Freshfields LLP
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Freshfields LLP handles complex and high-value restructuring and insolvency mandates, acting for clients across sectors ranging from travel and retail to technology and industrials. The team is frequently involved in multi-jurisdictional liability disputes and high-stakes restructuring processes. The practice is led by Michael Broeders, who regularly represents clients in restructuring-related litigation and advises on crisis situations. Mijke Sinninghe Damsté brings deep corporate litigation expertise and Tim Elkerbout advises both lenders and borrowers on voluntary restructurings and liability management exercises. Huub Boekhorst continues to assist on both litigation and transactional matters.
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Testimonials
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- ‘They cover the full range of skills needed and combine the hard-won practical skills, high-powered negotiation firepower and sheer manpower necessary to handle all of the myriads issues popping up in restructuring at any given time.’
- ‘Michael Broeders was exceptional from the get-go in explaining to us the ins and outs of Dutch restructuring laws and was able to assuage a lot of the anxieties the executive committee had going into the process.
Key clients
- Working capital providers to Accell
- HAL Investments
Work highlights
Advised a consortium of banks (working capital AHG) on the restructuring of the Accell group.