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Eduard Scheenstra

Partner
Advocaat

CMS Derks Star Busmann
Atrium - Parnassusweg 737
1077 DG Amsterdam
PO Box 94700
1090 GS Amsterdam
Netherlands
Languages English, Dutch

Eduard Scheenstra is an advocaat and Chair of the Dutch Banking & Finance Practice Group. He specialises in syndicated secured corporate lending, real estate finance, asset finance and leveraged finance transactions. He has advised and represented banks and borrowers on both domestic and cross-border deals. His clients include national and international financial institutions, financial sponsors and corporates.

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Eduard was very effective, efficient and readily available in his representation of us as the lender.

The Legal500 EMEA, 2022

Very well approachable and knowledgeable.

IFLR1000, 31st edition

Relevant experience

  • ING Bank N.V., on the financing of Phase 4 of the Designer Outlet Roermond
  • Allianz Vie, on the financing of Phases 2 and 3 of the Designer Outlet Roermond
  • Deutsche Pfandbriefbank AG in connection with the financing of a hotel portfolio
  • citizenM regarding the financing of its hotels in Amsterdam and Paris
  • FGH Bank on its financing of real estate acquired by Europa Capital
  • Deutsche Hypo on the financing aspects of a simultaneous acquisition of 2 commercial real estate portfolios
  • PeroxyChem in connection with its refinancing arranged by Bank of America, N.A.
  • GE Healthcare in connection with the restructuring of GAMA Holding A.S.
  • KfW on the refinancing of VTG's rolling stock portfolio
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Awards & Rankings

  • The Legal 500 EMEA, 2024, Eduard Scheenstra is Recommended
  • IFLR1000, 2022, Eduard Scheenstra is highly regarded
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Education

  • IMD Business School, IMD Business School, Switzerland
  • Financing and Security, Grotius Academy for Post-Graduate Law Studies, Nijmegen
  • Dutch Law (Private and International Law), VU Amsterdam
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