Paul Kuipers leads the team at Linklaters, which has broad capabilities in international financing transactions and is particularly experienced in negotiating matters on behalf of private equity sponsors and fund managers. With an in-depth knowledge of the energy and utilities sector, the firm is well placed to advise on financing matters within this industry. Mees Roelofs and Bram Bulter are also core members of the team.

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Key clients

  • ING Bank NV
  • Glennmont Partners
  • Meridiam SAS
  • ABN AMRO BANK N.V.
  • Finco Fuels
  • Invest International Capital B.V.
  • Danske Bank A/S
  • Syngenta Crop protection AG
  • Sygenta RCF

Work highlights

  • Advised the sponsor team comprising of Meridiam, Allianz Capital Partners and Kansai Electric Power on the financing of the NeuConnect interconnector project that will link the Isle of Grain in England to Wilhelmshaven in Germany.
  • Advising Dutch oil commodities trader Finco Energies as borrower on its external financing from a consortium of five banks.

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Paul Kuipers

Other key lawyers

Mees Roelofs, Bram Bulter