Stibbe‘s project finance team offers expertise across banking, construction, procurement and regulatory issues. Regularly sought-after for its expertise in renewable energy and energy storage projects, the firm acts for domestic and international lenders and sponsors. The practice also brings expertise in the transport, water, and mining spaces. David Orobio de Castro heads the projects and project finance department, while Marieke Driessen leads the banking and finance team. Orobio de Castro advises on procurement regulations, PPP and PFI projects and property-related issues. Driessen is entrusted for her expertise on debt finance matters and acts for lenders and arrangers on complex and high-value project financings.
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Client satisfaction: Lawyer & team quality
Client satisfaction: Billing & efficiency
Client satisfaction: Sector knowledge
Key clients
- Macquarie
- ING Capital
- Absa Bank Limited
- Global Interconnection Group (GIG)
- PGGM
- BAM
- Ballast Nedam
- Heijmans
- Van Oord
- HH Delfland
Work highlights
Advised Macquarie Capital, as sponsor of the project, on the tender, contracting and reaching financial close the PPP Project A9 Badhoevedorp-Holendrecht.
Advised the lenders, consisting of a mix of bank lenders and the EIB, in a PFI transaction, providing finance to BAAK Blankenburg-Verbinding B.V. on the A24 Blankenburg connection project.
Lawyers
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Practice head
David Orobio de Castro; Marieke Driessen
Other key lawyers
Ingmar de Groot