Capital Markets: Debt
Europe Guide 2024 : Netherlands
Band 1
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The law firm is highly reputed for its work across the full range of capital markets mandates, boasting an outstanding reputation in ECM, DCM and securitisation questions. The practice has a notable focus on corporate as well as regulatory issuers, with additional experience advising banks as underwriters in high-profile equity transactions. The team members offer a wide range of knowledge, including high-value private placements, share and bond issuances and EMTN programmes. It is also among the top firms for both traditional and SPAC IPOs and has recently worked on SPAC business combinations. The law firm's well-rounded offering is completed by its busy securitisation practice, which includes STS-compliant mortgage deals, forward flow mandates and covered bond programmes. Clients benefit from the firm's strong cross-border network on multi-jurisdictional mandates. On 1st May 2024, Allen & Overy and Shearman & Sterling merged to form A&O Shearman.
Work Highlights
- The lawyers acted for KONINKLIJKE KPN on a hybrid bond issuance and a cash tender offer.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"It is very easy to efficiently work with the firm. Whenever I need legal advice, their lawyers give me recommendations or spar with me on a subject, which I very much like."
"The lawyers deliver what we expect from them and we are happy with them."
"It is very easy to efficiently work with the firm. Whenever I need legal advice, their lawyers give me recommendations or spar with me on a subject, which I very much like."
"The lawyers deliver what we expect from them and we are happy with them."
Notable Practitioners
Gerard Kastelein has an outstanding reputation for advising banks and investors on securitisation matters. His wide range of expertise includes warehousing and forward flow deals as well as STS-compliant buy-to-let and SME ABS transactions.
"Gerard Kastelein is good at negotiations - he understands the interests of all parties and tries to think about pragmatic solutions that are workable for all involved."
Jonathan Heeringa is one of the top choices for corporates and financial institutions as issuers for high-value innovative bond issuances and EMTN programmes.
"Jonathan Heeringa offers strong customer service. He is very experienced and has a lot of knowledge, which is always helpful for the smooth execution of what you're doing."
Tim Stevens is regarded as one of the best lawyers in the Netherlands for high-value IPOs, with notable recent experience in a number of SPAC IPOs and mergers. He also has pre-eminent knowledge in accelerated share offerings and share acquisitions.
Tom Reutelingsperger has a particular focus on covered bond programmes and mortgage-backed securitisation transactions. He supports on matters for banks and investors.
"Tom Reutelingsperger is a very nice guy and a good lawyer."
Ranked Lawyers at
A&O Shearman
Netherlands