Houthoff regularly acts for some of the leading financial institutions in the Netherlands, such as ING Bank, ABN Amro Bank, and Credit Suisse, on their lending transactions. Spearheading the team, Loet Venrooy is a veteran in the field of banking and finance who has extensive experience acting for Dutch and international banks on matters concerning loan portfolios. Jan Veeningen has nearly three decades of experience advising on corporate lending and leveraged finance, among other matters. Nadia Nartey-Wemegah and Jessica Terpstra, who divides her time between London and Amsterdam, are also prominent members of the team.

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Testimonials

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‘Houthoff is an outstanding firm with strong market knowledge and specialised teams for issues including structured finance, restructuring, corporate loans and regulatory compliance.'
'They are very responsive, knowledgeable and have top-rate partners who are commercially minded and able to see things from the clients’ point of view.'
'They are highly business oriented and client focused.’
‘Jessica Terpstra is an extremely good and clever lawyer who provides 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.’
‘The team is very well coordinated. They know exactly what they are working on and where each other's knowledge and skills lie.’
‘Jan Veeningen is very pragmatic, easy to work with, and has great availability.’
'Jessica Terpstra is admirable for her technical expertise and her knowledge in the lending sphere, which is one of the best in the Netherlands. Her pragmatic and sharp advice is another key success factor for Houthoff’s finance team.’
'Excellent experience. Pragmatic team. Always think two steps ahead.'

Key clients

Credit Agricole Consumer Finance
DSB N.V.
Banque J. Safra Sarasin
AXA Investment Management
Baring Asset Management
ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
Sixth Street Specialty Lending, Inc
Ares Management Limited
NIBC Bank N.V.
ING Bank N.V.
Credit Europe Bank
Credit Suisse
Deutsche Hypo

Work highlights

Advised DSB Bank N.V. and Finqus B.V. on the sale of a loan portfolio (mortgages and consumer loans) with a purchase price of approximately €1.5 billion to NIBC Bank.
Advising ABN AMRO Bank N.V. with respect to a sustainability-linked revolving loan facility for the Luxembourg-based fund CBRE Europe Logistics Partners for the purpose of financing logistics assets in the Netherlands, Germany and Luxembourg.
Advising the lender, Ares Management, on matters of Netherlands law in respect of the financing provided to Epiris for the acquisition of Inchcape Shipping Services Holdings Limited and its group companies.