Jan Cees Kuiken
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Jan Cees is gespecialiseerd in vastgoedtransacties, (binnenstedelijke) herontwikkeling en turnkey projecten. Daarnaast is hij gespecialiseerd in vastgoed gerelateerde ondernemingsrecht waaronder de overname van vastgoed vennootschappen, het opzetten van CV/BV structuren en andere vastgoedgerelateerde samenwerkingsverbanden. Zijn cliënten bestaan voornamelijk uit (inter)nationale/institutionele beleggers en ontwikkelaars die hij behalve juridisch ook op strategisch gebied adviseert. Jan Cees is lid van Houthoffs Raad van Commissarissen.
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Ranked in Tier 1 as a Star IndividualChambers Europe, Real Estate: Leading Notaries, Star Individuals (2024 Edition) -
“One client says that 'he is the best civil law real estate notary in the Netherlands. He maintains great oversight, takes into account the interests of all parties involved and manages processes efficiently'.”Chambers Europe, Real Estate: Leading Notaries, Star Individuals (2024 Edition)
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Ranked in the Hall of FameLegal 500, Real Estate (2024 Edition)
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Ranked in Tier 1 as a Star IndividualChambers Europe, Real Estate: Leading Notaries, Star Individuals (2023 Edition)
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Ranked in the Hall of FameLegal 500, Real Estate (2023 Edition)
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"One client mentions: ‘Jan Cees Kuiken is our go-to person with regard to real estate transactions. Down to earth, practical and with exceptional knowledge'."Legal 500, Real Estate (2023 Edition)
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Jan Cees Kuiken is ranked in Tier 1 as a Star Individual.Chambers Europe, Real Estate: Leading Notaries, Star Individuals (2022 Edition)
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"He is very commercial and charismatic with clients.”Chambers Europe, Real Estate: Leading Notaries, Star Individuals (2022 Edition)
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Leading IndividualLegal 500, Real Estate (2022 Edition)
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"Jan Cees Kuiken is an exceptional notary and not comparable with any other in the business.”Legal 500, Real Estate (2022 Edition)
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Jan Cees Kuiken is ranked in Tier 1 as a Star Individual.Chambers Europe, Real Estate: Leading Notaries (2021 Edition)
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"Kuiken is ‘very much focused on getting the deal done and always looks for a solution to make it happen.’”Chambers Europe, Real Estate: Leading Notaries, Star Individuals (2021 Edition)
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"He is one of the best in the Netherlands and is a big hitter in terms of the deals he is on."Chambers Europe, Real Estate: Leading Notaries, Star Individuals (2021 Edition)
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Leading IndividualLegal 500, Real Estate (2021 Edition)
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“He is best known for his capacity to bring parties together. He is not only a top lawyer but a person who can change a situation with his diplomacy; he can change a non-agreement into an agreement.”Chambers Europe, Real Estate: Leading Notaries, Star Individuals (2020 Edition)
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Jan Cees Kuiken is ranked in Tier 1 as a Star Individual.Chambers Europe, Real Estate: Leading Notaries (2020 Edition)
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"Jan Cees Kuiken is highly respected and (in my opinion) the best real estate notary in the Netherlands."Legal 500, Real Estate (2020 Edition)
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Leading IndividualLegal 500, Real Estate (2020 Edition)
Opleidingen
- Notarieel Recht (Rijksuniversiteit Groningen)
- Master of Real Estate (Universiteit van Amsterdam)
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Advised ASR Dutch Core Residential Custodian B.V. and ASR Dutch Mobility Office Custodian B.V. on the acquisition of the Tree House tower in Rotterdam from Provast valued at approximately EUR 200 million.
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Advised Real I.S. on the acquisition and financing of five newly constructed distribution centres with a total area of 115,000 m² in Europoort Rotterdam from DHG for €142 million.
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Advised Commerz Real on the sale of its office portfolio consisting of six office buildings to Tristan Capital Partners for approx. €370 million. Tristan Capital Partners has acquired the portfolio on behalf of its core-plus fund CCP 5 LL.
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Advised DELA Vastgoed B.V. on the sale of eight shopping centres to Harbert Management Cooperation (acting on behalf of Harbert European Real Estate Fund V, LP) and Sectie5 Investments for more than EUR 180 million. The transaction concerned the shopping centres 't Loo in Heiloo, Kastelenplein in Eindhoven, Heksenwiel in Breda, Op de Kamp in Landgraaf, Groeneweg in Utrecht, Maaspoort in Den Bosch, Reigerhof in Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel and Hasselo in Hengelo.
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Advised DELA Vastgoed B.V. on the sale of the shopping centres 'Kerkelanden' in Hilversum and 'Westerkoog' in Koog aan de Zaan to Syntrus Real Estate & Finance B.V., the latter acting on behalf of the funds Stichting Rabobank Pensioenfonds and Achmea Dutch Retail Property Fund. The transaction was valued at approximately EUR 65 million.
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Assisted ShoppingParks N.V., Terzetmus B.V., Kempen & Co N.V. and KBC Securities N.V. with the successful accelerated bookbuild offering of 750,000 shares in the capital of Retail Estates N.V., a Belgian publicly listed real estate company. ShoppingParks N.V. and Terzetmus B.V. are two closed-end Dutch real estate funds managed by Freeland.
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Houthoff, advised Nationale Nederlanden/Delta Lloyd on the sale of its residential portfolio with a total value of approx..EUR 1,5 billion to Vesteda. The portfolio comprises 6777 houses, whereof 5983 are existing houses and 794 are pipeline projects.
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Houthoff advised Hannover Leasing on the acquisition of the property 'The Cloud' in Amsterdam by means of a share deal. The building was redeveloped recently and is leased to Uber, Amazon, Spaces and @Leisure.
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Advised on the acquisition of the shares in the IEF portfolio by a consortium led by CBRE Global Investors (three institutional investors from the Netherlands, plus CBRE Dutch Retail Fund). IEF is a joint venture formed by Bouwfonds Investment Management and IEF Capital. The portfolio consists of 31 Dutch retail properties (mostly flagship stores), including the well-known Dutch retail chains HEMA and de Bijenkorf.
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Advising and representing Unibail-Rodamco regarding the development of a large shopping mall Leidsenhage (municipality of Leidschendam-Voorburg) and the redevelopment of the Zoetermeer City Centre.
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Advised DELA Vastgoed B.V. regarding the sale of the 'Solit Portfolio' to Lone Star. The Solit Portfolio consists of 73 stores, 4 shopping centres, approx 15,000 m2 of office space, 2 parking garages and 90 residential spaces. The transfer took place on 1 September 2017. The transaction vallue amounts to approx EUR 215 million.
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Advised La Salle Investment Management regarding the acquisition of the Bright Offices in Amsterdam. The acquisition took place on behalf of the French pension fund ERAFP, being the first acquisition for ERAFP on the Dutch Real Estate Market.
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Advised Unibail-Rodamco, the world's third-largest real estate investment company with a listing on Euronext Stock Exchange, on the sale of a real estate portfolio consisting of six office buildings located in the Netherlands with a total rental space of circa 59.000 m2 to Valad Europe.
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Houthoff advised CBRE Global Investors (NL) B.V. regarding the acquisition by DRES Master Fund / REI Netherlands of the Project Boompjes 55-58 in Rotterdam, a new real estate development of 344 residential units, parking spaces and commercial space. The seller is First Sponsor (a real estate developer / investor from Singapore) together with Provast (a Dutch real estate developer).
