Loet Venrooy

Advocaat | Partner

Contact

Loet Venrooy
Amsterdam
+31206056107
+31653658037
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Practice Areas

Banking and Finance
Projecten & Projectfinanciering

Sectors

Financial Services

Languages

Nederlands
Engels

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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. 

  • “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)
  • Leading Individual
    Legal 500, Banking and Finance: Lender Side (2024 Edition)
  • "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)
  • Recommended
    Chambers Global & Europe, Banking & Finance (2023 Edition)
  • Leading Individual
    Legal 500, Banking and Finance: Lender or arranger side (2023 Edition)
  • "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)
  • “An interviewee praises Loet Venrooy for his ability to ‘swiftly grasp and resolve any issue’.”
    Chambers Global & Europe, Banking & Finance (2022 Edition)
  • “A client stresses his ‘particularly remarkable ability to keep sight of the big picture on a matter, whatever its size and complexity’.”
    Chambers Global & Europe, Banking & Finance (2022 Edition)
  • Leading Individual
    Legal 500, Banking and Finance: Lender or arranger side (2022 Edition)
  • “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)
  • “Loet Venrooy is described by interviewees as ‘very knowledgeable and pragmatic’.”
    Chambers Global & Europe, Banking & Finance (2021 Edition)
  • “Loet Venrooy is obviously the leading figure of the firm when it comes to high level regulatory questions. He has a strong reputation in handling complex matters in a smart and pragmatic way, providing hands-on approach and sharp advice to solve issues, backed by a profound and extensive knowledge of the regulatory framework.”
    Legal 500, Banking & Finance: Financial services Regulatory (2021 Edition)
  • “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. Venrooy moreover offers his clients an unparalleled degree of specialisation.”
    Legal 500, Banking and Finance: Borrower Side (2021 Edition)
  • Leading Individual
    Legal 500, Banking and Finance: Lender or arranger side (2021 Edition)
  • “Loet Venrooy is a star with truly outstanding industry knowledge. He is a very smart person and an excellent lawyer understanding and resolving quickly any issues. He is stellar in client service and has a particularly remarkable control and overview of the matters’ global picture whatever their complexity or size and is impressive in managing the high-level strategy. Loet benefits from a well-deserved reputation with regard to his broad knowledge and in-depth understanding of the cross-border banking and financing transactions.”
    Legal 500, Banking and Finance: Asset Finance and Structured Finance (2021 Edition)
  • Recommended
    Legal 500, Project Finance and PFI (2021 Edition)
  • Recommended
    Chambers Global & Europe, Banking & Finance (2020 Edition)
  • “Loet Venrooy is very professional, practical, reasonable and commercial. He understands the complexity of the deal and will find solutions.”
    Legal 500, Banking and Finance: Asset Finance and Structured Finance (2020 Edition)
  • Leading Individual
    Legal 500, Banking and Finance: Lender or arranger side (2020 Edition)
  • Recommended
    Legal 500, Banking and Finance: Borrower Side (2020 Edition)

Opleidingen

  • Economische bedrijfskunde (Universiteit Nyenrode)
  • Rechtsgeleerdheid (Universiteit Leiden)
  • Highlighted Matters
    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.
  • Highlighted Matters
    Advised Alliander N.V.'s shareholders regarding reaching consensus on the 'Framework of Agreements on Capital Requirements of Regional Grid Operators'.
  • Highlighted Matters
    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.
  • Highlighted Matters
    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.
  • Highlighted Matters
    Houthoff recently advised on the financing of the Amvest Residential Core Fund with an accordion credit facility of EUR 1 billion.
  • Highlighted Matters
    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.
  • Highlighted Matters
    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.
  • Highlighted Matters
    Advised RET (Rotterdam's public transport company) on its first external financing.
  • Highlighted Matters
    Houthoff advised Bank of America Merrill Lynch and Neuberger Berman on a large Sharia based financial restructuring.
  • Highlighted Matters
    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.
  • Highlighted Matters
    Houthoff advised Attestor in relation to the acquisition of a substantial (distressed) loan portfolio of one of the Dutch larger banks.
  • Highlighted Matters
    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.
  • Highlighted Matters
    Advised on the refinancing of the Amvest Residential Core Fund by means of a new EUR 700 million loan.

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