JanGrootenhuis

Associate

Amsterdam + 31.20.305.4217

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Jan Grootenhuis' practice focuses on cross-border banking and securities transactions, in particular leveraged finance transactions. He has experience in a range of international and domestic financing transactions, including acquisition finance, acting on behalf of both lenders and borrowers.

Jan also has experience advising on general corporate litigation matters and civil proceedings, including proceedings before the Enterprise Chamber (EC), a special division of the Amsterdam Court of Appeal.

Experience

  • Belfius Bank, ING Belgium, and KBC Bank finance restructuring split of AXI Group into AXI digital leg and AXI software legJones Day acted as legal counsel to Belfius Bank SA/NV, ING Belgium SA/NV, and KBC Bank NV in connection with the financing of the restructuring split of the AXI Group into an AXI digital leg and an AXI software leg.
  • Lamb Weston obtains €200 million term loan facility and increases revolving credit facility to $1.5 billionJones Day represented Lamb Weston Holdings, Inc., a leading global producer, distributor, and marketer of value-added frozen potato products, in connection with obtaining a new €200 million term loan facility and increasing its multicurrency revolving credit facility to $1.5 billion.
  • IceLake backed HeadFirst Global announces offer for Impellam Group PLCJones Day advised funds managed by Dutch PE firm IceLake Capital on the £483 million takeover of London listed Impellam Group PLC by HeadFirst Global, a company backed by funds managed by IceLake Capital.
  • Vibrantz completes US$140 million new STS trade receivables securitisation and €10 million trade receivables factoring programmeJones Day assisted Vibrantz Corporation in relation to a new (i) US$140 million cross-border STS trade receivables securitization transaction with ING Belgium NV/SA and NORD/LB and (ii) €10 million bilateral factoring programme with ING Commercial Finance.
  • SmartSD enters into strategic partnership with CobepaJones Day advised SmartSD and its longstanding stakeholders Smile Invest, co-founders and management on a strategic partnership with new majority shareholder Cobepa, a leading European private equity company.
  • ABN AMRO, Belfius Bank, BNP Paribas, and KBC Bank establish €200 million facilities agreement with Mediahuis NVJones Day acted as legal counsel to ABN AMRO Bank N.V., Belfius Bank SA/NV, BNP Paribas Fortis SA/NV, and KBC Bank NV in connection with the establishment of a €200 million facilities agreement entered into with Mediahuis NV.
  • Mizuho Bank-led syndicate provides US$590 million sustainability linked revolving credit facility and amends and restates US$455 million sustainability linked revolving credit facility to Louis Dreyfus Company Suisse SAJones Day advised (i) a syndicate of 50 financial institutions, led by Mizuho Bank, Ltd., Paris Branch (with Rabobank as the facility agent), in connection with a new US$590 million sustainability linked revolving credit facility and (ii) in parallel, a syndicate of over 35 financial institutions in connection with the amendment and restatement of an existing US$455 million sustainability linked revolving credit facility, to Louis Dreyfus Company Suisse SA.
  • Sacyr Group and Marguerite Silver amend project Arlanzón finance documentsJones Day provided legal advice to consortium composed of Sacyr Group and Marguerite Silver in connection with the Spanish, English, and Dutch matters related with the modification and amendments of certain finance documents within the bond issuance scheme for project Arlanzón.
  • IceLake Capital Management B.V. closes IceLake Capital Fund IIJones Day advised IceLake Capital Management B.V. on the fundraising of its second private equity fund, IceLake Capital Fund II, an investment fund for the purpose of investing in small- and medium-sized companies with sustainable competitive advantages and solid growth prospects, with a general focus on the business services and software sectors in the Benelux, closing at €315 million.
  • Henderson Park sells stake in Westin Paris-Vendome to Dubai HoldingJones Day advised Henderson Park Real Estate Fund I in connection with the disposal of its stake in the iconic Westin Paris-Vendome hotel to its joint venture partner, Dubai Holding.
  • Bank of Montreal provides $800 million reducing revolving credit facility to Nuvei TechnologiesJones Day represented the Bank of Montreal, as administrative agent and a lender, in connection with a $800 million reducing revolving credit facility provided to Nuvei Technologies, Inc., Pivotal Refi LP, and Nuvei Technologies Corp.
  • Belfius Bank, ING Belgium, and KBC Bank refinance Customer Collective groupJones Day acted as legal counsel to Belfius Bank NV/SA, ING Belgium NV/SA, and KBC Bank NV in connection with the refinancing of the Customer Collective group.
  • KeyBank amends and restates $250 million secured revolving credit facility for cloud infrastructure providerJones Day represented KeyBank National Association, as administrative agent, in connection with an amended and restated $250 million secured revolving credit facility provided to a cloud infrastructure provider.
  • Gilde Healthcare establishes Gilde Healthcare Private Equity IVJones Day advised Gilde Healthcare Partners B.V. in the establishment of Gilde Healthcare Private Equity IV, a private equity fund that invests in profitable healthcare companies operating in the lower mid-market in North-west Europe.
  • SHV Energy forms joint venture with KEW Technology to develop renewable dimethyl ether (rDME) production plantsJones Day advised SHV Energy N.V. in the formation of a joint venture with KEW Technology to form Circular Fuels Ltd., which will leverage KEW's proprietary advanced gasification technology to develop renewable dimethyl ether (rDME) production plants worldwide. Circular Fuels Ltd was set up by SHV Energy and KEW Technology with the intention of being transferred to SHV Energy and UGI International's industry joint venture as soon as that is established.
  • Solmax acquires U.S. geosynthetics manufacturer PropexJones Day served as antitrust and financing counsel to Groupe Solmax Inc. (Solmax) in the acquisition by Solmax of Propex Operating Company, LLC, a leading geosynthetics manufacturer with a long track record in the construction, transportation, mining, and automotive industries.
  • Climate Fund Managers announces first close of CI2, its second global climate fund, at $675 millionJones Day represented Climate Fund Managers (CFM) with the structuring, establishment, fund raising and first closing of the new fund, CI2 Construction Equity Fund, that invests in water, sanitation and oceans infrastructure projects in Africa, South and South East Asia, and Latin America.
  • Leading automotive components and systems supplier obtains $100 million senior secured term loan facilityJones Day represented a leading automotive components and systems supplier in connection with a $100 million senior secured term loan facility.
  • AGIC Capital sells Fotona to Vitruvian Partners LLPJones Day advised AGIC Capital ("AGIC") as Dutch counsel on the sale of Fotona, a leading medical laser focused EBD company, to the international equity firm Vitruvian Partners LLP.
  • Smithers acquires SspJones Day advised The Smithers Group in the acquisition of Red Knot B.V. and SSP Analytical Services B.V., providers of loading and discharge supervision, weight / tallying control, sampling, sample preparation and laboratory testing and trade verification services.
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