The debt capital markets practice at Stibbe is headed up by ESG and sustainable finance-focused practitioner Marieke Driessen; London-based Rein van Helden; and real estate work-related specialist Maarten de Bruin. The team advises on the range of work, including in matters involving issuances of structured noted, regulatory capital instruments and green bonds, in often multi-jurisdictional contexts. It also advises banks on securitisations.

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Key clients

  • Adevinta
  • Bain Capital
  • Barclays
  • Blackstone
  • BNP Paribas
  • British American Tobacco
  • Cinven
  • Citigroup
  • Credit Suisse
  • DBRS Ratings
  • Deutsche Bank
  • European Investment Bank
  • Frigoglass
  • Groupe PSA
  • HEMA
  • J.P. Morgan
  • Goldman Sachs
  • Mitsui
  • Morgan Stanley
  • PostNL
  • Q-Park
  • SBM Offshore
  • NIBC Bank

Work highlights

  • Advising NIBC Bank on its EMTN programme, including issuances thereunder of €500m regulatory capital instruments.
  • Advising Frigoglass on the consensual recapitalisation and financial restructuring of the Frigoglass Group, including the issue of €75m new first lien senior secured notes due 2026 and €150m of senior secured second lien notes due 2028, cancelling existing €260m senior secured notes due 2025.

Lawyers

Leading partners
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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Marieke Driessen, Rein van Helden, Maarten de Bruin

Other key lawyers

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