Loet Venrooy
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Loet heads Houthoff's Banking & Finance practice group.
He focuses on domestic and international banking and finance transactions, including real estate finance, acquisition and leveraged finance, syndicated and bilateral lending, and structured and asset-based financing. Moreover, he specializes in financial restructuring and has an excellent track record in the purchase and sale of loan portfolios. His clients include financial institutions, private equity firms and all kinds of (investment) funds as well as corporates.
Loet regularly lectures on banking and finance law. Legal 500 has acknowledged Loet as a Leading Individual in the field of Banking & Finance: Lender Side.
He focuses on domestic and international banking and finance transactions, including real estate finance, acquisition and leveraged finance, syndicated and bilateral lending, and structured and asset-based financing. Moreover, he specializes in financial restructuring and has an excellent track record in the purchase and sale of loan portfolios. His clients include financial institutions, private equity firms and all kinds of (investment) funds as well as corporates.
Loet regularly lectures on banking and finance law. Legal 500 has acknowledged Loet as a Leading Individual in the field of Banking & Finance: Lender Side.
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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) -
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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“An interviewee praises Loet Venrooy for his ability to ‘swiftly grasp and resolve any issue’.”Chambers Global & Europe, Banking & Finance (2022 Edition)
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“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)
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Leading IndividualLegal 500, Banking and Finance: Lender or arranger side (2022 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)
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“Loet Venrooy is described by interviewees as ‘very knowledgeable and pragmatic’.”Chambers Global & Europe, Banking & Finance (2021 Edition)
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“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)
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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. Venrooy moreover offers his clients an unparalleled degree of specialisation.”Legal 500, Banking and Finance: Borrower Side (2021 Edition)
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Leading IndividualLegal 500, Banking and Finance: Lender or arranger side (2021 Edition)
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“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)
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RecommendedLegal 500, Project Finance and PFI (2021 Edition)
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RecommendedChambers Global & Europe, Banking & Finance (2020 Edition)
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“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)
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Leading IndividualLegal 500, Banking and Finance: Lender or arranger side (2020 Edition)
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RecommendedLegal 500, Banking and Finance: Borrower Side (2020 Edition)
QUALIFICATIONS & EXPERIENCE
- Economics and Business Administration (Nyenrode Business University)
- Law (Leiden University)
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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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Advised the Municipality of Amsterdam in relation to the financial restructuring of its 100% subsidiary AEB (Amsterdamse Afval Energie Bedrijf).
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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.
