DLA Piper, under the stewardship of project finance specialist Gerard Kneppers, is the firm of choice for a number of private equity borrowers requiring financing for both acquisitions and the operations of their portfolio companies, while also assisting corporate borrowers on the restatement of existing financing arrangements. ‘Leading voice in the industry’ Max Mayer, who is qualified in England & Wales, advises mid-market private equity sponsors on securing loans from private credit funds, which is also an area of focus for Nine Scheenjes. Mark Heddema, who arrived from Loyens & Loeff in February 2024, augments the firm’s real estate finance capacity.
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‘They have great partners and great staff. What sets them apart in the leveraged finance market is the sheer volume of deals that they see and the edge in experience that gives them. They are used to working for highly demanding customers such as debt advisors, so they know what is expected and they deliver.’
‘Max Mayer is a leading voice in the industry, very substantive and detail oriented.’
‘The team is very pragmatic; bringing legal implications back to simple solutions (i.e. not too academic). Also very fun to work with and with strong senior engagement.’
‘Max Mayer is very strong and the reason we go to DLA - he is very engaged, very pragmatic, fun to work with. Also very impressed with the broader team, whom we like to work with a lot.’
'Max Mayer is experienced and is able to use this to make the process as smooth as possible without any unnecessary fuss.'
Clients clés
- Torqx Capital
- EMK Capital
- Bencis Capital
- Carlyle Europe Technology Partners
- Carlyle European Realty Fun
- Apheon Capital
- Gilde Equity Management
- Vitruvian Partners
- Abenex
- Parcom Capital
Points forts
- Advised EMK Capital and its portfolio company, VDK Groep, in connection with the FOLO financing and all subsequent increases of commitments provided by Capital Four and Tikehau as senior lenders and Rabobank and OLB as super senior lenders.
- Advised Avedon Capital Partners in connection with its financing arrangements for Koenen en Co and simultaneous acquisition of HLB Witlox Van den Boomen, with Blackrock providing finance.
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Responsable de la pratique
Gerard Kneppers
Autres avocats clés
Max Mayer; Nine Scheenjes; Mark Heddema