DLA Piper has a comprehensive knowledge of acquisition finance, corporate lending, project finance, and non-performing loan portfolio solutions. The firm is especially sought out for its abilities to provide secondments to debt advisory firms. Lex Oosterling serves as managing partner and regularly handles major lending transactions for banks, private credit funds, and corporates. Adam Abou Habaga is ‘an excellent transactional lawyer’ who has experience working closely with debt advisers within the Netherlands such as Nielen Schuman, Oaklins, and Deloitte. Max Mayer and Benno Leemans are also key members of the team.
Testimonials
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‘A very pleasant team to work with. Without exception, all the people in the team are very strong professionals and always willing to work and go the extra mile.’
‘Lex Oosterling is a very pleasant partner to work with and has a very good knowledge of what is going on in the market. He has a broad network.'
Key clients
- ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
- Cooperatieve Rabobank U.A.
Work highlights
- Advised the lenders in connection with structuring of the financing of the National Warmth Fund and the various implementations of additional facilities into the financing arrangement.
- Advising ING on the (re)financing of the acquisition of 11 science parks throughout the Netherlands by Kadans.