Banking & Finance
New requirements for capital, stricter rules of conduct and more complex European legislation have all had an effect on the financial markets. Financial institutions must always respond swiftly to developments in the financial sector and comply with constantly changing laws and regulations. Houthoff’s Banking & Finance Team has a comprehensive knowledge of the financial sector, and the laws and regulations that govern it. The experienced Banking & Finance Team provides services to domestic and foreign banks, investors, other financial institutions, large companies and supervisory authorities. Our specialists give advice on a large variety of banking and financial transactions. This can involve high-end acquisition, real estate, asset or project financing, syndicated or bilateral loans, or restructuring, all of this in the context of complex financial regulations and legislation.
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"Houthoff knows what is truly important for its clients. The team is always on the ball, highly responsive and never fails to anticipate what is coming."Chambers Global & Europe, Banking and Finance (2025 Edition) -
"Houthoff's team has deep sector knowledge and a very strong and loyal client base built up by very commercial, pragmatic and client-focused partners and very stable teams."
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"The Houthoff team is pragmatic, reactive, very business-oriented and pedagogic. It provides very good advice that is in line with our needs."Chambers Global & Europe, Banking and Finance (2025 Edition)
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"Houthoff is an outstanding firm with a strong market knowledge and specialised teams for issues including structured finance, restructuring, corporate loans and regulatory compliance. For the Netherlands we believe they have few peers."Legal 500, Banking & Finance: Lender or Arranger Side (2025 Edition)
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"The people of Houthoff know a lot about existing laws and legislation, and the developments and the positions the most important stakeholders take. But they also have a very good understanding of the unique position our company holds in the market. Their knowledge and know-how and our effective brainstorm sessions really helps our company grow."Legal 500, Banking & Finance: Financial Services Regulatory (2025 Edition)
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“A client mentioned that 'Houthoff has developed a particular expertise in handling the most complex and large-scale finance projects for their top-tier clients and is almost unrivalled in terms of the breadth and depth of expertise of its lawyers'.”Chambers Global & Europe, Banking and Finance (2024 Edition)
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"One client states: ‘In our latest complex project Houthoff has proven itself as a leading authority in banking and finance law with a deep understanding of the complex regulatory environment that is specific to the case’."Legal 500, Banking & Finance (2024 Edition)
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"A client says that 'the lawyers are great - they are knowledgeable, pragmatic, know what we want and always try to come to an agreement'."Chambers Global & Europe, Banking and Finance (2023 Edition)
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"A client states that 'the team have an integral understanding of the work and know the file better than anyone else'."Chambers Global & Europe, Banking and Finance (2023 Edition)
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"One client highlights that Houthoff is a 'very pragmatic team that know exactly how their clients prefer to structure transactions.’"Legal 500, Banking & Finance: Lender or arranger side (2023 Edition)
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"Another client mentioned: 'They delivered high quality work under significant time pressure. Where needed they coordinated with other teams within the firm.’"
Legal 500, Banking & Finance: Lender or arranger side (2023 Edition)
Our expertise in Banking & Finance
Parties in cross-border - and mostly complex - financial transactions can become caught up in the web of international legislation. Supervisory authorities closely monitor these transactions. Our experienced Banking & Finance Team is engaged by financial institutions, foreign law firms, investors and other market parties for effective advice and support.
Our specialists integrate their tax, legal and notarial expertise with their sector knowledge to provide well-considered advice and practical solutions. Thanks to our offices in London and New York, Houthoff has an extensive international network that affords us access to the right expertise on foreign laws and regulations.
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Advised the ad hoc group of creditors to the Consolis group in the successful implementation of its comprehensive recapitalization.
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Advising Goodman with respect to the (re)financing of real estate assets located in Germany and the Netherlands The financing banks are ING-DiBa AG and Norddeutsche Landesbank-Girozentrale.
