The real estate practice at Simmons & Simmons handles real estate financing and transactions as well as project development, real estate M&As and leasing issues. Luc Cohen advises on lease issues as well as procurement, project development, acquisitions and disposals. Rob Hendriks leads on M&A matters, while Siemkje Batenburg is an expert in a range of commercial real estate matters for developers, investment companies, municipalities and banks. The three aforementioned lawyers all co-lead the team.
Testimonials
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‘Fantastic market knowledge and practical advice.’
‘Their real estate solutions are perfect.’
‘Siemkje Batenburg is a important hinge in the firm which is comprised of experts.’
‘Simmons & Simmons is as a smaller international law firm able to engage with the clients And know what the customer wants and is very practical minded. Siemkje Batenburg is one of the notary's in the Netherlands who can complete real estate share and asset deals very well.’
‘Siemkje Batenburg and Luc Cohen are the stable factors at Simmons who we like to work with. ’
Key clients
- Hines
- 90 North Real Estate Partners
- SAS Atream / Atream Hotels Nederland SCI
- Meijer Realty Partners
- Savills Investment Management
- Movement Real Estate
- Van Deursen Groep
- Davidson Kempner
- Sidra Capital (UK) Limited
- Triginta
- SEDCO
- Blackrock
- L’Etoile Properties
- Blauwhoed Projectontwikkeling
- ABN Amro Bank
- ING Bank
- NIBC
- Resonance Capital
- DRC Capital
- Metroprop
- DM Equity
- Globus Medical
- Fletcher Hotels
- Tristan Capital
Work highlights
- Assisted Triginta with various healthcare transactions.
- Assisted Hines with the acquisition of a logistic property “Floralaan” in Venlo, The Netherlands.
- Advised LaSalle / Encore + Lisianthus S.à r.l. (as borrower) on a €35m green loan term facility for financing and refinancing the acquisition of a 60,063 m3 logistics building in Bleiswijk.
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
Luc Cohen, Rob Hendriks, Siemkje Batenburg