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Netherlands

4

Banking and finance: lender or arranger side

CMS offers ‘creative and bespoke solutions’ to international banks, investment management firms and financial services corporations, operating under the leadership of Eduard Scheenstra. Scheenstra is particularly sought-after for his proficiency in aviation leasing transactions, syndicated investment matters, and loan structuring mandates. Etiënne Courbois is adept at handling facility agreement amendments and is well-regarded for his expertise in the banking, transportation and energy sectors.
Legal 500 Editorial commentary

Testimonials

Collated independently by Legal 500 research team.

  • ‘Creative and bespoke solutions developed and implemented under time pressure.’
  • ‘The individuals in the team are like minded which make it easy to adapt the team during the process while not impacting on results.’
  • ‘Jenny Noordermeer was really stand-out, dealing well with a difficult counterparty and getting the deal done.’
  • ‘CMS has a very strong and deep bench in the Netherlands. There is no question that the lawyers' technical skills are second-to-none.’
  • ‘Eduard Scheenstra stands out as an excellent technical lawyer with strong client-handling skills.’
  • ‘Etienne Courbois is a good listener. He understands the issues and is proactively thinking along the lines.’

Key clients

  • Commerzbank AG
  • ING Bank N.V.
  • Societé Generale
  • Rabobank
  • Münchener Hypothekenbank eG
  • Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG
  • Wells Fargo Bank
  • Erste Group Bank
  • LGIM
  • UniCredit

Work highlights

Advised Deutsche Bank AG, London Branch in connection with the financing of the acquisition by ATLHA Amsterdam B.V. of GES Netherlands and GES Amsterdam from Global Energy Storage.
Advised Wells Fargo Bank, National Association in connection with the financing of Silgan Holdings Inc..
Assisted longstanding client Société Générale in connection with the €1bn credit facilities made available to PPF TMT Holdco 2 B.V., a Netherlands based finance company within the PPF investment group.
Practice head

Eduard Scheenstra

Other key lawyers

Etiënne Courbois; Jenny Noordermeer