The cohort at Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer ‘acts at an exceptional level’. Its workload features acting for clients spanning industry sectors from travel to retail, in the breadth of high-stakes restructuring, insolvency and related litigious matters, as well as advising high-profile individuals on liability, securities and related disputes. Michael Broeders heads up the team and has experience advising companies in financial crisis with the remit of issues. At the helm alongside Broeders is Mijke Sinninghe Damsté who has a corporate litigation specialism. Tim Elkerbout advises lenders and borrowers on voluntary restructuring matters, and Huub Boekhorst is considered ’very experienced’.
Testimonials
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‘Michael Broeders has a strong associate base with him, is pragmatic and reliable, and is able to leverage their London expertise.’
‘Michael Broeders is highly professional, knows how to manage stakeholders and deescalate a situation. He has a solid reputation for cross-border debt restructuring work in the Dutch market.’
Key clients
- McDermott
- Accell
Work highlights
- Acting as restructuring expert in McDermott regarding the application of a WHOA to the discharge of approximately $1bn in liabilities and also adjusting approximately $2.5bn of liabilities towards lenders.
- Advising a consortium of banks (working capital AHG) on the restructuring of the Accell group.