Linklaters offers ‘exceptional expertise’ across a range of regulatory challenges, including liaising with the AFM to secure EMI and payment services licences for clients, while also assisting clients in maintaining compliance with AML frameworks and international sanctions. October 2024 saw the firm strengthen its licensing expertise with the arrival from De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek of Mariken van Loopik. Practice head Bas Jennen maintains a broad approach to regulatory issues, assisting clients with governance issues and prudential requirements.
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‘I have been collaborating extensively with Bas Jennen and Leonard van den Ende. They possess exceptional expertise in this area and consistently provide outstanding legal advice to address our challenges. Communication with the team is seamless, they understand our perspective and they are quick to grasp our requirements.’
‘They make sure their team consists of individuals with compatible skills and knowledge, in order to give you a 360-degree-view of the problems at hand and how to deal with them.’
‘We have worked with Bas Jennen and Leonard van den Ende. This is an excellent pair, with a lot of relevant knowledge and experience. They gave a very good knowledge session this year.’
‘The thing that sets the Linklaters financial services regulatory practice apart from others is the cross-border team set up. If I, as a client, have a particular matter that requires advice I will get the relevant partners from the different offices in my first meeting. The integrated approach really works for me.’
‘Bas Jennen is very approachable and has a good understanding of the Dutch context and regulators where his background is very useful. His memos are to the point and never extending the necessary point. Which to me creates value for money.’
Work highlights
- Advised a Dutch cooperative with obtaining regulatory approval as financial holding company and the eligibility of its memberships interests to qualify as Common Equity Tier 1 capital.
- Advised an international asset manager on the cross-border merger of its Dutch and Belgian subsidiaries and the conversion of the Belgium business into a branch.
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Bas Jennen
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Bas Jennen
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Mariken van Loopik; Leonard van den Ende