Frédéric Verhoeven

Advocaat | Partner

Frédéric is gespecialiseerd in grensoverschrijdende insolventie en herstructurering en heeft een prominente rol gespeeld in de meest complexe en grensoverschrijdende zaken van de afgelopen jaren. Frédéric werkt in een breed scala van insolventie- en herstructureringssituaties, hetzij vanuit het perspectief van de schuldeiser (obligatiehouder), hetzij vanuit het perspectief van de schuldenaar en de onderneming.

Hij treedt regelmatig op als curator in faillissementsprocedures en als bewindvoerder of waarnemer in herstructureringsprocedures zoals de WHOA-procedure.

Recente opmerkelijke zaken waren onder meer Steinhoff, Vroon Shipping, Farfetch, Lehman Brothers, Swissport, Hudson’s Bay, Oi, OSX / OGX, Swissair en DSB Bank.

Frédéric is lid van de adviesraad van Houthoff.

Recent Work

Acting as court appointed bankruptcy trustee of DSB Bank, Houthoff continued to unwind the legacy of the failed bank following the settlement agreement made with claimants regarding overcharged premiums and interest obligations.

Advised an ad hoc group of secured lenders to Tupperware Brands Corporation who successfully completed the acquisition of certain key assets of the Tupperware Group, including global rights to the Tupperware brand name and related intellectual property as well as operations in core geographic markets.

Advised the Municipality of Amsterdam in relation to the financial restructuring of its 100% subsidiary AEB (Amsterdamse Afval Energie Bedrijf).

More recent work

Kwalificaties

Nederlands Recht (Universiteit Utrecht)
Specialistenopleiding INSOLAD
Beëdigd als advocaat in Nederland in 2000

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Herstructurering & Insolventie

Periodes van financiële onrust vragen om snelle, weloverwogen beslissingen. Of bedrijven nu te maken hebben met operationele tegenslagen, liquiditeitsproblemen of bredere marktdruk, bedrijven hebben duidelijk juridisch advies nodig om waarde te beschermen en risico's te beheersen.

Herstructurering & Insolventie

Ranked in Band 1

Chambers Europe

Restructuring/Insolvency (2025 Edition)

Ranked in Band 1

Chambers Europe

Restructuring/Insolvency: Administration (2025 Edition)

"Frédéric Verhoeven has excellent commercial and technical capabilities. He is really one of the best because of his overview and calm manner."

Chambers Europe

Restructuring/Insolvency: Administration (2025 Edition)

"Frédéric Verhoeven never ceases to impress. He has a unique ability to understand complicated legal and financial matters and provide creative and effective solutions to them."

Chambers Europe

Restructuring/Insolvency: Administration (2025 Edition)

Ranked in the Hall of Fame

Legal 500

Restructuring and Insolvency (2025 Edition)

"Frédéric Verhoeven is a leading lawyer - user-friendly, pragmatic and excellent in the cross-over of commercial fix and legal implementation. His partner Christiaan Zijderveld has a similar profile, is a very bright technical lawyer with an excellent knowledge of insolvency law."

Legal 500

Restructuring and Insolvency (2025 Edition)

Publicaties

15 maart 2022

Reactie op het consultatiedocument betreffende het insolventierecht. Houthoff.

23 november 2020

Dutch Act on the Confirmation of Out-of-Court Restructuring Plans. Houthoff.

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