Roger van Buuren
Bird & BirdBird & Bird is well versed in advising Dutch financial institutions, investors and borrowers in financing a wide number of asset classes including wind, battery storage, bio-based recycling, data centres and solar. The team also handles financing for infrastructure and renewable energy projects. Practice head Roger van Buuren focuses on real estate finance and project finance related to digital infrastructure and renewable energy. He is also well versed in assisting with financing of circular economy related projects.
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‘Bird & Bird stands out in its efficiency and effectiveness as a result of their understanding of the market and the clients’ background. The project finance practice is able to have a sophisticated understanding of the client's position, the specific request and the challenges, and translating that to a pragmatic approach and tailor-made and slim set of documentation.'
Key clients
- ABN Amro Bank N.V.
- Coöperatieve Rabobank U.A.
- Invest-NL
- Limburgs Energie Fonds (LEF) B.V.
- Giga Storage B.V.
- Statkraft Renewables Benelux B.V.
- Zencap Asset Management
- Pacifico Energy GmbH
- Oesterreichische Entwicklungsbank AG
- Kreos Capital
- Christofferson Robb & Company
- BioBTX B.V.
- Pfalzsolar GmbH
Work highlights
- Advised ABN Amro Bank on various solar energy transactions, including financing of the development and operation of the largest ground-mounted solar park in the Netherlands.
- Advised Polestar Capital Circular Debt Fund on the financing for BioBTX for the development, construction and operation of a biobased plastics recycling plant.
- Advised Zencap Asset Management on the junior financing for the capital raise of SFP Group for the construction of a biomethane facility.
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Roger van Buuren