The practice at A&O Shearman has noteworthy capabilities assisting its portfolio of clients with both domestic and international transactions of considerable value, which span the range of industry sectors. Its workload includes advising on issuances of the broad array of bonds, including tokenised bond issuances. The team is headed up by Jonathan Heeringa whose areas of expertise extend to exchangeable and covered bond issues, debt programmes, and liability management transactions, amongst others. Sophia Evenhuis has a particular specialism in international debt transactions and advises frequently on bonds ranging from ESG and sustainability linked to corporate hybrid.

The practice at Clifford Chance is well-placed to assist in complex and high-value matters which are frequently multi-jurisdictional in nature. Banking and securities specialist Tineke Kothe is a key practitioner in the team with experience assisting key clients with unsecured and secured debt issues, as well as MTN programmes and drawdowns, amongst other areas. Further names to note include international transaction expert Dewi Walian and Marina Sarkisjan who is well equipped to assist the team’s well-known financial institution and corporate clients. The group is helmed by Jurgen van der Meer, who has expertise advising on the full scope of products.

Linklaters‘ group assists its roster of well-known clients on the remit of complex matters. Hugo van der Molen and equity specialist Alexander Harmse co-head the firm’s combined debt and equity capital markets team following the May 2024 departure of former head Pim Horsten. Its workload ranges from advising on the structuring of tokenized bonds, to handling funding issues, to advising renowned financial institutions on regulatory capital issues and on issuances of sustainability-linked bonds. Tom van Steenbrugge is experienced advising issuers and financial advisors in particular. The team’s client list also features corporates which the team assists with liability management transactions, debt programmes, and hybrid issues.

The practice at Simmons & Simmons is well placed to advise clients ranging from financial institutions to corporates including blue chip corporations and sovereigns. Examples of the types of work the team is equipped to handle includes advising on high-value debt issuance programmes and assisting with the range of funding programmes including EMNT, structured notes and covered bonds. Peter Voorhees is at the helm and is experienced handling multi-jurisdictional debt and equity transactions. Rosa Temminghoff is described as a ‘top-quality’ practitioner by clients. Shari Taylor Molloy departed to an in-house role in October 2024.

De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek‘s workload includes acting as issuance counsel for a number of well-known clients in complex contexts. Advising on high-value green hybrid bonds is an area of expertise of the team, and the practice also includes advising clients on credit facilities and establishing commercial paper programmes. Bas Boutellier and Ferdinand Hengst both head up the practice and split their time between the firm’s London and Amsterdam offices. Corporate specialist Lisa de Boer is a key name with experience handling multi-billion-euro green bond issuance matters.

The team at NautaDutilh is well equipped to assist with high-value issuances of senior secured bonds and with financing and refinancing aspects of senior secured notes, amongst other complex areas. The group’s client roster features well-known names and first-time issuers that the team advises on consistently high-value and frequently cross-jurisdictional cases. The practice is overseen by Petra Zijp and Antonia Netiv alongside Elizabeth van Schilfgaarde who is based in New York City. Sabrina Legerstee departed to private practice in November 2023 and Mariëlle van Nimwegen left to Advestra in June 2024.

Hogan Lovells International LLP‘s group is well placed to advise its clients, the list of which includes well-known banks and financial institutions. Its workload includes advising in connection with high-value tender offers, with updates on term note programmes, and with aspects of bond issuances, including fixed-rate covered bonds. The team is headed up by Robert Masman who has expertise in asset-backed, structured and real estate finance work.

The team at Loyens & Loeff is experienced advising a wide range of clients, including multinationals, listed companies and investors, on the remit of high-value transactions. Public and private equity and debt offerings are areas of particular expertise of Martijn Schoonewille, while Michel Van Agt has a focus on Dutch corporate law and related notarial law; the two co-head the group. Menno Baks handles standalone debt instruments and programmes for clients.

Advising on various aspects of medium term note programmes, on the recapitalisation and restructuring of company clients, and on the issuance of multi-million euro notes issuances, frequently in cross-jurisdictional contexts, are all elements of work which feature in Stibbe‘s workload. The group is co-led by Marieke Driessen who harnesses a debt finance and regulatory specialism, London-based Rein van Helden and tax expert Maarten de Bruin.