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Banking and finance: lender or arranger side

Van Doorne

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Described as ‘leader in real estate finance,’ Van Doorne is the firm of choice for several banks and alternative lenders operating in the property finance arena, and the firm is also able to advise on general corporate borrowing. Heading the team are Angelique Thiele, a notable name for real estate financing who also advises on the purchase and sale of loan portfolios, restructuring specialist Stefan van Rossum and Jelmer Baukema, who handles the firm’s leveraged and corporate finance mandates.
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  • ‘The firm is the absolute market leader for non-bank lending in the Netherlands and a leader in real estate finance. I've always experienced them to be deadly efficient, proactive and very flexible.’

  • ‘Angelique Thiele's knowledge and the communication skills are excellent. She is also very accessible for questions, even in cases without ongoing transactions.’

  • ‘Angelique Thiele's team is always going the additional mile, being very proactive and showcasing their excellent knowledge of the Dutch real estate market. We really like working with them.’

  • ‘Careful and accurate, good knowledge of market standards.’

  • ‘Angelique Thiele and her team demonstrate a great knowledge in real estate lending. The team is well positioned to assist both in more vanilla bilateral transaction as in the more complex mezzanine or A/B structures.’

  • ‘We worked a lot with Angelique Thiele and we can strongly recommend working with her and her team. She is highly knowledgeable, very practical and above all a very pleasant person to work with.’

  • ‘One of the best practices for real estate financing in the Netherlands.’

  • ‘Angelique Thiele knows the market extremely well, is able to get to the heart of the matter quickly and to structure pragmatic solutions for complex loans.’

Key clients

  • Aareal Bank
  • Allianz
  • Barclays
  • Barings/MassMutual
  • BentallGreenOak
  • Berlin Hyp AG
  • Centerbridge
  • Corebridge
  • Deutsche Hypo/NORD/LB Real Estate
  • Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG

Work highlights

  • Acted for a consortium consisting of Aareal Bank, Rabobank and another on the €566m refinancing facility provided to The Social Hub.
  • Acted as lead counsel to Berlin Hyp as arranger in relation to the financing of EDGE’s bacquisition of the Dutch E&Y headquarters.
  • Advised Mogelijk Vastgoedfinancieringen on providing commercial property finance through its real estate funds.

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Practice head

Jelmer Baukema; Angelique Thiele; Stefan van Rossum