Simmons & Simmons acts for both lenders and borrowers, with experience handling complex cross-border finance transactions across the mining, energy, private equity and financial institutions sectors. Practice head Eric Blomme demonstrates a strong track record in acquisition, real estate and trade and export finance. Martin Carlier specialises in handling regulatory matters, with particular expertise in insurance sector regulatory issues.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Think outside of the box.’
- ‘Pro-active and constructive thinking.’
- ‘Very happy with the flexibility and expertise shown during the entire process.’
- ‘Special thanks to Eric Blomme who consistently helped us in the process. His expertise is to be pointed out.’
- ‘Great team with a very involved, approachable, and hands-on partner.’
- ‘Special in their combination of legal excellence, entrepreneurial understanding of their clients' positions and creativity in achieving these commercial targets through smart legal compromises.'
Key clients
- ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
- Belfius Bank SA/NV
- Caisse d’Épargne et de Prévoyance Hauts de France
- Euroclear SA/NV
- Goldman Sachs
- HSBC Continental Europe
- ING Belgium SA/NV
- J.P. Morgan Chase & Co.
- KBC Bank NV
- Morgan Stanley
- NatWest Markets
- PGGM
Work highlights
Advised Traxys as lead counsel on the refinancing of their $1.815bn flagship multicurrency syndicated borrowing base credit facilities.
Advised ABN AMRO Bank N.V. on the green refinancing of the Woluwe Shopping Centre, involving listed Belgian borrower Eurocommercial Properties.
Advised Argenta on its €800m Residential Mortgage-Backed Securities transaction, Golden Apple 2025-I NHG.
Practice head
Eric Blomme
Other key lawyers
Martin Carlier