Loet Venrooy
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Loet geeft leiding aan de Banking & Finance praktijkgroep van Houthoff.
Hij richt zich op nationale en internationale bancaire en financieringstransacties, waaronder vastgoedfinancieringen, overname- en leveraged financieringen, gesyndiceerde en bilaterale leningen, en structured en asset-based financing. Daarnaast is hij gespecialiseerd in financiële herstructureringen en heeft hij een uitstekend track record in de aan- en verkoop van leningenportefeuilles. Onder zijn cliënten bevinden zich onder meer financiële instellingen, private equity partijen en allerhande (investerings)fondsen alsmede ondernemingen.
Loet doceert geregeld over aan de financieringspraktijk gerelateerde onderwerpen. Legal 500 heeft hem uitgeroepen tot Leading Individual op het gebied van Banking & Finance: Lender Side.
Hij richt zich op nationale en internationale bancaire en financieringstransacties, waaronder vastgoedfinancieringen, overname- en leveraged financieringen, gesyndiceerde en bilaterale leningen, en structured en asset-based financing. Daarnaast is hij gespecialiseerd in financiële herstructureringen en heeft hij een uitstekend track record in de aan- en verkoop van leningenportefeuilles. Onder zijn cliënten bevinden zich onder meer financiële instellingen, private equity partijen en allerhande (investerings)fondsen alsmede ondernemingen.
Loet doceert geregeld over aan de financieringspraktijk gerelateerde onderwerpen. Legal 500 heeft hem uitgeroepen tot Leading Individual op het gebied van Banking & Finance: Lender Side.
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"Loet Venrooy is a great problem-solver and his knowledge of how to get things done is unparalleled. He offers his clients an unparalleled degree of specialisation."Chambers Global, Banking & Finance (2025 Edition) -
RecommendedChambers Global, Banking & Finance (2025 Edition)
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“One client says that 'Loet is a great problem solver and his knowledge of how to get things done is unparalleled'.”Chambers Global & Europe, Banking & Finance (2024 Edition)
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Leading IndividualLegal 500, Banking and Finance: Lender Side (2024 Edition)
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"A client mentions that: ‘Loet Venrooy has unique experience in advising on borrower-side financing work. He is a great problem solver and his knowledge of how to get things done is unparalleled. Moreover, Loet offers his clients an unparalleled degree of specialisation’."Legal 500, Banking and Finance: Borrower Side (2024 Edition)
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RecommendedChambers Global & Europe, Banking & Finance (2023 Edition)
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Leading IndividualLegal 500, Banking and Finance: Lender or arranger side (2023 Edition)
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"One client commented: ‘Loet Venrooy has unique experience advising on the borrower-side of financings. He is a great problem solver who offers his clients an unparalleled degree of specialisation.’"Legal 500, Banking and Finance: Lender or arranger side (2023 Edition)
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“Loet Venrooy, heading the practice, has a unique experience in advising on borrower-side financing work. He is a great problem solver and his knowledge of how to get things done is unparalleled. Loet moreover offers his clients an unparalleled degree of specialisation.”Legal 500, Banking and Finance: Borrower Side (2022 Edition)
Opleidingen
- Economische bedrijfskunde (Universiteit Nyenrode)
- Rechtsgeleerdheid (Universiteit Leiden)
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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 Provincie Zeeland on the unbundling of Evides B.V. from PZEM N.V. and the related sale of the shares held by PZEM N.V. in Evides N.V. to GBE Aqua B.V. and the financing thereof by BNG.
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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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Houthoff recently advised on the financing of the Amvest Residential Core Fund with an accordion credit facility of EUR 1 billion.
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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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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 RET (Rotterdam's public transport company) on its first external financing.
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Houthoff advised Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Neuberger Berman on a large Sharia based financial restructuring.
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Houthoff advised ABN AMRO Bank, ING Bank and ABN AMRO Lease on a complex asset based financial restructuring and LTV pool based financing of an international group of companies.
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Houthoff advised Attestor in relation to the acquisition of a substantial (distressed) loan portfolio of one of the Dutch larger banks.
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Advised 15 banks, including BNP Paribas, Crédit Agricole and HSBC on the USD4.4 billion project financing to Oyu Tolgoi LLC. The Oyu Tolgoi mine is one of the largest copper and gold mines in the world and is located in Mongolia.
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Advised on the refinancing of the Amvest Residential Core Fund by means of a new EUR 700 million loan.
