Mr Vincent Bettonville > AKD > Amsterdam, Netherlands > Lawyer Profile

AKD
PO BOX 59280
1040 KG AMSTERDAM
Netherlands

Work Department

Banking & Finance.

Position

Partner

Career

Vincent Bettonville is a partner and lawyer at AKD who has more than 20 years’ experience in financial legal practice. Vincent supports and advises primarily in conjunction with restructurings and operational asset, acquisition and project finance transactions. He also advises international clients on corporate structuring (tax structures) and on the financial and corporate laws of Curaçao.

Vincent acts on behalf of international clients primarily in Europe, the US and South America, as well as large Dutch clients. IFLR1000 wrote the following about him: ‘Vincent Bettonville at AKD helped us in securing a deal. It wouldn’t have happened without him being involved – he was very good in highlighting danger areas, we are happy with the level of expertise at this firm.

Lawyer Rankings

Netherlands > Banking and finance: Borrower side

With over twenty years of experience in the banking and finance sector, Vincent Bettonville leads the team at AKD. The firm handles a wide range of matters for borrowers, including refinancing mandates, amendments to facility agreements, multi-currency revolving credit facilities, and acquisition finance. Niels Hagelstein has extensive experience advising corporations within the real estate, manufacturing, and logistics industries. Renate Punt-Huizer brings expertise in the shipping sector to the team and regularly handles complex financing transactions for clients within this sphere.

Netherlands > Banking and finance: lender or arranger side

AKD has experience of advising large international banks, real estate investors, and marine support providers on their lending and acquisition initiatives, especially within the Benelux region. The firm is particularly knowledgeable in financing and refinancing matters concerning the shipping, logistics, and real estate sectors. Leading the team, with ‘extensive experience’ in the financial and banking markets, Vincent Bettonville is recommended for cross-border mandates involving the US and Europe. Other prominent members of the team are Renate Punt-Huizer, who brings expertise of the shipping industry to the firm and regularly handles vessel financing arrangements, including leasing, mortgaging, and acquisitions, and Niels Hagelstein.