In lender-side banking and finance transactions, DLA Piper ‘s stands out not only for being ’technically very skilled but also very commercial’. Gerard Kneppers supervises a practice group which is active in energy, food, financial services and digital transformation transactions. Max Mayer is adept at handling portfolio financing mandates and debt-related matters. Lex Oosterling is reputed for his experience in FOLO financing transactions, unitranche lending matters and refinancing mandates. Benno Leemans is a key lawyer who is especially active in the private equity market.
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Testimonials
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- ‘Great team, technically very skilled but also very commercial. Very easy to work with. They get the deal done. Committed and knowledgeable team ensuring a smooth process.’
- ‘I have always been impressed by Adam Abou Habaga's knowledge, execution capabilities as well as pragmatism. Adam (and his team) are for sure my 'go-to' law team.’
Key clients
- ABN AMRO Bank N.V.
- Cooperatieve Rabobank U.A.
- ING Bank N.V.
- Deutsche Bank
- Siemens Bank
- BerlinHYP
- HSBC Bank
- OLB
- Berenberg
- Investec
- SocGen
- Natwest
- Helaba
- Aegon
Work highlights
Advised Ares as unitranche lender on the stapled FOLO financing of the acquisition of CarWise/Autodisk by Main Capital.
Advised ING Bank N.V. and Natixis Pfandbriefbank AG as mandated lead arrangers and original lenders and six other lenders in respect of a €725m refinancing of a portfolio of approx. 10,000 residential units located across the Netherlands owned by several Dutch subsidiaries of Heimstaden Bostad AB.
Advised Berlin Hyp, DZ HYP and Deutsche Hypo on their refinancing of the Atrium office buildings located at the South-Axis in Amsterdam indirectly owned funds managed by Amundi Asset Management and Koramco Asset Management.
Lawyers
Leading partners
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Leading associates
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Practice head
Gerard Kneppers
Other key lawyers
Max Mayer; Lex Oosterling; Adam Abou Habaga; Benno Leemans