The debt capital markets practice at A&O Shearman is well-known for its strong capabilities advising clients on the full range of related transactions. Managing partner of the firm’s Amsterdam office Jonathan Heeringa is at the team’s helm; he has a particular focus on matters involving corporate hybrid issues, regulatory capital issues by banks and insurance companies, and ESG and sustainability-linked bonds. The team’s high-value caseload features advising on convertible and exchangeable bond issues; debt programmes and drawdowns; liability management transactions; securitisations; and covered bond issues. Sophia Evenhuis is a senior associate to note, with developing expertise in international capital markets.

Clifford Chance’s debt capital markets practice is led by the ‘very experienced’ Jurgen Van Der Meer, who brings to bear his expertise in the array of global financial markets matters. Its client portfolio includes internationally and domestically renowned banks, such as Citibank, Deutsche Bank AG, and J.P. Morgan SE. The team advises on cases involving the range of products, including Eurobonds, Green Bonds, regulatory capital, senior and subordinated debt issuances, and bail-in capital for banks and insurance companies. Its workload is formed of high-profile and often ultra-high-value cases, which are frequently cross-border in nature. Van Der Meer is ably supported by banking and securities specialist senior counsel Tineke Kothe and counsel Dewi Walian.

The vastly experienced Pim Horsten is at the head of Linklaters’ debt capital markets team, which is co-headed by counsel Hugo van der Molen. It advises such well-known clients, namely in the banking industry, as J.P. Morgan, Barclays, and HSBC. Its cross-jurisdictional, high-value and complex workload features a variety of advisory work on the range of regulatory capital issues and debt capital markets funding work, including assisting with dual tranche issuances, green bonds, EMTNs, and securities.

Simmons & Simmons’ ‘close knit, experienced’ debt capital markets cohort is led by Peter Voorhees, and has impressive capabilities advising its plethora of clients, including such names as The Dutch State, Citigroup and Heineken, on the broad array of high-value work, which is often international in scope. It assists on matters involving complex debt issuances; bond issues; medium-term note, commercial paper and structured finance programmes; and liability management transactions. Additionally, the team has experience in equity-related issues. Counsel Shari Taylor Molloy has developing experience advising financial and multinational institutions on the range of work, and Rosa Temminghoff is a noteworthy associate.

The practice at De Brauw Blackstone Westbroek frequently advises its roster of clients on the full range of debt capital markets matters; its cases consistently involve multi-millions in value. Promoted to partner in January 2023, Bas Boutellier leads the practice, taking the place of former team leader Niek Biegman, who remains at the firm and works from its London office. It advises its clients who span such industry sectors as banking, publishing, and energy, on often cross-jurisdictional work including debt issuances, notes issuances, bond restructurings and repurchases, and refinancing. Lisa de Boer is a senior associate to note.

NautaDutilh’s debt capital markets practice is well-equipped to advise its roster of clients, being companies, underwriters and investors, in the variety of matters. Its caseload includes offering support through public and private equity and debt offerings and listings on Euronext Amsterdam and internationally. It also advises on multi-tranche green bonds, notably having done so for De Volksbank. The team is under all-female leadership, with Petra Zijp, ECM and DCM-experienced practitioner Antonia Netiv, and New York-based Elizabeth Van Schilfgaarde, who has a particular focus advising on Dutch aspects of US originated cross-border transactions, at its helm. Sabrina Legerstee is an impressive senior associate.

The team at Hogan Lovells International LLP is experienced in advising on issues surrounding covered bonds, dual tranche bonds, and a variety of related transactions. The deal values therein are consistently in the multi-millions of euros, and are regularly cross-jurisdictional in nature, namely featuring the UK. Finance and capital markets specialist Robert Masman and acquisition and real estate financing-focused practitioner Wouter Jongen co-head the practice. Senior associate Yvette Voermans departed in September 2022 to an in-house position.

The debt capital markets team at Loyens & Loeff is co-led by Martijn Schoonewille, who is equipped to advise on the legal and financial regulatory elements of their transactions and businesses, and debt and equity specialist Michel Van Agt. The team assists its array of clients on such matters as high-value notes issuances, and in the more general management of their debt positions. Its caseload often involves multiple jurisdictions.

The debt capital markets practice at Stibbe is headed up by ESG and sustainable finance-focused practitioner Marieke Driessen; London-based Rein van Helden; and real estate work-related specialist Maarten de Bruin. The team advises on the range of work, including in matters involving issuances of structured noted, regulatory capital instruments and green bonds, in often multi-jurisdictional contexts. It also advises banks on securitisations.