The team at NautaDutilh is well equipped to assist with high-value issuances of senior secured bonds and with financing and refinancing aspects of senior secured notes, amongst other complex areas. The group’s client roster features well-known names and first-time issuers that the team advises on consistently high-value and frequently cross-jurisdictional cases. The practice is overseen by Petra Zijp and Antonia Netiv alongside Elizabeth van Schilfgaarde who is based in New York City. Sabrina Legerstee departed to private practice in November 2023 and Mariëlle van Nimwegen left to Advestra in June 2024.
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‘Very responsive, great communication and a friendly team.’
‘The team offers a wealth of legal expertise and experience. The team not only covers all Dutch law aspects, but also has extensive international experience in several selected areas, including capital markets and M&A, while the firm gives clients access to a large international network of law firms if local support is needed.'
'The team offers support in a broad perspective, taking a holistic view of things whenever necessary. It is hands-on, responds quickly and provides very clear recommendations, without being dogmatic.'
‘We give positive feedback to Petra Zijp.'
- 'I highly appreciate Petra Zijp's high seniority, her profound international legal experience and her advanced strategic skills. It's a true pleasure to work with Petra.'
‘As the firm has been advising us on other projects as well it required very little effort from our side to bring the team up to speed with current events in order draft our prospectus for the current debt offering.’
Key clients
- Prosus N.V.
- ENEL Finance International N.V.
- GlaxoSmithKline plc
- De Volksbank N.V.
- Nederlandse Waterschapsbank N.V.
- Mercedes Benz International Finance B.V.
- Petrobras Global Finance B.V.
- Arcos Dorados Holdings Inc.
- CETIN Group
- H&M Hennes & Maurits AB (publ) & H&M Finance B.V.
Work highlights
Assisted the client with the successful placement of €500m 4.75% senior notes due 2031 issued and fully guaranteed by Avolta AG and certain of its subsidiaries and on its concurrent a cash tender offer to bondholders of the outstanding €800m senior notes due 2024.
Advised the client on a refinancing of $1.1bn 12% senior secured notes due 2028, €468m 11% senior secured notes due 2028, $500m senior secured floating rate cash pay/PIK notes due 2028, a private debt facility and a bridging debt facility.
Assisted the client successfully with its issuance of two tranches of senior secured bonds for a total aggregate amount equivalent to €910m.
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Practice head
Petra Zijp; Antonia Netiv; Elizabeth van Schilfgaarde