Stibbe is recognised for its expertise in a wide array of structured finance mandates, regularly acting for financial services corporations, international corporations and banks. The practice draws upon three co-heads: Maarten de Bruin, who is noted for his capabilities concerning callable floating rate bonds issuances; Marieke Driessen, who handles a mix of mortgages receivables mandates, RMBS transactions and private securitisations; and Rein van Helden, who is reputed for his depth of expertise in the syndicated lending space and is proficient in real estate and leasing matters.
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Accolades

Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
Client satisfaction: Billing & efficiency
Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge

Key clients

  • ABN AMRO
  • Apax Partners
  • APG
  • Bain Capital
  • BNP Paribas
  • British American Tobacco
  • Citibank
  • Crédit Agricole
  • Goldman Sachs
  • ING
  • J.P. Morgan
  • MODEC

Work highlights

Advised Azerion N.V., the Dutch international gaming company listed on Euronext Amsterdam, on the successful €50m tap issue under its €300m secured bonds framework.
Advised WAI Global on the acquisition of Pos Service Holland from Nordian Capital Partners.
Acted on the annual update of NIBC’s Dutch law governed $21bn debt issuance programme, which also includes regulatory capital notes, structured notes, and issuance's and liability management thereunder.
Practice head

Maarten de Bruin; Marieke Driessen; Rein van Helden

Other key lawyers

Niek Groenendijk