Clifford Chance‘s ’highly skilled and experienced’ team possesses deep expertise in a variety of asset finance mandates. The team is jointly led by Nienke van Stekelenburgh, who is often called upon to assist clients with residential mortgage loans, and Hein Tonnaer. Marijke van der Weide is reputed for her ability to ‘navigate complex transaction structures’ and brings expertise across cross border securitisations, receivables financing deals and invoice discounting facilities. Vincent Engel joined from Simmons & Simmons in January 2025.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Marijke van der Weide has proven to be a highly skilled and reliable legal adviser in the field of securitisations. Her deep understanding of the subject matter, combined with her ability to navigate complex transaction structures, makes her a standout professional in this space.'
- ‘Extremely reliable local counsel, work well with transaction counsel and can turnaround work within tight deadlines.'
Key clients
- Obvion
- Barentz International
- Citigroup Global Markets Ltd
- Elan
- Floryn
- Rabobank
- Cerberus
- ING Bank
- ABN AMRO
- Oldenburgische Landesbank AG
Work highlights
Advised Oldenburgische Landesbank AG on its inaugural residential mortgage-backed securitisation comprising of Dutch mortgage loan receivables.
Advised Citibank on the seventh Jubilee Place transaction, securitising a pool of mortgage receivables with buy-to-let and small commercial real estate properties in the Netherlands as underlying collateral.
Advised Vantage Data Centers on the industry’s first Euro-based data centre asset-backed securitisation.
Lawyers
Next Generation Partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Leading associates
Leading associates with regular involvement in their team's key work, and recognition from peers or clients as being ones to watch.
Practice head
Nienke van Stekelenburgh; Hein Tonnaer
Other key lawyers
Marijke van der Weide; Vincent Engel; Nolan Groenland