Loyens & Loeff advised Bartec Group, a global market leader in explosion protection, in their debt restructuring
Our Luxembourg restructuring team combined expertise with our corporate, banking and finance and tax teams to complete the restructuring of the Bartec Group.

Our Luxembourg restructuring team led by Michael Scott together with Anne-Marie Nicolas, combined expertise with our corporate, banking and finance (Laëtitia Ervyn, Richard Steichen) and tax teams (Marcel Vrijenhoek) to complete the restructuring of the Bartec Group, a global market leader in explosion protection.
Team members from our Dutch Office (Martijn Schoonewille, Freek Hilberdink, Sadaf Elyaci, Marten Wijma) as well as our Swiss Office (Judith Raijmakers, Stéphanie Hagmann) were also involved.
About Bartec Group
Founded in Germany in 1975, Bartec is one of the market leading global players in explosion protection. With a broad product portfolio and a strong long-term track record of industry experience, Bartec caters to specific customer requirements worldwide. Its key applications are in the fields of Electrical Safety Systems, Electrical Heating Systems, Technology Systems and Enterprise Mobility.
Michael Scott
Partner Attorney at law / Solicitor / Avocat à la CourMichael Scott, partner, is a member of the Corporate Practice Group in our Luxembourg office and co-heads the Luxembourg Restructuring Team. He focuses on private equity transactions, mergers and acquisitions and distressed debt restructurings. He mainly advises US and UK based clients investing through Luxembourg to European or other target jurisdictions.
T: +352 466 230 294 M: +352 691 963 026 E: michael.scott@loyensloeff.comAnne-Marie Nicolas
Partner Attorney at Law / Avocat à la CourAnne-Marie Nicolas, partner, is a member of the Banking & Finance Practice Group in our Luxembourg office. She co-heads the Luxembourg Restructuring Team. Anne-Marie focuses on secured lending, including acquisition finance and real estate finance, as well as debt restructuring.
T: +352 466 230 314 E: anne-marie.nicolas@loyensloeff.comRichard Steichen
Associate Attorney at lawRichard Steichen, associate, is a member of the Banking & Finance Practice Group in our Luxembourg office and a member of the Restructuring Team. He focuses on secured lending and financial restructurings.
T: +352 466 230 492 E: richard.steichen@loyensloeff.comMartijn Schoonewille
Partner Attorney at lawMartijn Schoonewille, attorney at law, is a member of the Banking & Finance practice group.
T: +31 20 578 57 35 M: +31 6 51 86 27 25 E: martijn.schoonewille@loyensloeff.comFreek Hilberdink
Partner Senior Deputy Civil Law NotaryFreek Hilberdink, partner, is a member of the Corporate practice group in our Amsterdam office. He specialises in providing corporate advice on all aspects of national and international mergers, acquisitions, restructurings and joint ventures, with a strong focus on private equity transactions and management buyouts. He is a member of the Private Equity team.
T: +31 20 578 52 09 M: +31 6 23 27 57 92 E: freek.hilberdink@loyensloeff.comSadaf Elyaci
Associate Deputy civil law notarySadaf Elyaci, Deputy Civil Law Notary is a member of the Corporate/M&A practice group.
Sadaf specialises in providing advice on all aspects of national and international mergers, acquisitions, restructurings and joint ventures, in particular in respect of private equity transactions.
Marten Wijma
Associate Deputy Civil Law NotaryMarten Wijma, Deputy civil law notary, is a member of the Corporate/M&A practice group.
T: +31 20 578 52 74 M: +31 6 10 89 68 33 E: marten.wijma@loyensloeff.comJudith Raijmakers
Partner Attorney at lawJudith Raijmakers, attorney at law, is a partner in our Zurich and Luxembourg offices. She focuses on finance transactions including acquisition financing, asset financing, real estate and transportation financing, debt (re)structuring and debt issuances.
T: +41 43 434 67 24 M: +41 79 870 91 03 E: judith.raijmakers@loyensloeff.comStéphanie Hagmann
Associate Attorney at lawStephanie Hagmann, attorney at law, is an associate in our Zurich office. She focusses on finance transactions including acquisition financing, asset financing, debt (re)structuring and debt issuances. Furthermore, she is focusing on corporate law and M&A transactions.
T: +41 43 434 67 38 M: +41 79 890 10 11 E: Stephanie.Hagmann@loyensloeff.com