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Baker & McKenzie Amsterdam N.V.

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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 , Baker & McKenzie is a second tier firm,

Baker & McKenzie Amsterdam N.V. has recently acted for Bank of America Securites as arranger of a €404m European CLO transaction which involves a Dutch SPV as issuer. The team also assisted Citigroup as arranger of the €372m Jubilee CDO IX transaction with Alcentra Limited as investment manager. Philippe Steffens is highly praised.

Banking and finance

Within Banking and finance, Baker & McKenzie is a third tier firm,

Baker & McKenzie Amsterdam N.V.’s team enjoys ‘a good reputation’ coupled with ‘a willingness to honour tight deadlines, along with a commercial approach, and international reach’. The team, led by Piet Schroeder, is assisting the lenders (Fortis, BNG and SMBC) of the consortium with Macquarie Infrastructure, Royal BAM group and GTI, in the tender procedure for the Kromhout army barracks PPP. Fedor Tanke is recommended by clients.

Commercial litigation

Corporate and M&A

Within Corporate and M&A, Baker & McKenzie is a third tier firm,

Baker & McKenzie Amsterdam N.V.’s team regularly handles complex cross-border work. Recent highlights include acting as Dutch counsel in the sale by General Electric of its plastics division to SABIC. Edwin Liem and his five-partner team are recommended. The team recently grew with the arrival of a significant number of associates.

Employment

Within Employment, Baker & McKenzie is a first tier firm,

Karin Bodewes and Mirjam de Blécourt lead the well-respected employment practice at Baker & McKenzie Amsterdam N.V.. The team represented the Central Works Council of ABN AMRO in the takeover of the bank. The team advises and litigates in complex cases for a number of multinationals and blue chip companies, as well as for numerous individual employees.

Intellectual property

Mediation

Within Mediation, Baker & McKenzie is a first tier firm,

Joseph van Vlijmen at Baker & McKenzie Amsterdam N.V. is a qualified mediator and specialises in employment matters and partnership.

Private equity

Project finance and PFI

Within Project finance and PFI, tier 4

Olav Andriesse heads the team at Baker & McKenzie Amsterdam N.V.. The practice has been involved in setting up a complex project finance structure for a large installations construction contractor. Other highlights include advising the bank of a consortium involved in a tender for the first schools PFI in the Netherlands in the BAFO stage of the tender.

Real estate

Within Real estate

Restructuring and insolvency

Tax

Within Tax, Baker & McKenzie is a second tier firm,

Herman Huidink, Folkert Idsinga, and Wouter Paardekooper are recommended within Baker & McKenzie Amsterdam N.V.’s tax practice. Recently the team advised Argenta Spaarbank on its inaugural Dutch RMBS transaction, which was arranged by ABN AMRO bank. The team also assisted ASM International with a complex worldwide transfer pricing structure.

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Legal Developments by:
Baker & McKenzie

  • Tax Reforms Towards the Creation of an International Financial Center in Russia

    In December 2009 the Russian Parliament adopted important changes further promoting the Russian holding companies regime. Starting from January 1, 2011 Russian holding companies will no longer be required to meet the present 500 million ruble threshold for investments made into companies qualifying as “strategic investments” to receive tax benefits.
    - Baker & McKenzie

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  • State aid risks involved in real estate transactions and public-private partnerships

    Private undertakings that engage in commercial transactions with public authorities located in the EU should be more aware of the risk of unlawful state aid. This is especially true for construction or development companies, as well as real estate funds, when participating in projects with public authorities involving the sale and/or finance of buildings or land. In many of these transactions the risks of state aid are either ignored or overlooked. In general, state aid is forbidden and any unlawful state aid including interest is to be recovered from the recipient undertaking. The recipient undertaking therefore bears the risks of unlawful state aid. Hence the importance for undertakings to determine whether a risk of state aid exists in relation to commercial transactions with public authorities. If so, appropriate steps should be taken to seek compliance with rules on state aid or to notify such aid to the European Commission.
    - Boekel De Nerée

