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Linklaters

WTC AMSTERDAM, ZUIDPLEIN 180, 1077 XV AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS

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What we say about the firm's legal practice in Netherlands

Asset finance and structured finance

Within Asset finance and structured finance,

Although Clifford Chance lost covered bonds expert Kees Westerman to Linklaters, the firm retains an ‘excellent practice’, and is a ‘very good law firm for derivatives’. The team acted for ABN AMRO on the €350m tap issue from Vesteda’s Residential Funding II programme, the first Dutch CMBS issuance since the financial crisis, and also represents Rabobank, JPMorgan and ING as clients. Pieter van Welzen and counsel Robert Masman offer ‘diligent and very thorough advice’.

Banking and finance

Within Banking and finance, Linklaters LLP is a second tier firm,

Linklaters’ banking and finance team advised Nutreco Holding as borrower on refinancing a €550m syndicated multicurrency revolving credit facility. Other clients include InterXion Holding, ABN AMRO and ProLogis European Properties Fund II. Martijn Koopal and Onno Bakker head the team.

Capital markets

Within Capital markets, Linklaters LLP is a first tier firm,

Linklaters advised RBS on TenneT’s issuance of €500m fixed-to-floating rate perpetual capital securities. It also advised the underwriters on TomTom’s €430m equity offering. The practice bolstered the team by recruiting Kees Westermann from Clifford Chance. Pim Horsten heads the team.

Commercial litigation

Within Commercial litigation ,

NautaDutilh’s ‘lawyers are smart, well versed in the law, and practical; they communicate effectively with co-counsel, and are real fighters’. The firm’s excellent partners include Harmen de Mol Otterloo (‘very responsive and effective’), Bart Gerretsen (‘listens to clients, results-oriented’), Daan Lunsingh Scheurleer (‘fine judgement, communication skills, and intellect’) and Paul Olden (‘business-oriented and really delivers’). Jan Loorback retired from the partnership but retains an of counsel position, while Daniella Strik left to join Linklaters.

Corporate and M&A

Within Corporate and M&A, Linklaters LLP is a third tier firm,

Linklaters advised Vattenfall on the phased €10.3bn acquisition of Nuon Energy. It also advised Casino Guichard-Perrachon on divesting its majority stake in Super De Boer. Peter Goes heads the team, in which Pieter Riemer is also recommended.

Energy

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Private equity

Within Private equity , tier 4

Linklaters represents international players such as KKR, Carlyle and CapVest, as well as domestic clients such as Bencis and Waterland Private Equity. Piete Riemer advised the latter on its acquisition of Fortis Intertrust Group. Riemer, Henk Arnold Sijnja and Bart Jan Kuck are the key contacts.

Restructuring and insolvency

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Tax

Within Tax, tier 4

Olaf Kroon joined Linklaters from Allen & Overy LLP to take over the tax practice, and has since been joined by managing associate Joost Rompen from the same firm. The group acted for Bencis Capital Partners on the acquisition of the Daalderop Group, and advised Zain Telecom on the $10.7bn sale of its African mobile phone business.

What we say worldwide

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United Arab Emirates

Offices in Dubai and Abu Dhabi

Belgium

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China

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Germany

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Algeria

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Spain

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France

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Ghana

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Hong Kong

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Indonesia

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India

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Italy

Offices in Rome and Milan

Japan

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Luxembourg

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Morocco

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Netherlands

Offices in Amsterdam

Philippines

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Poland

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Portugal

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Qatar

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Russia

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Sweden

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Singapore

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South Korea

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Thailand

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Tunisia

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United States

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Vietnam

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Legal Developments in Netherlands

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Forming a company in the Netherlands

The Netherlands and Dutch law The Netherlands is a perfect business location for foreign entrepreneurs (2,000 subsidiaries in Amsterdam, 140,000 jobs). It is the gateway to densely populated Western Europe and has a well-developed logistic and technical infrastructure.

- Russell Advocaten
Leasing of commercial premises in the Netherlands

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- Russell Advocaten
Employment of foreign workers in the Netherlands

The employment of foreign workers in the Netherlands regularly raises questions. What issues do you need to be aware of as an employer? A brief summary of the most important areas of attention will be dealt with in this article.

- AKD Prinsen Van Wijmen N.V
Common Consolidated Corporate Tax Base

On March 16, 2011, the European Commission proposed a common system for the development of a Common Consolidated Corporate Tax base in the European Union. The proposal comes after several consultations and working papers over the past years.

- Hill Smith King & Wood
AdWord Tempur Trade Mark Infringement or Permitted Comparative Advertising?

In the past few years, Google AdWords have caused quite an upheaval in trade mark law. The two highlights Google / Louis Vuitton and Portakabin/Primakabin have been discussed before. Other important judgments were rendered in the Die BergSpechte and Eis.de cases.

- Kennedy Van der Laan
Regulation on Restrained Remuneration Policies Dutch Financial Supervision Act 2011

As a result of the CRD III Directive, the Decree on Restrained Remuneration Policies (the “Decree ”) entered into effect on 1 January 2011. Pursuant to the Decree, a new Section 23f is added to the Prudential Rules Financial Supervision Act Decree, amongst other things.

- Kennedy Van der Laan

Employment Law - Edition 1, 2011

The Employment Law newsletter contains an overview of recent and important developments in the field of employment law.

- AKD Prinsen Van Wijmen N.V

Netherlands enacts LLMC 1996 Protocol and Bunkers Convention

On January 1 2011 both the 1996 Protocol to the Convention on Limitation of Liability for Maritime Claims (LLMC 1996) and the Convention on Civil Liability for Bunker Oil Pollution Damage 2001 (Bunkers Convention) entered into force in the Netherlands.

- AKD Prinsen Van Wijmen N.V

Employment Law - Edition 6, 2010

The Employment Law newsletter contains an overview of recent and important developments in the field of employment law.

- AKD Prinsen Van Wijmen N.V

Election of "Footballer of the Year" - An Unfair Commercial Practice?

At the end of December 2007 the Austrian newspaper Österreich organized an election of the “Footballer of the Year”. The public could participate in this election by internet or by means of a voting slip appearing in the newspaper.

- Kennedy Van der Laan