Banking and finance: lender or arranger side

Houthoff

Houthoff advises a client base consisting of Dutch and German banks and alternative lenders on the provision of acquisition financing, syndicated facilities and the refinancing of existing facilities. The latter falls within the practice of team head Loet Venrooy, who is also adept at overseeing transactions concerning loan portfolios. Jessica Terpstra splits time between the firm’s Amsterdam and London offices, advising clients on leveraged and project finance facilities.

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Testimonials

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‘Houthoff is an outstanding firm with a strong market knowledge and specialised teams for issues including structured finance, restructuring, corporate loans and regulatory compliance. For the Netherlands we believe they have few peers.’
‘I consider Jessica Terpstra an extremely good and clever lawyer providing accurate legal advice in an efficient and pragmatic way. Her broad knowledge of the sector makes her one of the most remarkable practitioners of the banking and finance sector in the Netherlands.’
‘Houthoff is capable of turning documentation around swiftly. They are friendly, yet firm in negotiations. They are proactive and can advise us on what is required for the purpose of our bank requirements while also having an eye for the market standard.’
‘They provide on-point service, flagging specific risks and taking up a proactive role.’
‘Very pragmatic team, easy way of working together.’
‘Always available to brainstorm to improve financial structures for the clients of the bank; willing to think along with optimisation of templates used. Thinking along with the business of the bank. Providing useful trainings for the colleagues within the bank.’
‘Houthoff has good sector knowledge, wide coverage on a variety of law areas, and provides interesting training sessions.’

Key clients

ING Bank N.V.
Crédit Agricole
NIBC Bank N.V.
Deutsche Hypo
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
Münchener Hypothekenbank
Oldenburgische Landesbank
Bayerische Landesbank
Credit Europe Bank N.V.
DZ HYP
Berlin hyp
ING DiBa AG

Work highlights

Advised ING Bank on €175m sustainability-linked term and revolving loan facilities for the Dutch subsidiaries of Swedish AB Sagax.
Advised Crédit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, as administrative agent, on a $300m financial restructuring for the McDermott Group.
Advised NIBC Bank N.V. on the financing and structuring of its subsidiary, Beequip B.V.