Stibbe
Stibbe has established itself as a strong firm that is fully capable of navigating the financial markets in the Netherlands as well as abroad. Marieke Driessen and Niek Groenendijk are both recommended for their expertise in sustainable finance. Based in London, Rein van Helden is well placed to advise on cross-border mandates and has ample experience of handling high-value financial transactions for international clients such as JPMorgan and Absa Bank. Maarten de Bruin is also noted for his expertise in advising lenders on debt restructuring matters.
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Key clients
- Nippon Life
- The Standard Bank
- Absa Bank
- Aggreko
- Kartesia
- Great Grey Investments
- Morgan Stanley
- JPMorgan
- Citibank and Goldman Sachs
- Consolis
- 3G Capital
- BNP Paribas
- Adevinta
- Q-Park
- European Investment Bank (EIB)
- The Baupost Group, Timex Group
- Mitiska REIM
- AccorInvest
Work highlights
- Advised Absa Bank on the financing of a joint venture of Infinity Energy and the Masdar group for its 100% acquisition of Lekela Power B.V., which owns and operates the largest portfolio of operating renewable assets in Africa with over 1 GW of wind projects.
- Advised a group of finance parties as to matters of Dutch law on the refinancing of certain debt and on the provision of USD 400 million in new capital for Diebold Nixdorf, in connection with a comprehensive cross-border debt recapitalisation of the Diebold Nixdorf Group.
- Advised impact fund responsAbility AG on the financing of Jaguar New Energies (JNE) B.V. in relation to a portfolio of solar energy projects in South Africa, implemented by New Southern Energy.
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Marieke Driessen, Rein van Helden, Maarten de Bruin