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Van Doorne

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The investment funds team at Van Doorne  is well-equipped to assist its client list on the array of management-related work. Its workload includes advising on evergreen fund vehicles, renewable energy funds, and on the range of fund formation matters. In addition to its transactional assistance, the team also supports its clients through related regulatory issues at both domestic and pan-European level. Daan Horsthuis has notable expertise in investment funds, and co-heads the team alongside experienced counsel Harm-Paul Plas, who is focused on work involving the structuring and restructuring of funds in particular. Senior associate Elise Stormmesand is a name to note.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘Great in-depth knowledge of the Dutch asset management industry.'

  • ‘Daan (the partner) always delivers and provides sound advise on complex legal issues we face as a leading fund manager in the Netherlands.'

  • 'Elise is always on hand to advise us on our day-to-day legal issues.’

Key clients

  • Candriam Investors Group
  • Achmea Investment Management
  • PureTerra Ventures
  • A.S.R.
  • Mogelijk Fondsenbeheer
  • ABP (APG)
  • Rockfield Real Estate
  • Surmount Ventures
  • Synergia Capital Partners
  • Rubio Impact Ventures

Work highlights

  • Advising Mogelijk, a Dutch fund manager – linked to a large Dutch real estate finance company, on the formation of several real estate debt funds.
  • Advising Candriam Investors Group, one of the largest asset managers in Europe, on all Dutch regulatory matters and the set-up of its investment/fund management structure in the Netherlands and the registration, marketing and distribution of investment funds in the Netherlands.
  • Drafting and negotiating fund documentation for newly established (renewable infrastructure, private equity, venture capital, real estate, loan etc.) investment funds for both licensed and sub-threshold managers.

Lawyers

Rising stars

Elise  Stormmesand

Elise Stormmesand

Van Doorne

Elise is part of the Funds & Investment Management team and specializes in asset management. Elise focuses on (re)structuring investment funds, including private equity funds, hedge funds and real estate funds. She also advises asset managers, pension funds and other institutional investors on matters such as discretionary and fiduciary / integrated asset management and on the rules and regulations that apply to (collective) asset management.

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Daan Horsthuis, Harm-Paul Plas

Other key lawyers

Elise Stormmesand