AKD has experience of advising large international banks, real estate investors, and marine support providers on their lending and acquisition initiatives, especially within the Benelux region. The firm is particularly knowledgeable in financing and refinancing matters concerning the shipping, logistics, and real estate sectors. Leading the team, with ‘extensive experience’ in the financial and banking markets, Vincent Bettonville is recommended for cross-border mandates involving the US and Europe. Other prominent members of the team are Renate Punt-Huizer, who brings expertise of the shipping industry to the firm and regularly handles vessel financing arrangements, including leasing, mortgaging, and acquisitions, and Niels Hagelstein.
Testimonials
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‘The team is always available and very reactive. They are very business orientated and cover a large spectrum of competences, which is very useful.’
‘Vincent Bettonville is a sharp lawyer and a very pleasant person to work with. He is always available. His extensive experience is much appreciated.’
‘Vincent Bettonville has a customer focus and possesses in-depth knowledge.’
'They're really responsive, approachable and proactive on transactions, and their advice is very clear, user friendly and commercial. They're also very good at keeping us up to date on fees or flagging out-of-scope matters quickly, which not all overseas counsel are.'
'They are very accommodating and are happy to speak to clients directly on points of Dutch law where required.'
Key clients
- VDL
- Pine Bridge Benson Elliot
- Crédit Agricole Corporate & Investment Bank
- JPMorgan
- Exide Technologies
- Deutsche Private Equity
- Braskem
- Iron Mountain
- Panattoni
- Morgan Stanley
- Natixis
- CSU/Total Care
- KIC InnoEnergy
- Acta Marine
- Aukera Real Estate Debt
- Storteboom
Work highlights
- Advised various financial institutions in connection with the financing for the acquisition by ForestWave of Symphony Shipping and its fleet of eight Ecobox vessels.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Vincent Bettonville