Wouter Jongen > Hogan Lovells International LLP > Amsterdam, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile

Hogan Lovells International LLP advises on covered bond programmes, trade receivables financings, auto lease transactions, and buy-to-let mortgage loans, among other transactions. Robert Masman focuses on structured and asset-based finance, including secured lending, portfolio sales, and securitisation. He co-leads the team alongside Wouter Jongen, who is dual qualified in Dutch and English law. Dylan Goedegebuure is another notable member of the banking and finance practice, having acted for major Dutch and international banks on asset-based financing matters.

With a well-established reputation within the banking and finance markets, the team at Hogan Lovells International LLP regularly advises Dutch and international private equity clients as well as corporations on multifaceted cross-border finance transactions. Wouter Jongen, who has excellent capabilities in leveraged financing, heads the team alongside Robert Masman, who is active in banking and loan finance, real estate finance, and finance restructurings. With his experience acting for large corporations and private equity funds, Dylan Goedegebuure is also a prominent member of the team.

Having acted as lead counsel to global banks, asset managers, and debt funds, Hogan Lovells International LLP is a go-to firm for lenders seeing advice on their refinancing and acquisition mandates within the Netherlands. Headed by Wouter Jongen and Robert Masman, the ‘highly skilled and knowledgeable’ team is particularly strong at acting for Dutch banks in relation to real estate financings. Dylan Goedegebuure, Annebeth Bleeker, and Siddharth Saxena come highly recommended for their collective experience of advising on debt financing, major acquisitions, and the refinancing of credit facilities.

The team at Hogan Lovells International LLP is experienced in advising on issues surrounding covered bonds, dual tranche bonds, and a variety of related transactions. The deal values therein are consistently in the multi-millions of euros, and are regularly cross-jurisdictional in nature, namely featuring the UK. Finance and capital markets specialist Robert Masman and acquisition and real estate financing-focused practitioner Wouter Jongen co-head the practice. Senior associate Yvette Voermans departed in September 2022 to an in-house position.