Van Doorne‘s project finance practice sits within its wider real estate finance group which assists clients with project development, property transactions, financing and refinancing. The team regularly advises lenders and financiers and is also well-versed in PPP projects involving infrastructure and urban renewal. The team is co-led by real estate development financing expert Angelique Thiele who splits her time between London and Amsterdam and Roel Botter who sits in Amsterdam and leads on leveraged finance transactions.

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Testimonials

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  • ‘We use Van Doorne in the Netherlands as our law firm of choice and collaborate them on templates etc.’

  • ‘Angelique Thiele is one of our favourite lawyers to go to and we recommend Ariën van Hessen on the notary/real estate side.’

Key clients

  • BentallGreenOak
  • DRC Savills IM
  • Barings / MassMutual
  • Wilmington Trust
  • Schroders
  • PGIM Real Estate
  • McArthurGlen Group
  • Berlin Hyp
  • NordLB
  • Garbe
  • Edmond de Rothschild
  • HCOB
  • OLB
  • Rax
  • AIG
  • Allianz
  • Rothesay Life
  • HSBC

Work highlights

  • Assisted Berlin Hyp with its financing of the redevelopment by EDGE of Ernst & Young’s Dutch headquarters in Amsterdam, the Cross-Towers.
  • Advised Wilmington Trust as incoming facility agent and security agent on the PPP financing of the consortium ‘De Groene Boog’ for the Dutch A16 motorway near Rotterdam.
  • Advised DRC Savills on exiting its investment in the Certitudo Amstel development, which was sold to Greystar.

Lawyers

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Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Angelique Thiele, Roel Botter

Other key lawyers

Ariën van Hessen