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Benno Leemans

He/himSenior Associate
Fantastic guy to work with, very diligent and proactive in managing the legal work and the process. Rising star!
Client, Legal 500 2021
About

Benno Leemans is a senior associate in the banking and finance practice of DLA Piper Amsterdam and advises both domestic and internationally based banks and other (alternative) credit providers, private equity houses and corporate borrowers in respect of all forms of (international) debt financing transactions, with a focus on leveraged finance, corporate lending and asset-based financing arrangements.

His understanding of international business and market dynamics is further enhanced by a four-month fulltime secondment with a leading M&A and debt advisor in the Benelux and a three-month fulltime secondment with the DLA Piper London debt finance team.

Areas of FocusPrivate Equity
Professional QualificationsAdvocaat admitted with the Nederlandse Orde van Advocaten

EXPERIENCE

  • Advice to private equity investor Apheon in connection with the unitranche financing of the investment by Apheon alongside MML in TMC.
  • Advice to private equity investor EMK Capital in connection with the unitranche financings for VDK Group, The Digital Neighborhood and EyeCare Group.
  • Advice to Royal HZPC Group in connection with its (re)financing.
  • Advice to private credit fund Colesco as unitranche lender in connection with the refinancing of Dunlop as well as to support the buyout by GEM.
  • Advice to private credit fund Kartesia as unitranche lender in connection with the financing of the acquisition of Cosmetique Totale by BB Capital.
  • Advice to the senior lenders in connection with the refinancing of Oxbo.
  • Advice to the senior and asset-based lenders in connection with the financing of the acquisition of Creative Craft Group by Forte Capital.
  • Advice to the super senior lender in connection with the financing of the acquisition of Waste Vision by MML.
Languages
  • English
  • Dutch
Education
  • Grotius Academy, postgraduate degree financing & securities, 2022
  • Law Firm School, 2019
  • Erasmus University Rotterdam, LL.M. Civil Law, 2016
  • Erasmus University Rotterdam, LL.M. Corporate Law, 2016
  • Erasmus University Rotterdam, LL.B., 2014

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