Co-led by Axel van der Staak and Johannes de Jong, the team at Osborne Clarke is a go-to practice for mid-market borrowers seeking advice on real estate finance, acquisition finance, and corporate finance, among other transactional matters. The firm has experience handling domestic as well as cross-border mandates for clients such as Angelo Gordon and Schroders Capital. Peter Van Der Horst and Marlinde Klein Ganseij are also notable members of the banking and finance team.
Testimonials
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‘Axel van der Staak is very pragmatic, hands on, quick, and easy to level with.’
‘Axel van der Staak and Marlinde Klein Ganseij did a great job. They are easy to work with, quick, filter out the essentials, and are very good value for money.’
Key clients
- Amvest Development Participations B.V.
- Angelo Gordon & Co, L.P.
- Bredenoord Holding B.V.
- HAK B.V.
- Magazijn "De Bijenkorf" B.V.
- Royal Agrifirm Coöperatieve U.A.
- Schroders Capital Netherlands B.V.
- Ampyr Solar Europe
- Magis Real Estate B.V.
- GARBE Real Estate
- Fertilife Benelux B.V.
Work highlights
- Advising Ampyr Solar Europe on its up to €200 million financing of a portfolio of existing and new-build solar parks across the Netherlands with Rabobank.
- Advising HAK on its up to €75 million refinancing of the (acquisition and real estate) term loan and revolving credit facilities arranged by ING Bank and ING Commodity Finance.
- Advising Schroders Capital Netherlands (formerly Cairn Real Estate) on obtaining €85 million acquisition and capex finance facilities for the purpose of acquiring and redeveloping five office towers in Hoog Catharijne.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Axel van der Staak, Johannes de Jong