Mr Rein van Helden > Stibbe > Amsterdam, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile

Stibbe has experience in a broad range of asset and structured finance matters, including inventory-backed transactions, real estate securitisation, asset-backed commercial paper structures, tax receivables, and auto loans. The firm is home to various financial experts, making it well-suited to advise banks, credit rating agencies, and investors, alongside other financial institutions. The team is co-lead by Marieke Driessen, Rein van Helden, and Maarten de Bruin. Senior associate Niek Groenendijk is another notable member of the team with his experience in structured finance and securitisation.

Stibbe has established itself as a strong firm that is fully capable of navigating the financial markets in the Netherlands as well as abroad. Marieke Driessen and Niek Groenendijk are both recommended for their expertise in sustainable finance. Based in London, Rein van Helden is well placed to advise on cross-border mandates and has ample experience of handling high-value financial transactions for international clients such as JPMorgan and Absa Bank. Maarten de Bruin is also noted for his expertise in advising lenders on debt restructuring matters.

Stibbe has experience of representing high-profile clients in complex cross-border transactions, with particular strengths in acquisition and real estate finance. The banking and finance team is co-led by Maarten de Bruin, Marieke Driessen, and Rein van Helden. Valued for her keen insights and negotiating skills, Driessen has established herself as a go-to lawyer within the financial sector with more than two decades of experience. Located in London, Van Helden is recommended for his impressive track record of handling high-value international banking and finance mandates for clients such as JP Morgan, Frigoglass, and Basic-Fit. Niek Groenendijk is another prominent member of the team, having worked on many significant refinancings and facility agreements.

Stibbe‘s restructuring and insolvency group is well equipped to advise its client roster of high-profile borrowers and lenders on the plethora of complex work. The team is noted as harnessing ‘real depth of experience in the restructuring sphere’; its workload features a broad range of work, from advising on high-value recapitalisations and high-stakes bankruptcies to assisting clients in relation to their compliance with relevant case law. ‘Brilliant lawyer’ Rein van Helden, who splits his time between London and the Netherlands, is key to the practice, which is led by Job van Hooff who has particular expertise advising on cross-border financial restructurings, including schemes of arrangement and distressed transactions. Counsel Daisy Nijkamp is experienced in related contentious work.

The project finance group at Stibbe advises a myriad of international companies on banking, infrastructure, energy, transport and mining project financing matters. The team includes experts in banking, construction, procurement and regulatory issues, enabling it to regularly assist with major PPP projects as well as innovative energy projects. Real estate specialist David Orobio de Castro is well versed in PPP, PFI and DBFMO issues, while Martin In de Braekt leads on energy and industrial matters. Ingmar de Groot is the go-to for construction and infrastructure expertise; Rein van Helden routinely acts for financial institutions and corporate clients; and Marieke Driessen is a key contact for financing deals.

The debt capital markets practice at Stibbe is headed up by ESG and sustainable finance-focused practitioner Marieke Driessen; London-based Rein van Helden; and real estate work-related specialist Maarten de Bruin. The team advises on the range of work, including in matters involving issuances of structured noted, regulatory capital instruments and green bonds, in often multi-jurisdictional contexts. It also advises banks on securitisations.