  • Distributing dividends in the Netherlands

    Several questions arise when your  Dutch subsidiary distributes dividends. Below we set out numerous issues, on a non-exhaustive basis, that have to be addressed in the process of distributing dividends.
    - Boekel De Nerée

  • Employee participation and works councils in the Netherlands

    Companies going through global reorganisations often have to deal with local rules and regulations relating to employee participation. Observing these rules and regulations is often of major importance to avoid any delay in the implementation of business decisions. This article describes some of the main aspects of the consultation process relating to works councils in the Netherlands. It covers the special provisions that apply to entrepreneurs employing at least 50 people.
    - Boekel De Nerée

  • Privatising environmental resources

    Anne-Marie Klijn, Joyeeta Gupta and Anita Nijboer discuss current investments in greenhouse gas reduction projects, and consider whether there is enough supervision of these contracts in the Netherlands and worldwide.
    - Boekel De Nerée

  • Price fixing on transfer of shares and the (non-performing) trustee in bankruptcy

    When entering into a joint venture, a great deal of attention can be devoted to the exit. For many hypothetical situations, the parties wish to lay down how the price of the interest to be transferred when a party exits is fixed. In practice, a substantial degree of flexibility is required in fixing the value of the interest to be transferred. Parties want to make the ‘reward' for the exiting partner depend on the circumstances of the exit. If, for example, a partner is being ousted on account of negligence, then this is a good reason to apply a discount to the real value of the interest involved.
    - Boekel De Nerée

  • Real estate funds under pressure: new round, new opportunities?

    Many reports have recently appeared in the media about downward revaluations of real estate portfolios. Although it is not exactly clear how big the decline in value has been, there seems to be a consensus in the market that the value of real estate has decreased considerably since autumn 2008. As a result, real estate investors have seen the value of their assets go down. This may also have far-reaching consequences for private, non-listed real estate funds. Because the financial crisis has now affected the economy as a whole, the risks have further increased. As commercial tenants are having more and more difficulty keeping their businesses going at the same level, rental income may be wiped out completely or in part. Real estate funds may have to endure a very rough period because of these developments. This may provide cause for financing banks to impose additional requirements on funds, under the threat of terminating credit or enforcing security interests.
    - Boekel De Nerée

  • Grote bouwprojecten niet in gevaar

    Als het aan de voorzieningenrechter van Utrecht ligt, kan op basis van een onder de oude Wet op de ruimtelijke ordening verleende vrijstelling gewoon een bouwvergunning worden verleend, ook als deze pas onder de per 1 juli 2008 in werking getreden nieuwe Wet op de ruimtelijke ordening (Wro) wordt aangevraagd. De Arnhemse voorzieningenrechter oordeelde op 22 april nog anders (FD 23 juli, in Recht en belastingen: 'Grote bouwprojecten dreigen te stranden'), maar daarvan is op 17 juli afstand genomen.
    - Lexence

  • Labour Law

    As a foreign employer in the Netherlands, it is important to know that there are many legal provisions that protect the interests of the employee. These are, among others, provisions regarding holidays, minimum wages, working hours and employment of disabled employees. As a consequence, you are not entirely free in concluding employment agreements. In this article, mr. Jan Dop will discuss the definition, contents and termination of an employment agreement, as well as matters relating to sickness of employees and discrimination. He will also give practical information on working conditions, pregnancy and parental leave.
    - Russell Advocaten

  • Private enforcement of competition law: a Dutch perspective

    T he European Commission (The Commission) plays hardball with respect to breaches of antitrust rules by companies. The fight against cartels remains a key priority for the Commission and record fines (for example with respect to elevator companies and car glass producers) have been frequently imposed.
    - Boekel De Nerée

  • Parent company protection

    This article discusses how to ensure that your Dutch subsidiaries do not contaminate the parent company with liabilities in times of financial crisis.
    - Boekel De Nerée
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