Central and Eastern Europe  Desk

The CEE Desk is one of the international desks maintained by Loyens & Loeff. It is the platform in our firm where – through our longstanding experience – we have pooled a profound knowledge of both inbound and outbound transactions with respect to the CEE.

With the accession of the first CEE countries to the European Union, we have seen an increased flow of inbound and outbound investments in the region. In order to have a better focus on the developments in the CEE region, already in 2002 Loyens & Loeff established a CEE Desk.

The CEE Desk comprises a team of enthusiastic attorneys and tax lawyers with extensive experience in advising clients on transactions relating to the CEE market. The members of the CEE Desk strongly focus on CEE clients that invest or trade in Europe or other regions, as well as on international companies and financial institutions that want to expand their businesses to the CEE region. The team is made up of members of various Loyens & Loeff practice groups. The experience of the members as regards the CEE market is combined with their extensive knowledge of various fields of law, such as international tax law, corporate structuring, banking and securities law, employment law and regulatory law. In addition to being part of the CEE Desk, the members also participate in Loyens & Loeff teams that focus on specific industries and sectors, such as energy, real estate, M&A, private equity, corporate finance and financial products.

As both the Netherlands and Luxembourg often provide for an ideal location for, among others, intermediary holdings or financing companies, the team is involved in many investment structures in the CEE. We do not avail of offices in countries in this region, but we work together with the leading law firms in each country. The members of the team frequently travel to the region in order to maintain our contacts with these law firms and our clients.

Team leader:

Bartjan Zoetmulder
Amsterdam office
E-mail: bartjan.zoetmulder@loyensloeff.com
Tel +31 20 578 56 58
Fax +31 20 578 58 50

Core team members:

Wendela van der Rijt
Amsterdam office
E-mail: wendela.van.de.rijt@loyensloeff.com
Tel +31 20 578 56 76
Fax +31 20 578 58 40

Wouter Vosse
Amsterdam office
E-mail: wouter.vosse@loyensloeff.com
Tel +31 20 578 54 62
Fax +31 20 578 58 50

Michiel Kloes
Amsterdam office
E-mail: michiel.kloes@loyensloeff.com
Tel +31 20 578 51 56
Fax +31 20 578 58 50

Eelco van de Vijver
Amsterdam office
E-mail: eelco.van.der.vijver@loyensloeff.com
Tel +31 20 578 52 12
Fax +31 20 578 58 40

Ruud van Bork
Amsterdam office
E-mail: ruud.van.bork@loyensloeff.com
Tel +31 20 578 59 15
Fax +31 20 578 58 07

Noortje Crouwers
Amsterdam office
E-mail: noortje.crouwers@loyensloeff.com
Tel +31 20 578 51 79
Fax +31 20 578 58 07

Winfried van den Muijsenbergh
Rotterdam office
E-mail: winfried.van.den.muijsenbergh@loyensloeff.com
Tel +31 10 224 67 12
Fax +31 10 213 64 38