealth of expertise in real estate and transportation mandates.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary
Testimonials
Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.
- ‘The team is fantastic. Very responsive and straight to the point.’
- ‘Charles Destrée is very savvy when it comes to dealing with complex financing structures and knows how to deal with lenders.’
- ‘High quality service, with high partner involvement and quick turnaround.’
- ‘Good commercial sense while always keeping the clients interests in mind.’
- ‘Lexence and especially Charles Destrée and his team are able to translate complex structures into pragmatic solutions.’
- ‘Charles Destrée is a skilful lawyer with a view on the pragmatic side of things. He does not need a lot of words to make the points clear.’
Practice head
Charles Destrée
Other key lawyers
Bas Zandvliet; Bastiaan van Schaik