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Advised Titan, a leading independent liquified biomethane (LBM/bio-LNG) and LNG supplier to the maritime and industrial sectors, on a successful funding round leading to InfraVia obtaining (through one of its investment vehicles) a 45% equity stake in Titan.
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Advised Crédit Agricole Consumer Finance Nederland on the carve-out of Findio (a provider of car finance products) out of the CACF Nederland group and the sale of Findio to FCA Bank.
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Advised Alliander N.V.'s shareholders regarding reaching consensus on the 'Framework of Agreements on Capital Requirements of Regional Grid Operators'.
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Advised Lumileds, a global leader in innovative lighting solutions, in its comprehensive financial restructuring. Lumileds emerged from a Chapter 11, resulting in a leadership transition and a funded debt reduction of approximately USD 1.4 billion.
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Advised Tristan Capital Partners in the EUR 95,000,000 financing with ING Bank N.V. for the purpose of the acquisition of a portfolio of over 700 residential units in the Rotterdam and The Hague area.
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Advised Egeria Real Estate Development and FLOW Real Estate in relation to the financing of the redevelopment of the Strawinskyhuis, located at the Zuidas in Amsterdam, the Netherlands. The financing is provided by Bentall GreenOak, a debt fund.
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Advising Tristan Capital Partners on the EUR 95 million financing with ING Bank N.V. to acquire a portfolio of over 700 residential units in the Rotterdam and The Hague area.
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Advised European private equity firm CastikCapital on the acquisition of TBAuctions, a leading European online auction platform.
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Advised and represented Finqus B.V. and DSB Bank N.V. (in bankruptcy) on the sale of Finqus' loan portfolio with a purchase price of approx. EUR 1.5 billion to NIBC Bank N.V.
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Assisted the Salvation Army in setting up the investment fund 'Stichting Leger des Heils WoonVermogen' for construction projects that make a social impact. The 'Stichting Leger des Heils WoonVermogen' is funded by private investors and aims to build 250 residences for vulnerable people in the coming years.
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Houthoff advised Petrobras Global Trading B.V. on a USD 3,250,000,000 revolving loan and letter of credit facility agreement between Petrobras Global Trading B.V. as borrower, Petro;leo Brasileiro S.A.; Petrobras as guarantor, Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank as the administrative agent and The Bank of Nova Scotia, Citigroup Global Markets Inc., Credit Agricole Corporate and Investment Bank, JPMorgan Chase Bank, N.A. and Mizuho Bank, Ltd as joint bookrunners and joint lead arrangers.
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Houthoff advised TH Real Estate on the acquisition and financing of a modern logistics complex in Rotterdam (Maasvlakte II). This is the second acquisition for TH Real Estate's European Logistics Fund. The vendor is selling the property in a sale and long-term leaseback transaction. The property comprises two buildings, dating from 2008 and 2016. It has a total lettable area of 39,500 square metres, most of which is laid out for the storage of hazardous goods.
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Represented The Datacenter Group in the acquisition of two data centers from Rabo Bouwfonds Communication Infrastructure Fund and the refinancing of The Datacenter Group.
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Advised Goodyear on its EUR 250 million eight year high yield senior unsecured notes issuance. Goodyear is a market leader in the manufacture, distribution and sale of tires for global distribution markets and engages in automotive, vehicle parts, rubber and polymer-related businesses.
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Advised publicly listed investment fund Value8 on all of its capital markets transactions including its reverse acquisition of Source Group, a publicly traded parent company of a group of companies that focuses on managing contracts of external personnel and the mediation of IT professionals, and its takeover acquisition of health care company Kersten Next B.V., a Dutch specialist in mobility, health care and communication devices.
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Advised various parties on Brexit including Lloyd's and VSZ, a Dutch managing agent acting on behalf of a number of Lloyd's syndicates.
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Advised RET (Rotterdam's public transport company) on its first external financing.
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Advising Van Oord on its new € 400 million revolving facility agreement.
